Mapping Manufacturer in to Vendor Master

Question

Hi
Per our clients' new audit requirements, we need to be able to link current raw materials by plant to the manufacuturer and manufacturer's location.  In some cases, Client procures from a broker and there is no visibility of the manufacturer within SAP. 
We need to assess current vendor master/Procurement structure to see if it is possible to get this link within SAP and still buy via a broker. 
Thanks
Maruthi Ram

Answer 1

Implement the MPN fucntinality.
Define manufacturer part profile
Manufacturer part profiles (MPN profiles) allow you to specify for each of your firms own materials the conditions under which the MPN material may be used in the procurement process.
Using the MPN profile, you can determine the following, for example:
Whether the MPN material has to be entered in the purchase order.
Whether purchasing info records are created for the firms own material or for the MPN materials.
Whether the PO text for the firmu2019s own material or the one for the MPN material is used.
Whether the MPN material may be changed during the procurement process.
Whether the system is to check the approved manufacturer parts list when an MPN material is entered.
You define the MPN profiles in Customizing for Purchasing under Material Master.
You enter the MPN profile in the master record for your firms own material (Purchasing view).
Create master records for manufacturers and manufacturer plants
If, during the process of procuring materials, you wish to have the option of choosing between several manufacturers of a material, or between several of a certain manufacturers plants, you must create separate master records for such manufacturers and for the relevant plants belonging to the latter.
The number of master records you will need to create for manufacturers, manufacturer plants, and vendors, depends on
Whether the vendor is also the manufacturer
Which of the plants belonging to a certain manufacturer you wish to procure materials from
Vendor is not the manufacturer
If the manufacturer is not a vendor (end supplier), you can store the manufacturer data in a manufacturer master record with a minimum of data entry effort. You then assign the account group MNFR to this manufacturer master record. If you wish to store an external ID for the manufacturer, enter it in the control data (External manufacturer field). This identification will appear in the purchase order.
Vendor is also the manufacturer
If the vendor is simultaneously the manufacturer, you can work with vendor master records. You must then ensure that a partner schema that takes the partner role HS into consideration is assigned to the account group of the vendor master record. (In Customizing for Purchasing under Partner Determination ® Partner Settings in Vendor Master Record ® Assign Partner Schemas to Account Groups). The manufacturer plants must then have the partner role HS in the vendor master record.
You wish to procure materials from certain specific manufacturer plants
If the manufacturer has several Manufacturer Plants, you can create a separate manufacturer master record with the account group MNFR for each of them. The manufacturer plants must have the partner role HS (manufacturer plant) in the manufacturer (vendor) master record.