The SAP MM (Materials Management) module is an essential component of the SAP ERP system. It is designed to automate and optimize materials and inventory management processes within a company. SAP MM covers all aspects of materials management, from materials requirements planning to inventory management, purchasing and stocktaking. We'll be taking a closer look at the MM Stocks and MM Purchasing sub-modules to explain their functionalities in greater depth. You can also find a list of other SAP modules.
SAP MM (Materials Management) is an essential module in the SAP system, used for inventory and materials management within a company. It ensures optimal inventory management, which is crucial for maintaining operational efficiency and reducing the costs associated with stock surpluses or shortages. Here's a more detailed explanation of the benefits of SAP MM Stocks:
• Access to Inventory Management menu (MB00) : Accesses the main inventory management menu.
• Inventory Management (MIGO) : Used for all types of inventory movements, with entry of the appropriate transaction type and movement code.
• Goods receipt on purchase order (MB01) : Entry of stock movements based on a purchase order.
• Goods receipt unknown (MB0A) : Entry of stock movements with reference to purchase, delivery and transport documents.
• Enter stock movement (MB11) : Enter stock movements with reference to a reservation, order, purchase order or other parameters.
• Goods receipt for order (MB31) : Entry of stock movements with reference to a work order.
• Consumption-oriented ABC analysis (MC40) : ABC classification of the consumption of a list of items.
• Consumption history (MCBE) : Item consumption over different periods (1 month, 3 months, 1 year).
• Stock movement list (MB51) : List of material documents resulting from stock movements during a period.
• List of accounting documents (MR51) : List of accounting documents resulting from inventory movements during a period.
• Stock in transit to sites (MB5T) : List of stock in transit between base and sites, awaiting final acceptance.
• Item stock overview (MMBE) : Overview of an item's stock in all client stores.
• Stock of several items in one warehouse (MB52) : Cross-analysis of stock types and warehouses, in terms of quantities and values.
• Stock of an item at a posting date (MB5B) : Analysis of receipts, issues and closing stocks of items over a period.
• Requirements calculation menu (MD00) : Access to the requirements calculation menu for external supplies.
• MRP planning (MD01) : On-screen launch of net requirements calculation in a plant.
• Single plant net requirements calculation (MD03) : Launch net requirements calculation for a specific material.
• Stock/requirements list (MD04) : Analysis of requirements and resources for an item with associated storage entities and document numbers.
• Material master menu (MM00) : Access to the item master management menu.
• Create a material master record (MM01) : Create a material master record or a view missing from an existing one.
• Display material master (MM02) : Updates data in selected views of the material master.
• Add warehouse to material master (MMSC) : Manage new warehouses for a material master and associated planning data.
• Inventory menu (MI00) : Access to the inventory menu.
• Create inventory document (MI01) : Create an inventory document for a group of items.
• Saisir l'inventaire (MI04) : Saisir les quantités inventoriées dans le document d'inventaire.
• Post inventory differences (MI07) : Post inventory document differences.
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The SAP MM Purchasing sub-module is specifically designed to manage the entire purchasing cycle, from initial requisition to goods receipt and supplier management. Here's a detailed explanation of the use and main features of SAP MM Purchasing.
• Create purchase requisition (ME51N) : Allows you to create a purchase requisition by entering items, quantities, delivery address and other details.
• Create requisition by copying items from another SAP document (ME51N) : Allows you to copy items from another document to create a new purchase requisition.
• Modification of purchase requisition (ME52N) : Allows you to modify a purchase requisition before it is validated.
• Requisition tracking (ME53N) : Allows you to check the status and validation of purchase requisitions.
• Purchase requisition list (ME5A) : Displays a list of purchase requisitions according to various selection criteria.
• Create RFQ (ME41) : Allows you to create an RFQ with or without reference to a purchase requisition.
• List of tender requests (ME4S) : Displays tender requests for a specific tender.
• Management of offers received (ME47) : Enables you to enter and evaluate offers received from suppliers.
• Compare bids (ME49) : Compares the prices of bids received for the same tender.
• Automatic PO creation : Assign and process POs (ME58): Manage the process of converting purchase requisitions into purchase orders.
• Automatic purchase order creation via assignment list (ME59N) : Automatically create purchase orders from assigned requisitions.
• Create a purchase order by copying other SAP documents (ME21N) : Create a purchase order by copying items from other SAP documents.
• Modify a purchase order (ME22N) : Modify the data of an existing purchase order.
• Individual purchase order validation (ME29N) : Manage the validation of known purchase orders.
• List of open purchase orders (ME2L) : Display undelivered purchase orders with quantities delivered and pending.
• Create supplier (XK01) : Create a central supplier record with company data.
• Modify supplier (XK02) : Modify supplier information at central level.
• Block supplier (XK05) : Block a supplier master record centrally.
• Mark for deletion (XK06) : Set the deletion and blocking indicator for a supplier at central level.
• Create a contract (ME31K) : Create various types of purchase contracts.
• Modify a contract (ME32K): Modify existing contracts.
• List contracts by supplier (ME3L) : Display contracts by supplier with details of quantities and values.
• Create FIA (ME11) : Create purchasing information sheets for articles.
• Modify FIA (ME12) : Modify existing purchasing info records.
• List of FIAs by supplier (ME1L) : Display purchasing info sheets by supplier.
• Order price history (ME1P): Display purchase price history for a list of items.
Whether you're a company looking to optimize your materials and inventory management, or a specialist SAP consultant, FocusTribes is here to help. We support companies in implementing and managing the SAP MM Inventory and MM Purchasing modules for efficient, automated materials management. In addition, we help SAP consultants find assignments that match their skills.
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