Materials with several common attributes are grouped together and they are assigned to material types. This will differentiate materials and allow organizations to systematically manage different materials according to company needs. For example: Raw Materials, Finished Products are several material types. Types of materials can be made by following the steps below.
Path SPRO : IMG >= Logistics General >= Material Master >= Basic Settings >= Material Types >= Define Attributes of Material Types TCode: OMS2
In the IMG screen display select Define Attributes of Material Types run the icon by following the path above.
After that select new entries
Fill in the required information such as material type name and description. Click save.
The main points about Material Masters are as follows:
This is the company's main source of material-specific data. This data will include information about materials that can be obtained, produced, or sold or sold by companies.
Because there are different departments in the company and each department does some specific material. So they will enter different information about their material. So each user department has its own view of the master material notes. So, the data screen used to create master material can be divided into two categories.
Main Data: This includes basic data (basic units of size, weight), purchase data (over tolerance and under tolerance), accounting data (standard prices, moving prices).
Additional Data: This will include additional information such as a brief description of the material, currency, etc.
SAP MM is known as the SAP Material Management system. The role of SAP MM in business processes is as follows:
A business process in SAP is referred to as the "SAP MM Module".
SAP Material Management (MM) is part of the Logistics area and helps to manage an organization's procurement activities from procurement.
Supports all aspects of Material Management (planning, controlling, etc.).
This is the backbone of the Logistics area that combines modules such as Sales and distribution, Production planning, Plant Maintenance, Project Systems, Warehouse Management which are very much related to the Material Management module.
SAP MM Features
The features of SAP MM system are as follows: SAP MM is one of the modules from SAP that deals with material management and inventory management. The MM process ensures that there is never a shortage of materials or gaps in the organization's supply chain process. SAP MM accelerates procurement and material management activities making running a business with complete time and cost efficiency. This relates to managing material (products and or services) organizational resources with the aim of accelerating productivity, reducing costs and improving improvements and at the same time being flexible to accommodate changes in everyday life. This relates to the Procurement Process, Master Data (Material & Vendor Master Data), Account Determination & Valuation of Materials, Inventory Management, Invoice Verification, Material Requirement Planning, etc. Following is the standard SAP MM process flow
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