SCM510 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

Course: SCM510 Course Version: 081

Prerequisites

Essential

• SCM500 Business Processes in Procurement

Recommended

• None

Duration

• 5 days

Goals

• In this course, participants learn about the basic functions of inventory management and the physical inventory.
• Participants learn how to create different goods movements in the SAP system and, if necessary, take any particular features into consideration.
• They also become familiar with the special functions of inventory management and the physical inventory, and with the Customizing settings relevant to inventory management and the physical inventory.

Audience

• Project team members
• Consultants

Software

• SAP ERP 6.0 Eh. Pack 03

Content

• Goods receipt
• Stock transfers/transfer postings
• Goods issue
• Reservations
• Special forms of procurement (subcontracting, consignment, pipeline)
• Special forms of inventory management
• Physical inventory and special inventory procedures: cycle counting and inventory samping in SAP
• Reporting in inventory management
• Customizing for inventory management and physical inventory

Notes

• This course does not cover the structuring of a warehouse and the movements in the Warehouse Management system. These topics are dealt with in the course SCM630 (Warehouse Management). Shipping processing movements are covered in course (Delivery Processes). Batch management in examined in course SCM595 (Batch Management).