Materials Management with SAP S/4HANA (2nd Edition)

by Jawad Akhtar, Martin Murray

Get MM on SAP S/4HANA! Set up the master data your system needs to run its material management processes. Learn how to define material types, MRP procedures, business partners, and more. Configure your essential processes, from purchasing and MRP runs to inventory management and goods issue and receipt. Discover how to get more out of SAP S/4HANA by using batch management, special procurement types, the Early Warning System, and other built-in tools.
*Configure SAP S/4HANA for your materials management requirements
*Maintain critical material and business partner records
*Walk through procurement, MRP, inventory management, and more
Procurement and Planning
Master your procurement processes, from setting up the purchasing information record and special procurement types through creating requests for quotation and purchase orders. Learn to run MRP and forecasting in SAP S/4HANA. Inventory Management
Manage your inventory! Ensure your system is properly configured to handle goods issue, goods receipt, and other inventory movements. Advanced Processes
Core processes not enough? Configure batch management. Set up the Early Warning System. Use the Document Management System. Discover all-new SAP Fiori apps to report and monitor your system.
*Materials master data
*Vendor master data
*Business partners
*Purchasing information data
*Batch management
*Material requirements planning (MRP)
*Inventory management
*Goods issue/goods receipt
*Material Ledger
*Invoice verification
*Document management
*Reporting

950 pages, Hardcover

Published June 25, 2020

About the author

Jawad Akhtar earned his Chemical Engineering degree from Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA. He has 17 years of professional experience, of which 10 years is in SAP. He has completed eight end-to-end SAP project implementation lifecycles in the areas of PP, QM, MM, PM and DMS in Steel, Automobile, Chemicals, Fertilizer, FMCG, and Building Products Industries. He has also worked as an SAP Integration Manager, as well as SAP Project Manager, and been proactively involved in a business development and solution architect role for seven years. His profile on LinkedIn is at http://pk.linkedin.com/in/jawadakhtar. You may reach Jawad via email at jawad.akhtar@live.com or follow him on Twitter @jawadahl. Currently, he is associated with AbacusConsulting as Head of SAP Delivery.