The purpose of this book is to guide you through the main functionality of SAP Materials Management (MM) while describing its important configuration and its integration with other functional areas within SAP. In reading this Book on “Basic Concepts in SAP Materials Management” you will also get a deeper knowledge and understanding of Enterprise structure Master data management and its important fields Components of purchasing Procurement processes Physical inventory and inventory management Logistics invoice verification Material requirement planning (MRP) Automatic account determination in inventory posting Purchasing document release procedures Reporting in SAP MM.