In an Organizational hierarchy of SAP Implementation, Material management organizational structure includes Plant, Storage location and Purchasing Organization which are created under a Company Code. The organizational level Plant being the key factor in all of the logistics area. The module has two important master data – material and vendor.

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1. Basics
   SAP Overview
   SAP R/3 Basics
   Business Framework Architecture
   MM Overview
   Organization Structure of an Enterprise
   Procurement Process
   Purchase Requisition
   Purchase Order
   Goods Receipt
   Invoice Verification
   
2. MM Procurement Process
   Master Data
   • Material Master
   • Vendor Master
   • Purchase info Record
   Purchasing
   
   • Purchase Order (PO)
   • Purchase Requisition (PR)
   • Request for Quotations (RFQ)
   Special Stocks and Special Procurement Types
   
   • Stock Items
   • Non-Stock/Consumable Items
   • One Time Material
   • Service Orders, Service Entry Sheet
   • Subcontracting
   • Stock Transport Order