challange? business flow: subcontractor and automatic transfer

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Does anybody know how to solve the following business flow:

1) We use subcontracting contracts and subcontracting call off purchase orders.

2) We send material x, and get material y back.

3) Before the first call off, we like to send 1000 PC of material x in reference to the subcontracting contracts.

4) After sending the standard subcontracting process starts. Up and down of stock.

Challange: how can I send the 1000 PC in advance of the first contract?

Can I make a vendor storagelocation which can be filled automatically?

If so, please help me how to do this. Points awarded. If any other scenario

is doing the job. please let me know.

Greetings,

Eric van Zundert.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

You can create a new storage location to represent the sub contractor stock. You can do MB1B to do the transfer uibg mov type 311. If you are using batch, use batch charectristic to represent the PO contract number

Once create a PO and show the stock with specila stock, then when you issue tyhe material to subcontactor in system, ake sure that the material is consumed from the new storage location.

I hope it will help you.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you Rajesha,

How can I make sure that if the available subcontracting stock goes down, an automatically refill movement starts? What I understand is to create a 'subcontractor storagelocation'. But what do I have to maintain more?

What kind of automatic process will trigger the refill? Please mention also the movement type.

Best regards,

Eric van Zundert.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

As a note we use MBLB report to see what is at the Subcontractor - once we get it moved.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Eric,

Look at MRP area solution for planning subcontractor provided material stocks....It would address your requirement.

Regards

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Gopala,

Do I need a storagelocation or a vendor MRP type?

Please explain the difference.

Best regards,

Eric

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear,

You can automate the transfer of material from your normal stroage location to your subcontacting storage location. This is by using the storage location MRP.

In MRP4 view delcare that the storage location is planned seperately and give replanishment and reorder qty as per your consumption. Once the actual qty is withdrawn from subcontacting storage location, new reservation created automatically from subcontacting storage location to noraml storage location requesting for the qty. then you need to run MB1B against this reservation to get the stock.

If you need more information on this please refer the link

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/f4/7d3f9344af11d182b40000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

Please come back if you need help.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Rajesha,

1) If I have it clear this is done <u>without</u> MRP area?

2) Do you create for each subcontractor one storage location?

3) Do you need connect hte subcontractor to the storage location?

4) Can I send 1000 components to the subcontractor stock without reference to consumption, but just in advance so they can start with producing at the subcontractor?

Thank you in advance. Point will be rewarded!

Eric van Zundert.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear -

1) If I have it clear this is done without MRP area - <b>MRP Area not required</b>

2) Do you create for each subcontractor one storage location - <b>YES</b>

3) Do you need connect hte subcontractor to the storage location - <b>No necessary, but when you create SC PO make sure that storage loc enetered is the storage loc in which the stock of SC is present</b>

4) Can I send 1000 components to the subcontractor stock without reference to consumption, but just in advance so they can start with producing at the subcontractor -<b> Yes, you just transfer the qty of 1000 from UN-Restricted storage location to subcontracting storage location. When actually you have to represnt the storage location with contactor i.e. special stock "O", see that materail is lifted from this special storage location, make sure of gate pass required to get the material out of your company premises</b>

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Rajesha Vittal

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Rajesha,

I granted you 10 points for your answers. I dont have access to sap right now, but your answers solved my questions. Thank you again for your effort.

If I have an additional question I hope that I may contact you.

Eric van Zundert.