Dear Colleagues;
Reaching out to supply chain professionals for a general question on visibility.
SAP has provided for basic functions ofASN and confirmations in procurement from the vendors to provide information on the purchase order line. What are others doing regarding communication during shipment from vendor, and when the shipment is dropped in the yard? Are you using SAP in any way? i.e once the vendor has shipped say by boat or train, how is the data being captured, if at all.
Has anyone configured additional confirmation types to 'track' this movment for visibility purposes, or has other functionality been developed/deployed to assist in the supply visibility process within SAP? Again, other types from a visibilty point of view. If you have configured custom types, are they relevant for MRP for example? Or for reporting strictly...? Etc...
Any insights into what others are doing is truly appreciated!