BOM Item- stock & not stock item

[Former Member]

Hi, what is the meaning of stock item category or non-stock item cat while creating the bom? will it change as per mts or mto scenario? pls exlain in detail.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

The item category does not have any link to Planning (MTS/MTO) hence no changes in BOM occur

The main difference is

For Stock item cat (L) : Used for Comp kept in Stock.we have to maintain a valid master record in the system and the stock item components are automatically reserved for the maintenance order.

For Non Stock Item Cat (N) : Used for components which are not kept in stock if they are used in a bill of material (BOM). Non-stock items can be entered in the BOM with or without a master record. To enter a non-stock item without a master record, you must simply enter a descriptive text.The system automatically creates a purchase requisition for these components, when they are used for maintenance purposes. This leads to order-specific materials procurement via the purchasing department.

Regards

Brahmaji

[former_member196398]

Yadav,

It is basically depends on how you want to procure and consume the raw materials. This is no where related to MTS or MTO scenario.

Stock Item with Item category - L

If you want procure material and stock it in stores and then Issue it as and when required to Production execution(Production Order). In this case the procurement is not made specific to any order, it is standard purchase.

Nonstock Item: N

If you want the material to be procured and consumed specific to production orders then you can use the material with Non-Stock Item category in BOM. Here the PR would be with account assignment to Production order and once the GR is made for the purchase order, the costs would get debited to the order and the component is also consumed.

Generally this would be used in place where the leadtime for procurement is very very less and you want to procure the component only after the production order creation.

Regards,

Prasobh