Consumable

materials

SAP www.consult4scm.blogspot.com 1
Purchase requisition in SAP
Consumable materials procurement process gets
initiated with internal purchase requisition.

Purchase requisition can be created manually by

direct entry or automatically by system.

Automatic by:
M.R.P (Material Requirement Planning),
Maintenance order,
Production order,
Network

SAP www.consult4scm.blogspot.com 2
Consumable materials in SAP

Generally not subject to inventory

management.

Vendor acknowledgement of purchase order

is expected to ensure timely delivery.

Account assignment category is essential

for procurement.
SAP www.consult4scm.blogspot.com 3
Consumable materials in SAP

Procured for consumption in to a cost

center.

Value of issue updated in cost elements.

Material master records not essential.

SAP www.consult4scm.blogspot.com 4
Consumable materials in SAP

Material group is an essential entry

for procurement of material with out
master record.

Enter unit of measurement.

SAP www.consult4scm.blogspot.com 5
Consumable materials in SAP

Stock material can be purchased not only

for storage but also for consumption.

In case of consumable material with a

master record, the stock figure never
updated on a value basis.

SAP www.consult4scm.blogspot.com 6
 Three types of procurement for
consumable materials
1. With out master record with material group.

3. With master record, not subjected to

inventory management.

5. With master record, subject to inventory

management only for quantity and not for
value.

SAP www.consult4scm.blogspot.com 7
Material types for
consumable materials.

UNBW – Non valuated material

only quantity based accounting

NLAG – Non stock material

No quantity or Value updating

SAP www.consult4scm.blogspot.com 8
Office supplies and computer
spares are examples of
consumable materials.

SAP www.consult4scm.blogspot.com 9