Cross-Plant Goods Movement
Given the correct settings (using special procurement keys) on the material master, materials requirement planning (MRP) plans the production processes across plants (using stock transfer orders or direct transfer of stock across plants). This planning leads to cross-plant goods movements during production.
Grouping, pegging, and distribution (GPD) works in a multi-plant manufacturing environment, in which a complex finished product involves sub-components across multiple plants. The pegging functionality recognizes these logistical relationships and links replenishments with requirements, regardless of their plants.
Cancellation and reversals of cross-plant transfers are treated alike. It is unclear whether the replenishment that was transferred with the original goods transfer (forward movement) is the same replenishment that is transferred back to the sending plant. The receipt date for the new stock record in the receiving plant is set to the actual transfer date.
The following are the scenarios of cross plant goods movements:
Alternate plant procurement of purchased items
Alternate plant production
Plant-to-plant goods transfer of grouped project stock
Stock transfer without reference to a stock transfer order (STO)
1 Step – 301
1 Step reversal – 302
Stock transfer with reference to an STO in the receiving plant without SD
2 Steps - 351 and 101
2 Steps reversal – 102 and 352
Stock transfer with reference to an STO in the receiving plant with SD delivery
2 Steps – 641 and 101
2 Steps reversal – 102 and 642
1 Step – 647
1 Step reversal – 648
Movement Type
Description
301 / 302
Goods receipt into production order in another plant. This is a one-step, cross-plant stock transfer. This movement type does not use STOs but behaves like a goods receipt of stock, except that the stock comes from another plant into the current plant. Movement 302 is the reverse of 301.
351 / 352
Stock transfer that is in transit between two plants. This is a two–step, cross-plant stock transfer, because after movement 351, you do not immediately see the stock in the receiving plant. After movement 351, the stock is in transit between the two plants. Only after you have performed a goods receipt (movement 101/102)of this ”in-transit” stock into the receiving plant can you see this stock in the receiving plant. Movement 352 is the reverse of 351.
641 / 642
Stock transfer that is in transit between two plants, with delivery documents (Sales and Distribution). This is a two-step, cross-plant transfer of stock, because after movement 641, you do not immediately see the stock in the receiving plant. After movement 641, the stock is in transit between the two plants. Only after you have performed a goods receipt (movement 101/102 ) of this ”in-transit” stock into the receiving plant can you see this stock in the receiving plant. Movement 642 is the reverse of 641.
647 / 648
Stock transfer to another plant, with delivery documents (Sales and Distribution), with STO. This is a one-step, cross-plant stock transfer because after movement 647, you can immediately see the stock in the receiving plant. The stock is never in transit with this movement type, but the stock is transferred with reference to an STO with Sales and Distribution documents. Movement 648 is the reverse of 647.
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