SAP Quality Management (SAP QM)
SAP Quality Management (QM) assures that products meet stringent regulatory standards, are safe and uniform, and meet company product specifications. SAP QM processes are thoroughly integrated into the manufacturing process.The Quality Management (QM) process can integrate with the following SAP modules:
The Quality Management module covers all classic quality management tasks, such as quality planning (setup of data for QM tasks), quality inspection, and quality control. SAP has several QM terms that are important to note.
- Quality Planning: the creation and management of master data that is required to plan and complete inspections.
- Quality Inspection: the identification of whether an inspection unit meets specified criteria.
- Quality Certificates: documents that contain text, value, and inspection results, which are used to certify the material.
- Quality Notifications: the recording and processing of internal or external problems that result from poor quality.
- Quality Control: the combination of specification from inspection planning, results from quality inspections, and quality notifications form the basis for quality control.
- Test Equipment Management: the management of test equipment in the form of master data records in SAP.
The following figure shows a sample flow that depicts typical tasks in the Quality Management process flow.
This is brief review of the components and processes associated with the SAP QM module. For a more in-depth understanding of the Quality Management module, please review our available SAP Quality Management training.
Please Note: The Learn SAP pages on this site are intended to be brief summaries for SAP customers who are encountering SAP for the first time. For more advanced knowledge, please review the articles in our SAP Library, and our SAP Training offerings for both Super Users and Project Teams.
Basic and advanced expert led SAP training for Project Teams and Super Users, offered on your premises.
6,000 pages of expertly written SAP articles, tutorials, and tips on hundreds of SAP topics.
Search our Document
Library for SAP Solutions