Returnable packaging - vendor related

Question

Hello SAP Gurus,
In my current project, I meet following situations regarding vendor related returnable packaging:
1. Packaging belongs to vendor;
2. Packaging belongs to us (purchaser);
3. Packaging is rent by us (purchaser).
Our current solution is to use "Transport Equipment" - 501/M to receive such packaging when do GR of materials. But the constrains here is that warehouse stuff needs to know which material requires returnable packaging when do MIGO. And they have to manage this manually in an excel file: what material requires returnable packaging.
Now my question is: how could we link this returnable packaging with the materials + material vendor.
1. Possible to manage in PIR then flows to PO? (If not considerring development).
2. If consider to generate 2nd line in PO:
1) Again, how could Purchase Order creator know this material is required to generate 2nd line for returnable packaging?
2) For packaging belongs to vendor, which is non-valuated and account assignment will be required;
Many thanks in advance for your precious input and with best regards-
Mengyu

Answer 1

> 1. Packaging belongs to vendor;
> 2. Packaging belongs to us (purchaser);
> 3. Packaging is rent by us (purchaser).
>
> Our current solution is to use "Transport Equipment" - 501/M to receive such packaging when do GR of materials. But the constrains here is that warehouse stuff needs to know which material requires returnable packaging when do MIGO. And they have to manage this manually in an excel file: what material requires returnable packaging.
>
> Now my question is: how could we link this returnable packaging with the materials + material vendor.
> 1. Possible to manage in PIR then flows to PO? (If not considerring development).
> 2. If consider to generate 2nd line in PO:
> 1) Again, how could Purchase Order creator know this material is required to generate 2nd line for returnable packaging?
> 2) For packaging belongs to vendor, which is non-valuated and account assignment will be required;
Hi,
In the 1st case, Packaging belongs to Vendor:
This is Non-valuated but stock update material type (you can maintain this exclusively for Vendor ownership & Rented since these are not your company owned)
501-M is fine with this type. To track this in WM to identify for returns you can give a code description to be easily identifiable to trace it for the return. You/user dont have to add a second line item in the PO, but can directly enter in 501M
In the 2nd case, packaging belongs to your own company, you can define a material type with value and qty update which can also be managed in MIGO. For this I presume you must have issued the materials to vendor before MIGO which can be received in MIGO as company's own stocks.
Hope this helps
Shiva