MRP consider other plant inventory before procuring from vendor

[Former Member]

Hello All,

Originally posted in SCM PP - better suited for the MM forum.

Is it possible to have standard R/3 (5.0) consider inventory of other plants before creating a schedule line to procure from a vendor?

Example: We have inventory in two plants.

<b>In plant 1000</b>,

requirements of 500 pieces

inventory of 100 pieces

<b>In plant 2000</b>,

requirements of 50

inventory of 200 pieces

In plant 1000, I would like the MRP result to create a stock transfer requirement of 150 from plant 2000 and then a schedule line from a vendor of 250 pieces.

Is this possible? If so any suggestions on how to setup my plants/materials?

Thank you,

Jerry

[Ramki]

Hi Jerry

It would be possible only, if you define one of them as procurement plant . For example, if you define 2000 as the procurement plant and plant 1000 always procures only from plant 2000, then you can setup MRP as follows:

1) In material master MRP view of plant 1000, you maintain special procurement key 'Stock transfer from another plant'. You can also setup a special procurement key to refer the supplying plant 2000.

2) Run MRP in Plant 1000 first. In you example with the above data, MRP creates stock transfer requirement of 400 pieces from plant 2000.

3) Run MRP in plant 2000. The total requirement in plant 2000 now is 50+400=450. So, PR for 250 will be created.

If you do not want like above, you should use APO to achieve your requirement.

Best regards

Ramki

[Former Member]

Thank you Ramki,

I tested this and I would need the ability to have the special procurement key in both plants pointing at each other, which causes recursive keys. Thus looks like APO is the answer.

Thank you,

Jerry