The purchasing or ordering system has the function of controlling and monitoring material access with regard to quantities, dates and prices in connection with the suppliers. Generally, already saved master data (items, suppliers, delivery conditions) are used for the purchasing processes. This is done by considering the current item status in the materials management which is based on the transactions from sales, production and purchasing as well as on manual bookings. Purchasing is roughly divided into the following areas:
supplier management
condition management
request management
order management and control
statistics/data history
project teams, project managers, key-users and all other employees who need an overview of the scope, application and functions of the FEPA purchasing module.