MM3 00 - In trod u ctio n to MM

• The Materials Management (MM) module is aimed at

managing procurement and receipt of materials &
services. Materials management also involves storage,
movement, valuation & consumption of materials.

• This course will focus initially on the management of

goods. Services are covered near the end in a separate
section on External Services Management.

• Note that internal services are not covered in this course

as they are not purchased. They can be managed via the

Production Planning
Project System and/or Plant Maintenance and/or
modules.

MM_300_1.1 Intro/Overview of MM
 Ma teria ls Man agem ent
(MM) Ov erview

• The SAP Materials Management (MM) Module provides a

comprehensive solution for Materials Management w ithin
the integrated supply chain. Also, it supports other logistics
functions such as plant maintenance and project
management, which also require materials information. MM
works as part of an on-line, real-time system for processing,
maintaining and recording integrated transactions.

• Objectives:
– Provide a general overview of the Materials Management
(MM) Module and the relevant sub-modules.
–
Understand what is meant by the integrated supply chain
– Identify areas where MM and other SAP modules
integrate.

MM_300_1.2 Intro/Overview of MM
 MM Overvie w
(Sub-Modules)

• MATERIALS PLANNING

PURCHASING
• INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

• INVOICE VERIFICATION

• VALUATION

MM_300_1.3 Intro/Overview of MM
 MM3 00 - In tro du ctio n to MM
Ch apter 1 - Review

• The functions supported by MM - Materials Management

include the following sub-modules:
–
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
– Purchasing
– Inventory Management
– Material Valuation
– Invoice Verification

• Note that the Procurement cycle for goods/services is

only completed once payment has been made by Finance
(through the FI module)

MM_300_1.8 Intro/Overview of MM