RFQ - Internal or External

[Former Member]

hello !

IS RFQ an internal or an external doc.?

Practically speaking RFQ is a doc. that we send to suppliers to ask for their quoatations and comparison after that...

In SAP, can RFQ be used to get the quotations from supplier and do a price comparison? Is yes, how the quotation that we get from a supplier is fed into SAP.

Thanks

Kishore

[Former Member]

from T code ME41 u can create RFQ to be sent to supplier.

then, after getting the quotation from supplier u can maintain it in ME47.

and then u can do the price comparison in ME49

[Former Member]

hello Vj..

thanks! i agree that it is an external doc. and am say am creating a RFQ using ME41, how it is send to a vedor? thru mail or any other means?

[Former Member]

hi,

yes u can send the same to vendor through E-mail,

u have to determine the output message type for the RFQ.

(u need to mention the email of the vendor in the vendor master)

[Former Member]

thanks a lot....that answered my first query...

now am getting all the quotations ( say 3 vendors )....while i need to do a comparison in ME 49 can i use the quotations that were sent by my vendors or key in all the terms n conditions n then do a comparison....

[Former Member]

after creating a RFQ just click on the output tab..,here

u have to maintain the output type for the message.

The output type can specify, for example, a printed form that you need for internal use or a form that you want to send to a customer or vendor (for example, an order confirmation). The output type can also be an internal electronic mail message that you want to send to staff in another department.

[Former Member]

u have to key in the necessary information and then do the comparison. otherwise how system would know what are the terms and conditions

[Former Member]

hi,

yes u can do the comparition with the help of all the quotaion.

or

while creating the RFQ's for all the vendor, u can give collective number also, which will help u in price comparition

[Former Member]

hi,

that is fine, but SAP is meant for making our work easier right? after getting the quotations if i have to key in the terms n conditions why do i have to do it in SAP , i can do it in an worksheet na...

Also how SAP wll calculate the tax conditions?

[Former Member]

look if the vendor is also using SAP then it is possible that u dont have to key in the information. But if the vendor is not having SAP then u have no other option but to enter the information

[Former Member]

okay i accept...

thanks a lot to both of you for helping me out....

K

[Former Member]

hi,

RFQ is an external purchasing document as it is beeing sent to vendor to quote his rates.

ME41 is TC to raise the quotaion request

when we receive the quotaion we maintain the same by me47

(also called create quotaion)

ME49 is to compare the maintained quotaion of diff. vendors

Edited by: manipal on Jan 9, 2008 5:08 AM