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Inventory management; Inventory optimization; Supply chain
management; Goods receipt/goods issue (G R/Gl); Stock transfer; SAP
ERP Add-Ons; Lot size; Demand planning; Material requirements
planning (MRP); MRP Monitor; Key performance indicators (KPIs);
Subject: SCM/Logistics.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Contents of This Book
- Who This Is Book For
- How This Book is Organized
- Inventory Management Basics
- Movement Type Concept
- Document Principle
- Common Inventory Types
- Inventory Costs
- Summary
- Inventory Business Processes
- Inbound Processes: Goods Receipts
- Outbound Processes: Goods Issues
- Internal Stock Transfer Processes
- Reservations
- Cancelling Material Documents
- Printing Material Documents
- Physical Inventory
- Inventory Management Reporting
- Summary
- Master Data Settings
- Service Level and Safety Stocks
- Safety Time
- Lot Sizes
- MRP Types
- Replenishment Lead Time
- Summary
- Planning Around Inventory
- Setting an Inventory Strategy
- Forecasting and Demand Planning
- Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Production
- Summary
- Inventory Optimization and Tools
- Inventory Optimization Initiatives
- Using the SAP Add-On Tools for Simulation
- Using the Inventory Controlling Cockpit Add-On Tool
- Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization
- Summary
- Controlling, Monitoring, and Reporting on Inventory
- Standard SAP ERP Reports
- Analysis in the Inventory Controlling System
- Analyses Using the MRP Monitor
- Inventory Reporting Methods for Accounting Purposes
- Summary
- Measuring Inventory Performance
- Key Figures
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Dual Classification in the Logistics Information System
- Summary
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Additional Resources
- The SAP Add-On Tools
- SAP Key Figures in the Logistics Information System
- The Author
- Index
About the Author
Elke Roettig works at bigbyte software systems,
inc., a New York-based international management consulting firm
that provides expertise to optimize and streamline SAP Supply Chain
Management. In that role she has focused her efforts on supply
chain optimization, working with various clients on an
international basis and utilizing the SAP ERP Add-On tools.Elke has
a degree in business administration from the Verwaltungs- und
Wirtschafts-Akademie (VWA) in Stuttgart, Germany. Since 1994, she
has worked as an SAP consultant, focusing on materials and
inventory management. She has functioned as senior SAP functional
consultant on full life-cycle SAP implementations for many clients
in the US across a multitude of different industries (automotive,
consumer products, manufacturing, printing and packaging,
engineering, wholesale distribution, medical devices, mining, etc.)
and has supported many implementations in additional roles. Her
consulting experience includes working with different releases of
the SAP ERP system as well as with the SAP Business Warehouse
system.