Delivery quantity for a Subcontracting PO to be rounded off to multiples of a specified qty.

[papri_rudra29]

Hello experts,

Our business wants to follow a subcontracting process but they have the problem that when sending out the SC components to the vendor, they have a minimum subcontracting qty. which they need to send.

E.g.:- If as per SC BoM, the qty required for component 1 is say 1 EA, they still need to transfer 48 EA , which is equivalent to 12 boxes (1 box= 4 EA) to the vendor, as 48 is their minimum subcontracting qty for this component. If the reqd. qty for the component is , say, 50, then they actually need to order 96 EA, which is 24 boxes. Always a multiple of 48 EA/12 boxes, nothing in between, it should be.

• They want to automate this process, instead of having to change the quantities in the PO or during delivery creation.

I had suggested that they should maintain the component qty as fixed in their SC BoMs , so that irrespective of the header material qty, the component 1 qty is always 48 EA or 12 box (as we maintain in the SC BoM) but business does not wish to do that as they wish to keep their master data clean.

• Also they wish to set up a batch job like delivery due list , using ME2O or ADSUBCON transaction to create deliveries automatically.

Any suggestions as how the above requirements can be incorporated, using standard SAP functionalities.

Thanks and Regards

[DominikTylczyn · Accepted solution]

Hello papri.rudra29

I don't think what you need is possible in ME2O. However you can activate MRP areas and create one for a subcontractor. Then you replenish stock at subcontractor not with ME2O and deliveries created there but with regular MRP planning. Then you can maintain in material master regular MRP data for subcontractor MRP area e.g. rounding quantity, minimum lot size etc. That should solve your issue.

Best regards

Dominik Tylczynski