Accounting for customer inventory in SAP

[aparna_ranganathan]

Hello Experts

Here is a scenario with which i need some help.

We sell products to various customers. Consider an example product - say ABC. The product ABC is sold to multiple retail customers. To improve our forecasting and planning accuracy we need to keep track of inventory of ABC that is available at our company premises as well as at the customers premises. We also have to distinguish the customers inventory from our inventory . While running MRP inventory at customer premises should also be taken into account .

i have to set up something similar to example below in SAP

product ABC - our locations  ---  total availability  1000 CS

product ABC - customer location - total availability  500 CS (customer would send us inventory data via EDI )

We have to distingusih our inventory from customer inventory (customer inventory will obviously not be available to promise to other customers). While running MRP the total stock available should be 1500 CS .

How can i setup the above scenario ? I went through a lot of documentation and forum posts but did not get a clear understanding . Can you please help .

Thanks

Aparna

[former_member197616 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Have you tried customer consignment ? once sold normally business would not consider the stock at customers . when you consider them then definitly could be a consignment . when ever they want they utilize ( in this case your retaillers will sale ).

Regard,

[aparna_ranganathan · Accepted solution]

Sai

Let me try it out and get back to you.

Thanks

Aparna

[former_member197616 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In continuation to my answer , sap has given beautiful explanation for this .

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/dd/55ffe4545a11d1a7020000e829fd11/frameset.htm

Regards,