stock transfer between storage locations

[sandeep_pv]

All,

What is the basic purpose of having stock transfer between storage locations settings?

In which scenario this settings to be made?Please advise with some good scenarios.

Thanks

[former_member704259]

Some times Plants has also divisions located nearby or different geographic location , each division manufactures different products and they have their own stores attached to, some time each division stores common material like steel ,welding rods, oil and lubricants, machniery and tools etc, in this is scenario one need to transfer from one store to another store within the plant.

hope u understand

[sandeep_pv]

Thank you for reply.

In this also under one plant we are transferring materials from one SLocation to another.

So why we cannot do MB1B -311 ?

Please advise.

[Former Member]

generally when the material is to be transported from one storage location to another one within one plant we use mb1b-311 movement type.

but when we want to transport the material from one plant to another one we generally use stock transport order.

regards,

indranil

[sandeep_pv]

Genrally we use STO for Plant to Plant.

But SAP also provided option of STO from Sloc to Sloc.

Why this has been provided?

Please advise.

[Former Member]

Dear PS,

this method is advised if u want to keep track of the stock in transit and also if your storage locations are situated at two different places and you need to pay some transportation charges...

Reward if helpful.

[Former Member]

even if u do the stock transfer but ultimately the material has to be oicked from one plant and has to be kept at the sloc of recivining plant

[Former Member]

Hi PS

To add with chunduri rao lets consider a scenario where two storage locations are located at diff. locations in same plant and monitored by two diff persons

If u do one step trnx. bet these storage locations stock of other storage location will be immediatly updated w/o notice of second storage location owner which always results in inventory related conflict. ( mismatch of inventory ..sometimes people will try to post stocks to other storage location to avoid thier stock mismatch)

If u use STO bet 2 storage location unless and until second storage location owner pass the receipt trnx. his stock will not be updated i.e he will be sure that what he has received through STO

Vishal...

[sandeep_pv]

Thanks Abhay and Vishal.

But under one plant , is it possible to have storage locations at two different places?

In this case why we are not creating these storage locations as plants itself?

Please explain.

Thanks

[Former Member]

by " STO from Sloc to Sloc " r u meaning mb1b with movement type 311?

if yes then let me say that i think thru mb1b u r only doing a transfer posting and not a STO (stock transport order)

regards,

indranil

[Former Member]

Dear

If u transfer stock from plant to plant but but stock trasnfer from storage location to storage location means if u r sending some material out side for subcontracting when u receive this stock if should be quality stock after quality it goes to unrestricted stock because we can issue material only from unrestricted stock think can get.

Amin

[Former Member]

Hi PS

One plant can have many storage locations located at diff. geografical locations

Ur point regarding new plant creation instead storage location is also valid but think of master data activity required for new plant .i.e. u need to extend all master data for this newly created plant which unneccesarily increase burden on system

Vishal...

[former_member704259]

HI Ps

Pland and SL and entirely different entites , one can not substitue other , as some our friends discussed with you , one can not create Plant instead of S location,

Plant is a Manfacturing facility where , raw materials are converted into finished product.

this raw materials are recived , stored and issued to production dept for manufacturing by different Stores , generally these stores are located nearby plant it self , however in some exceptional circumsteances u need to locate ur stores far away from ur plant also. we take one scenarios ,

let us think that your raw mateirls are supplied by foreign Vendor , located in other country those raw materials are scared, difficult to procure ,u may not get easily , in this situatioan companies locate their representative in that country and maintain one stores there, in this scenario u can not replace store with plant. like this some times u need to have stores located faraway from your plant.

I think u understand the importance of Plant and SL , it is not possible to locate instead of SL a Plant.

Regards