Inventory Management (SAP Library - Materials Management)

Inventory Management

Purpose

SAP’s inventory management has been enhanced to meet the special requirements of the apparel and footwear industry. AFS inventory management allows you

quantity- and quality-based management of AFS materials at SKU level
to plan, enter, and verify all goods receipts for AFS materials
to take physical inventory at SKU level

Features

In addition to the processing and management of materials at SKU level, there are also specific special functions available to you in the AFS system. Please take note of the special features in quantity- and quality-based management of AFS material stock in the following areas:

Goods Receipt

Goods Issue

Transfer Posting and Stock Transfer

Reservation

Physical Inventory

Batches

Information from Inventory Management

Special Stock and Special Forms of Procurement

Note

The documentation at hand is restricted to the description of AFS-specific functions and restrictions. You can find basic information on SAP inventory management in the SAP Standard Documentation.