Scheduling agreements in MTO production process

Hi All,
Client requirement is to map scheduling agreements in sap and for that scheduling dates MRP need to run. My question is, is it required to create sales order with reference to scheduling agreement or not. Because they have Make-to-order production scenario.
Regards
Chowdary

Hi Chowdary,
No need to create sale order for scheduling agreement, because the schedule lines are being finalized at scheduling agreement level only,so we do delivery according to delivery schedule with reference to the schedule agreement number.
As per my knowledge in make to order scenario also we can execute from scheduling agreement,your material requirement will be transferred according to that they do production as per the product availability you will schedule the deliveries.
Regards
Ram

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Hi Mangalraj,
For your question:
1.While running MRP which one has the higher priority?
-->GR processing time MRP-run will take it from material master data
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We use scheduling agreement for cross-company process in our client. After MRP run schedule lines created automatically. For the next step outbound delivery is created via VL10F (or VL10B).
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Issue: how to make BOM field(Component Part) in PO/ SA field non editable in MM customising. After the PO is saved user can not able to edit the component field in PO or Scheduling Agrreement.
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-> Production
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I enter in a valid scheduling agreement number into transaction VA32, click the "JIT DlSch" button, click "Corr. Delivery" button and then enter in a date and quantity.
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Recently we are trying to implement the approval process of scheduling agreements.
Client requirement is when ever there is a change in price irrespective of the following
1. Retrospective price change in any line item
2. Current price change in any line item
3. Future price updation in SA in any line item
4. New addition of line item
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Becuase the net value change will happen only on that onwards..
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regards,
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Purchasing document processing state PROCSTAT
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1. Scheduling agreement created and IDoc tranfered to Supplier.At supplier end Sales Scheduling agreemenet created.
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Regds

Hi,
i found this document...
http://help.sap.com/bp_imc603/BBLibrary/Documentation/667_Scen_Overview_EN_CN.ppt.
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regards, Paul.

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I would like to know if the following is possible via SAP.
I understand that when the both ME84 and the ME9E is trigger, the Goods Receipt for Schedule Agreement will not be possible if the goods receipt date is way before the delivery date.
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Regards,
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Honestly, schedule agreements shall be used if you rely on delivery dates in any kind. Too early is bad because you have no storage capacity, too late is bad because your production may run out of components and gets stuck.
It is an agreement with your vendor to get the material on time. For any other case you can use the schedule lines in the purchase order, or you can fix the prices in a contract.
if you travel with train or plane, you get a schedule, with the dates and the time ,with your connections... you expect that everything works like it is written there. How disappointed would you be if you arrive at the airport on Thursday and you get told that your connection flight was already here 3 days earlier.
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