Material planning in SAP MM

Question

All,
is it possible to create a list with pre-defined to be ordered materials (for example) per month over a 1 year period?
So the purchase requests will be created automatically based on the order dates and the quantities in this list.
I looked in the forecasting but the situation described above is not automatic ordering based on seasons or something like that, it is already known how much is to be ordered.
Thanks a lot!
Mark

Answer 1

Hi Yawar,
this appears to be a good solution however, these quantities to be delivered are fixed per period per material but the split over the suppliers which deliver these materials can differ.
You have like 1000 pcs to be delivered and 10% has to go to supplier A, 20% to supplier B and 70% to supplier C (quota split) based on the contractprices. The next period 2000pcs with the same quota.
Based on these quota agreements 3 Purch reqs should be generated per period 1 for 100, 1 for 200 and 1 for 700 at the different suppliers.
How do I fit in the schedule line agreements here?
I understand that you can say, 'since you know period 1 = 1000pcs, 100 for sup A, 200 for B and 700 for C you can foresee the orders to be delevired by the suppliers up front so why bothering about the MRP way'. However its not clear to me how to solve it with schedule lines.....
Thanks!