Third-party scenario in APO

[Former Member]

Hi expert,

Has some of you manage a third-party scenario in APO?

We have some products that are direcly delivered using a third-party sales order from our vendor, while the same product for another customer is delivered from our stock in our distribution.

Do you have some information? Could you please share your experiencies?

Thanks,

Raü

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Raul,

Please find the below link which helps you to

get your required information

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm70/helpdata/EN/f7/626f39ff1ee32ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm

Regards

R. Senthil Mareeswaran.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The problem is that we are not "subcontracting" and we are not providing any component to the vendor.

We are selling a product that we are not producing at all (just buying it to an external vendor). So that, this product has Procurement Type = "F" in our location.

Imagine we have a vendor in "Holland" that is producing the finish good. And we are selling that product to two customers (one in Italy and the other in Belgium). All requirements for the italian customer are delivered to our distribution center in Italy, and Sales Orders to that customers are delivering the stock place on that distribution center. For the Belgium requirements there is need to send the stock to our warehouse (Italy) in order to send it later to Belgium

In that case our company has an agreement with the vendor, so that the keep the stock for the Belgium needs (we are not the owners of that stock), and then we create Third-Party Sales Orders.

If you have any experience in such a kind of scenario I would appreciate.

Regards,

Raü

[digambar_narkhede · Accepted solution]

Hi Raul,

We have very similar requirement called as Drop Shipment mapping where one location acts as a Hub location that receives the orders from customer/other country and the stock to that customer/country is replenished from the third location which is actually mfg the product.

We have mapped it thru custom VMI scenario(by managing MRP type) in which a Hub PO and SO are generated to match the demand supply at all locations and have balance.

Also this can be managed in ICH (Inventory collaboration hub) as a drop shipment if business is large for such type of sale.

Explore ICH and also Refer SAP Note 1000565 - Consulting services: Supplier collaboration in SNC (ICH)

Regards,

Digambar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Thanks for your input. I will have a look at the VMI scenario and let you know

Regards,

Raü