Batch Tracing

The subcontract order provides a detailed batch where-used list with exact information about the assignment of finished batches and component batches.

The assignment can now be displayed in the batch where-used list after goods receipt. For a detailed display, you must set the Multi Batch Evaluation indicator on the initial screen of the batch where-used list.

Subsequent adjustments to the component consumption can now be made with reference to the finished batch.

If you work with inbound deliveries, you can enter the detailed batch information in the inbound delivery. The subsequent goods receipt is then automatically posted with this batch information.

If you use SAP Supplier Network Collaboration (SAP SNC), your vendor can also enter the detailed batch information in the SAP SNC system. The data can then be posted automatically to your SAP ERP system.

Multilevel Subcontracting

This function allows you to create a purchase requisition automatically for multiple vendors. The subcontractor in the lower level is notified to send the finished product directly to the next vendor or subcontractor. The entire supply chain can be monitored on the basis of the purchase requisition number.

Third-Party Order Processing for Subcontracting

You can use the standard functions for third-party order processing with this enhancement for ordering products that are finished by a subcontractor and sent directly to the end customer. When a third-party order is created, the system can now automatically create a purchase requisition for subcontracting. The information required for shipping to the end customer (such as delivery address) is transferred to the purchase requisition.

Third-Party Order Planning

You can use external capacity planning for third-party orders in third-party order processing. This lets you take account of the vendor's capacity restrictions.

In the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP ERP) back-end system, when you create the sales order using the item category and corresponding schedule line categories from Customizing, you determine whether or not a sales order item is a third-party item for which planning takes place in SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM). You can use a Business Add-In (BAdI) to specify customer-specific criteria for which the system checks whether external planning should take place for a third-party item, and the system determines the item category accordingly.

The SAP ERP system creates the third-party requisition for planning-relevant items, blocks it, and transfers the data to the SAP SCM system. Planning then takes place in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization component (SAP APO). When the planner releases the third-party requisition in SAP SCM, the SAP ERP system removes the block so that you can create a purchase order and complete third-party order processing.