Procurement of Services and Replacement Parts in SRM 

Purpose

You use this Business Scenario to maximize efficiency during the external procurement of materials, replacement parts, and services. The scenario comprises all phases of materials management: planning, purchasing, goods receipt, inventory management, and bill verification. It supports you when determining a possible reference source for a requirement, which has arisen either during planning or in the specialist departments. You can also monitor goods deliveries and the current status of services at any time.

Prerequisites

Business Partner	SAP Application Component	Configuration
Generator	SAP SRM 5.0, SAP R/3 4.6C	You use the SAP Solution Manager
Transmission company and distributor	SAP SRM 5.0, SAP R/3 4.6C	You use the SAP Solution Manager

Process Flow

The business processes run as follows:

       1.      Managing Catalog Content in SRM (SAP NetWeaver 2004s, SAP cProject Suite 4.00)

       2.      Search for Sources of Supply

       3.      Processing Purchase Orders in SRM

       4.      Inbound Processing and Receipt Confirmation with WM

       5.      Entering Services in SRM (SAP cProject Suite 4.00)

       6.      Processing Invoices in SRM

       7.      Evaluating Vendors and Monitoring in SRM (SAP NetWeaver 2004s)

       8.      Analyzing Purchasing Data (SAP NetWeaver 2004s)