Definition
Viewed from material requirements planning, projects can have their own stock. Materials that are needed to carry out the project are managed in project stock.
Each WBS element in a project definition has a separate
individual stock segment. Each stock segment is permanently assigned to a WBS element and, from a MRP view, is only available for this WBS element. However you group stock segments for a project together. For more information, see Grouping for Individual Project PlanningUnlike general stock, you must enter the relevant WBS element, as well as the plant and storage location, when entering a goods movement.
Project stock can be valuated or non-valuated. See
Valuated Project Stock and Non-Valuated Project StockUse
You use project stock in complex make-to-order production if:
Integration
Since working with project stock affects several areas in a company, you should involve the people responsible for inventory management, controlling and possibly purchasing in the decisions about suitable scenarios and settings.
See also:
Managing Stocks of Material Components Monitoring Costings in Complex Make-To-Order Production