🚀 Materials Management Excellence through Enterprise Systems

Overview

🌟 Course Description

This immersive course equips materials and supply chain professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to effectively use ERP systems for materials management (MM). Participants will learn to optimize inventory, procurement, logistics, and warehouse processes, leveraging ERP functionalities to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supply chain transparency. The course focuses on ERP best practices for MM in industries such as oil & gas, manufacturing, energy, and large-scale construction.

🎯 Learning Objectives

✅ Understand the architecture and modules of ERP systems relevant to materials management
✅ Master key MM processes: procurement, inventory control, and warehouse management
✅ Configure material master data and implement effective inventory strategies
✅ Execute purchase requisitions, orders, goods receipts, and invoice verifications in ERP
✅ Analyze materials movement and stock using ERP reporting tools
✅ Integrate MM with financials, production planning, and maintenance modules
✅ Apply best practices to reduce material costs, lead times, and improve availability

👥 Who Should Attend

Materials and supply chain managers
Procurement officers and warehouse supervisors
ERP system users and analysts
IT professionals supporting ERP for MM
Finance and production planners requiring MM-ERP integration
Anyone involved in optimizing materials flow in asset-intensive industries

🗂️ Training Format

✅ Short theory lectures with practical examples
✅ Live ERP system demonstrations
✅ Step-by-step guided hands-on exercises
✅ Group case studies and discussions
✅ Q&A sessions for challenges faced in real-life ERP projects

📅 Detailed Daily Agenda with Time Breaks

📅 Day 1: ERP Fundamentals & Materials Management Overview

Time	Topic
08:30 – 09:00	Welcome, Introductions & Course Objectives
09:00 – 10:30	ERP Systems Overview: Key Concepts & Modules
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Role of MM in ERP & Business Processes
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Introduction to MM Data Structures in ERP (Material Master)
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	MM Organizational Structure: Plants, Storage, Purchasing

📅 Day 2: Procurement Processes in ERP

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Purchase Requisitions & Purchase Orders
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Vendor Master Data & Source Determination
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Pricing Conditions & Contracts
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Goods Receipts & Invoice Verification

📅 Day 3: Inventory Management & Logistics

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Goods Movement Types in ERP
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Inventory Strategies: Safety Stock, Reorder Point
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Warehouse Management Integration
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Physical Inventory Processes

📅 Day 4: Reporting & Integration

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	MM Reporting Tools: Stock, Consumption, Valuation
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Integration with Financial Accounting (FI)
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Integration with Production Planning (PP)
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Cross-functional Case Study: Procure-to-Pay Cycle

📅 Day 5: Best Practices & Advanced Topics

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Advanced Materials Planning & MRP
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Supplier Relationship Management in ERP
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Auditing & Controlling Material Transactions
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Wrap-up, Final Q&A, Certificates Distribution

📦 Materials Provided

✅ ERP training guide with screenshots & step-by-step instructions
✅ Sample exercises with real-world ERP scenarios
✅ Excel templates for material planning and tracking
✅ Certificate of Completion

Target audiences

Reservoir Engineers, Geologists

$ 5,950

Course Features