delivery in MM

[Former Member]

please explain about inbound and outbound delivery with examples.

[former_member192897 · Accepted solution]

Inbound delivery does not necessarily mean goods receipt. INBOUND DELIVERY in SAP pertains to all incoming goods, which may refer to either a vendor delivery or a return of a rejected delivery to a customer. It may cover the schedules of deliveries from your vendors/suppliers or even a rejected delivery to a customer.

The GOODS RECEIPT portion pertains to the time that you are in the process of receiving the goods (either as a delivery or as a return item). Hence, movement type would vary.

The outbound delivery forms the basis for goods issue posting. The data required for goods issue posting is copied from the outbound delivery into the goods issue document, which cannot be changed manually. Any changes must be made in the outbound delivery itself. In this way, you can be sure that the goods issue document is an accurate reflection of the outbound delivery.

When you post goods issue for an outbound delivery, the following functions are carried out on the basis of the goods issue document:

Warehouse stock of the material is reduced by the delivery quantity.

Value changes are posted to the balance sheet account in inventory accounting.

Requirements

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_crm40/helpdata/en/63/e48939728dd04abac5b86aa66002c2/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_crm40/helpdata/en/dd/5607a6545a11d1a7020000e829fd11/content.htm

[Former Member]

Hi,

Inbound delivery :The deliveries which are created for stocks receipts (Goods receipts) in a plant from outside are called inbound deliveries.

Ex: Receiving materials from a vendor or receiving materials from other plant.

Outbound delivery: The deliveries which are created for goods we send outside (goods issues)from our plant are called outbound deliveries.

Ex:Goods delivery for a customer,Material issue for a subcontractor,Material issue to other plant.

Regards,

Rambhupal reddy

[sunilachyut]

Outbound Delivery -> These can be for customers or Stock Transfers within different plants. The difference between a customer and STO is, for the customers a Sales Order is created and for STOs a Purchase Order is created.

Inbound Delivery -> Stock which you get from vendors or OEM or from other plants.

Not sure how detailed you were looking but hope it gives a high level picture.

Sunil Achyut