I need the definitions for below material types

Question

Hi all,
Can anyone tell me the diefinition of the below material types
  1) WM materials
  2) Consumable Material
  3) Stock Material
thanks in advance,
Prashnath.

Answer 1

Hi Prashant,
Stock material :
A stock material is a material that is kept in stock. Such materials are placed in storage following a goods receipt . When goods are received by or issued from stores or the warehouse, the stock on hand is increased or reduced by the amount of the quantity received or issued.
Consumable material :
When you procure for direct consumption, you specify the consumption purpose by entering an account assignment (for example, a cost center) . On goods receipt, the material or service counts as having been consumed.
If a material is procured for direct consumption, the consumption accounts in Financial Accounting are posted when the goods receipt is entered . The total quantity and value of existing stocks of the material are not affected.
Warehouse material :
Purpose
The SAP Warehouse Management system (WMS) provides flexible, automated support in processing all goods movements and in managing stocks in your warehouse complex. The system supports scheduled and efficient processing of all logistics processes within your warehouse.
If you manage your warehouse stocks with SAP Inventory Management (MM-IM), you manage the quantities and values of stocks in several storage locations.
In comparison, the WMS allows you to map your entire warehouse complex in detail to storage bin level. Not only do you gain an overview of the entire quantity of a material in the warehouse; you can also always determine exactly where a certain material currently is in your warehouse complex. With the WMS you can optimize the use of all of your storage bins and warehouse movements, and store material stocks from several plants together in warehouses with random storage.
Hope thsi will give some Idea to you.
Vivek