Refurbishment Processing 

Purpose

You can use this business process for refurbishing equipment. The process is seamlessly integrated with the maintenance cycle. Technical assets (serialized equipment) are linked to the material master and can be managed in condition-based stocks. Refurbishment activity of any kind affects the overall stock value of the material (equipment).

During the refurbishment process, equipment is maintained by a team of maintenance planners, maintenance technicians, and storepersons. After a maintenance technician has determined and replaced the defective equipment, the maintenance planner posts the defective item to stock. The maintenance planner can specify the decrease in value by setting a specific valuation type for the item. After several defective items have been posted, the maintenance planner creates and releases a refurbishment order for the given items. These will be withdrawn from stock and refurbished by the maintenance technician. After finishing the repairs, the technician can make the confirmations for the order (labor and materials). Subsequently, the maintenance planner completes the order by posting a goods receipt to stock using a higher valuation type. The stock value changes dynamically according to the condition of the items, with the price of a refurbished item covering all internal and external material and labor costs spent on refurbishing.

Process Flow

The following business process runs in SAP ECC:

       1.      Create and process refurbishment order

       2.      Plan and schedule order

       3.      Put order in process and print

       4.      Post material movements

       5.      Post external services

       6.      Post goods receipt for refurbished parts

       7.      Confirm time

       8.      Process measurement document

       9.      Settle and complete order

   10.      Archive maintenance documents

   11.      Perform evaluations in Plant Maintenance Information System (PMIS)