Assignment of Material Component

Question

Hi,
To which activity should we attached material component ( Stock and Nonstock)?
Please explain both for Internal Activty as well as external activity.
Muzamil

Answer 1

Hi,
To answer your question To which activity should we attached material component ":
Lets take an example:
Component "A" is being procured and dispatched to the customer. But before dispatching assume that there is a Factory acceptance test (FAT) for this material, so in your project there would be three activities with FS relation ship:
Procurement> FAT> Dispatch or the Shipment
Now you know very well that this material is needed for sure at the end of the procurement activity or at the start of the FAT activity.
1. Either assign this material to Procurement activity with Allign finish date on the general data tab of the Material "A"
or assign it to FAT activity with Allign start date on the general data tab of the Material "A"
2. So when you schedule the proecet the requirement date on the general data tab of the Material "A" is picked up from that particular activity.
Now to explain your question :When to chose the Stock and non stock:
1. If you wish to dispatch the material directly from the vendor to customer, assigne this material component--delete the procurement indicator and enter "N" as item categoty (Based on the configuration in OPS8) you wll have two options so choose third party order.
2. If you wish to dispatch the material after it is received in your own plant then chose "L" as item category and save it..
Hope it is clear now.
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Thanks.