Company’s Own Special Stocks
Definition
Stocks belonging to your company that are stored with the vendor or the customer.
In the R/3 System the following types of company’s own special stocks are available:
Since these special stocks are not located at your own company, they are managed at plant level and not at storage location level.
Two stock types are possible:
All stock types can be inventoried.
Use
Stock of Material Provided to Vendor
These are your company's own stocks that you provide to the vendor (subcontractor) to manufacture a product you have ordered. However, this stock is still your company's property. This stock is available for Materials Planning.
The goods movements for materials provided to vendor are described in
Subcontracting .Consignment Stock at Customer
This is consignment material belonging to your company that is stored with the customer. This stock is not available for materials planning.
In Inventory Management, you can post the following goods movements (with reversal):
Entering Transfer Postings from Material to Material)
Other goods movements are processed using the Sales (SD-SLS) component. See also:
Managing Consignment Stocks.
Returnable Packaging Stock at Customer
This is packaging materials or means of transport (for example, pallets or crates) which are supplied by your company to a customer and must be returned. Returnable packaging stock is not available for Materials Planning.
In Inventory Management, you can post the following goods movements (with reversal):
Entering Transfer Postings from Material to Material)
Other goods movements are processed using the Sales (SD-SLS) component. See also:
Managing Returnable Packaging Stock.