“ I have attended MM & SCM courses with Varsha. She is an expert in the area she teaches and a great motivator in the classroom. She takes the time to ensure everybody understands the subject matter. It was truly enjoyable and I highly recommend!! ”
- James Crowe
SAP Materials Management (MM) Training
Learning SAP MM is really easy if you follow the structured and tested training road-map with milestones to compare your progress on a time-line. The instructor keeps a sharp eye on your progress and assigns extra attention to students who are in need of it.
What is SAP MM
SAP MM (Materials Management) is a module of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) package that is used for Procurement Handling and Inventory Management, it forms the basis for all other modules of SAP Logistics area.
Employers are looking for resources who are well trained in how to configure the SAP MM module in a step-by-step structured format. That is why we have carefully designed the SAP MM course to exceed employer expectations. The SAP MM training is hands-on right from the very beginning. Students are given access to a real SAP system to practice. Minimum required is 3 hours every day but since the access is 24x7 students may practice as much as they want.
The current version of our SAP materials management course curriculum is the result of contributions made by many senior SAP MM consultants who have exposure of a variety of industries in the US. It is constantly evolving to keep pace with the ever changing marketplace. This training requires that students practice hundreds of hours before even touching their resume. Our students step into the SAP job market completely prepared to face the challenges of the complex business world.
There is a global demand for SAP MM consultants. That much said a serious commitment and dedication is required to meet the prevailing standards. Although certification is seldom mentioned on job postings, it will go a long way to establish your worth. We urge our students to aim for certification within one month of completing the training.
Prerequisites
Anybody with experience in the logistics, (purchasing, production, inventory management, Warehouse Management, Plant Maintenance etc) is a good candidate for a career in SAP MM configuration. You already know the business process, it is only a matter of learning to configure the same in SAP software.
We will teach everything from very starting of SAP, so no need to have any specific knowledge of any functional module of SAP. It will be a plus point, if you have basic knowledge of SAP.
Course Curriculum 
Day-1: Overview of SAP, MM, and Procurement Process
Overview of SAP
- SAP Overview
- SAP R/3 Basics
- Business Framework Architecture
- SAP MM Overview
- Organization Structure of an Enterprise
- Procurement Process
- Purchase Order
- Goods Receipt
- Invoice Verification
- Purchase Requisition
Procurement Process in SAP MM
The role of the MM purchasing component is procurement of materials and services, determination of possible sources of supply for a requirement identified by the materials planning and control system or arising directly within a user department and monitoring of deliveries from vendors and payments to vendors.
- Master Data
- Materials Master
- Vendor Master
Day-2: Purchasing and Inventory Management
- Purchasing
- Purchase Info Record
- Purchase Order (PO)
- Purchase Requisition (PR)
- Request for Quotations (RFQ)
- Special Stocks and Special Procurement Types
- Stock Item Orders
- Non-Stock/Consumable Item Orders
- One Time Materials
- Service Orders, Service Entry Sheet
- Subcontracting Orders
- Source Determination
- Source List
- Source Determination
- Release Procedures for Purchasing Documents (with classification)
- Creation of Characteristics
- Creation of Class
- Release Groups, Code, Indicator, Pre-requisites
- Release Strategies
Inventory Management
Inventory Management manages stocks in an organization. The stocks are managed not only on a quantity basis but also by value depending on the valuation area.
Stocks are either received or issued from inventory and are governed by Movement Type. The receipt and issue of goods can be either internal to an organization or external to an organization.
- Goods Receipt
- Goods Issue
- Transfer Posting
- Reservation
- Physical Inventory
Day-3: Invoicing, Valuation, and Accounting Assignment
SAP MM - Invoicing
Logistics Invoice Verification is situated at the end of the logistics supply chain process that includes Purchasing, Inventory Management, and Invoice Verification. It is in Logistics Invoice Verification that incoming invoices are verified and posted. When the invoice is posted, the invoice data saved updates the data saved in the invoice documents in Materials Management and Financial Accounting.
- Invoice Posting
- Variances and Blocking Reasons
- Release Blocked Invoices
- Automatic Settlements - Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS)
Valuation and Account Assignment
The materials valuation and the link between Materials Management and Financial Accounting is established via Account Assignment.
- Materials Price Change
- Materials Valuation Type
- Configure Automatic Account Determination
Day-4: MRP, Reporting, and Configuration
Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
The role of MRP is to monitor stocks and in particular, to automatically create procurement proposals for purchasing and production (planned orders, purchase requisitions or delivery schedules). This is based on past consumption values and uses the forecast or other procedures to determine the future requirement. Consumption based planning procedures do not refer to the master production schedule, rather it is initiated when stock levels fall below predefined re-order point.
- Planning Requirements
- Over All Procedures
- Planning Run
Reporting in SAP MM
- Reporting at Document Level
- Reporting with the Logistics Information System
Configuration
- Enterprise Structure
- Creation of Organizational Levels
- Plants
- Storage Locations
- Purchasing Organization
- Purchasing Group
- Assignment of Relationship between Organizational Levels
- Assignment of Plant to Company Code
- Assignment of Purchasing Organization to Plant
- Creation of Organizational Levels
Day-5: Materials Master, Integration of MM Various Modules
What is included
- 40-hours of Instructor-led Training
- Step-by-step Study Material
- System Access for hands-on practice
- Video recording on request
- Interview Preparation
About the Instructor
Ms Varsha Vilankar has a Masters Degree in Computers. Varsha has participated in SAP right from the onset of her career in I.T. in 1992.
She has worked on several SAP implementation projects and area of expertise lies in manufacturing and utility industry. Although she is a renowned Technical consultant, nowadays she spends more time managing the company's diverse needs. more