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Explain the key organizational levels relevant to the purchasing process.
Explain the differences between the various types of purchasing organizations. Under what conditions is each type appropriate?
Explain the data in the material master that are relevant to the purchasing process.
Explain the data in the vendor master that are relevant to the purchasing process.
What are purchasing info records? What is their role in the purchasing process?
What are conditions used for?
Explain the relationship between organizational levels and master data in purchasing.
What are item categories in purchasing? Explain how each of the following item categories impacts the purchasing process: consignment process, third-party item, subcontracting item.
What is the role of account assignment categories in purchasing?
How is account determination different when purchasing stock items and consumable items?
What are the stock types or statuses based on the usability of materials? What is the significance of these statuses?
Explain the four goods movements discussed in this chapter. How are goods movements related to movement types?
What is a material document? List some key data included in a material document.
Briefly describe the steps in the procurement process explained in this chapter. What are some possible variations to this process?
Explain the different steps in the procurement process in terms of their triggers, required data, tasks completed, and outcomes.
Which steps in the procurement process have an impact on financial accounting? Explain these impacts.
During which steps in the procurement process are material documents created. Why?
What is meant by source of supply determination? What are the different ways of identifying a source of supply?
What are the different paths from a purchase requisition to a purchase order? What determines which path is selected?
Figure 4021 illustrates the different purchase order processing options. Explain this figure.
A purchase requisition can result in multiple purchase orders, and multiple requisitions can be combined into one purchase order. Explain the circumstances when these two scenarios are possible. Provide examples.
What is a delivery document? What is the significance of a delivery document in purchasing?
Explain the outcomes of the goods receipt step of the procurement process.
Explain the outcomes of the invoice verification step of the procurement process.
What is a three-way match? What is its purpose? What documents are involved in a three-way match?
Explain how the procurement process is integrated with other processes within an organization.
Provide two examples of online lists and work lists. Explain what these reports are used for.
Provide two examples of reports generated via standard analysis. Explain what these reports are used for.