Global Materials Management and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

This is an advanced course on the functionality of SAP, the market leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system, for procurement, materials requirements planning, production planning, and other materials management and operational processes. The student explores all aspects of material management including forecasting, material requirements planning (MRP), inventory control, receiving and warehousing. In this course, students discuss how SAP can be used to help a business run its operations efficiently and provide all users access to real-time data for decision-making. *Note: For students in the Supply Chain Management – Global (graduate certificate) program, this course is the second of three courses that, upon completion with a minimum grade of 70%, will contribute to the attainment of the SAP UA Student Recognition Award.