SAP QM in Procurement - 1
Only selected vendors is to be used for the external procurement of materials. At goods receipt, the quality certificate is to be checked and samples of the goods are to be inspected. Any defects or problems are to be recorded and the solution is to be documented. The defects or problems documented in this way can then be communicated to the vendor. You can also to make the results of the quality inspection, the documented defects and problems, and the vendor’s response available to other departments within your company.
Figure from SAP
In procurement, the QM component has functions for managing, controlling, and processing the following objects, based on:
- Material
- Material and vendor
- Vendor and manufacturer
- Processes the evaluation, release, and selection of vendors (for example, release of a vendor for specific quantities, for a specific period, or for a material)
- Manages quality documents (for example, technical delivery terms)
- Controls whether a source inspection or a goods receipt inspection is to take place
- Processes complaints against a vendor
Figure from SAP
June 7, 2009
Posted in: Operations Module, Quality Management (QM)
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Good Informative article on SAP QM. Kindly add some transaction for implementing these ideas. Only theoretical knowledge is not enough.
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