Consumable Materials

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Consumable
materials

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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

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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.

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Consumable materials in SAP
Procured for consumption in to a cost
center.
Value of issue updated in cost elements.
Material master records not essential.

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Consumable materials in SAP
Material group is an essential entry
for procurement of material with out
master record.
Enter unit of measurement.

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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.

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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.

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Material types for
consumable materials.
UNBW – Non valuated material
only quantity based accounting
NLAG – Non stock material
No quantity or Value updating

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Office supplies and computer
spares are examples of
consumable materials.