MRP with forma invoice -Different planned orders for Sales orders and PFI's

[former_member232086]

Hi All,

Currently we are considering only sales orders to run MRP. Now we need to consider pro forma invoice to include in MRP .When we include PFI’s part of MRP ,system should create a separate planned orders only for PFI’S and separate planned orders for SO as well . How to do it?

Thanks,

Vijesh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Vijesh,

Pro-Forma Invoices (or any invoices, for that matter) are neither 'supply' nor 'demand' in a standard system.  They are not relevant for MRP, which only deals with supply or demand (stock, expected stock receipts, expected stock issues).

It is not clear to me what would be the business process that would require performing MRP against a document that is normally only relevant for accounting.  If this is your intention, it means that the entire solution will be a custom solution.  Standard SAP does not support such an...odd...requirement.  You need to spec it out and hand it off to your programmers.

Best Regards & Good Luck,

DB49

[former_member232086 · Accepted solution]

Pro-forma is quotations ...we are creating quotations and quotations are converted to sales order.

we need to consider quotations part of MRP

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Vijesh,

Hmm.  I have never heard anyone refer to a Quotation as a 'Pro Forma Invoice'.  I guess you learn something new every day around here.

Including quotations within MRP planning could make sense, although I would say most companies are not willing to build product based solely on a quotation.

This is not really a PP issue.  Speak to your SD functional colleagues, and tell them you would like for them to re-configure quotations so as to pass requirements to MRP.  There is more than one way to approach this issue, and I am sure they will want to interview the client to ask him the appropriate business questions before settling on the solution.

Best Regards & Good Luck,

DB49

[former_member232086 · Accepted solution]

thanks for the help.. i could run MRP with Quotations when i changed the when i changed the requirement in quotation to CP..which is MRP..

now , when i run MRP , system created planned orders in Quotations..i need to specify/add some different name for the planned which is created from Quotations to segregate the planned orders from sales orders and planned orders from quotations ..is there any solution for the same?

thanks,

Vijesh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Vijesh,

I believe this will require an Enhancement of some kind.  Speak to your developers.

Best Regards,

DB49

[Caetano · Accepted solution]

Hello

On the standard MRP, it is not possible to generate a planned order with a different name for specific requirements and I'm not sure if this is possible thorough an enhacement either.

My suggestion for you would be to use the make-to-order procedure for quotations, so that MRP generated planned orders linked to the quotation stock.

BR
Caetano

[ameya_beri]

Hello Vijesh,

As per my understanding a proforma invoice is created with reference to a sales order or delivery. Since sales orders are already considered in MRP, why do you want MRP to create procurement proposals for a proforma invoice ?

Please explain the business requirement in detail as to why a proforma invoice should lead to MRP planning and subsequent procurement proposal generation ?

Best Regards,

Ameya Beri