Physical Inventory

1. Physical Inventory / Inventory Count & Adjustment SAP Best Practices

2. Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps Purpose This scenario covers the periodic process of making necessary adjustments to stock on hand after a physical count. Benefits Transparent view on the stocks currently available Efficient processing of inventory adjustments Key Process Steps Create physical inventory documents Print physical inventory documents Execute physical count / recount Enter physical count List and post physical count differences

3. Required SAP Applications and Company Roles Required SAP Applications Enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 Company Roles Warehouse Manager

4. Detailed Process Description Physical Inventory / Inventory Count & Adjustment The process begins with the generation of the required inventory count sheets. Materials can be blocked here for posting during the physical inventory. Once the inventory sheets are printed out, the actual physical inventory count is realized for the given materials. Afterwards, the count result is entered in the system and then any discrepancies against the system quantities are reviewed. The inventory may be recounted until final counts are accepted and inventory differences are posted.

5. Process Flow Diagram Physical Inventory / Inventory Count & Adjustment

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