Book excerpt: Consumption-based MRP is an important business process in almost every company. In SAP, you can plan material requirements based on consumption. SAP provides important functionalities like determining net requirement, procurement dates, etc. This book explains all the concepts underpinning SAP’s MM Consumption based MRP Module. It is a comprehensive technical manual which explains every single node of the User Menu and the Configuration. The book is organized in chapters that are important business activities. The author has taken care to balance details with overviews that explain linkages between concepts. In this book, like author’s earlier books, he explains every screen of SAP MM Consumption-based MRP. Divided into 16 chapters, the book clearly explains both the SAP Menu and the Customizing Implementation Guide. It also indicates the chapter number where these are covered, thereby creating a direct link between the book and the SAP software. The implementation of SAP MM Consumption Based MRP and documentation can also be guided by the structure of this book.