SAP Materials Management module summary
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This summary gives a general introduction into the procedures utilized by the SAP R/3 system to manage the company's stock in both quantity and value. It details the movement of goods, the ways the system uses to determine what stock to pick, the integration with the rest of modules, and the procedures utilized to carry out a physical inventory.
The summary is a short introduction to the use of Batches in the SAP R/3 system. A batch is a set of items with the same features, for example the same ingredient potency, the same color, or the same expiration date. This presentation details how batches are identified, classified, and managed in the Materials Management system.
Inventory sampling is a method utilized in the Materials Management and the Warehouse Management modules to carry out a physical inventory. It is based in counting only part of the stock and using statistical calculations to get an estimate of the total. When successful, this method saves time and money over conventional methods that count every good in the warehouse. This summary gives a short introduction to the method.
Special stocks are defined as either the company' own stocks stored outside the company (with clients or contractors, for example), or externally-owned stocks stored in the company (consignments from a vendor, for example). This summary is a short introduction to the handling of special stocks by the SAP R/3 system.
The material master is the centralized information data bank of all the materials utilized in a company. This summary gives a general overview about how this information is maintained, classified, and used by the diverse departments in the company.
This module generates procurement proposals based in consumption analysis. Those proposals are used on MRP of either in-house produced or externally-procured materials. This summary introduces the module, including the use of quota arrangements, planning calendars, and MRP procedures.
This summary explains all the steps carried out during the calculation of materials requirements when using the Consumption-based module. Also explains the methods utilized for lot calculation, to get the procurement schedule, and for the generation of the procurement proposal.
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