MTO and STO

[former_member71163]

Dear Friends,

Whats the difference between MTO & STO?...................

[former_member550050 · Accepted solution]

Hi Saravanakumar

MTO -

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>Make to order That means materials are specially manufactured or procured against a customers request and normally we dont manufacture these items

So to trigger the manufaturing or production a sales order from the customer is required

That is production order is triggered up on receiving the sales order

This the very meaning of MTO

MTO is basically a sales order

STO -

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>Stock transport order Earlier it was called STPO (stock transport Purchase order) and shortened to STO now

This is shifting stocks from one plant to another plant---movement of materials from one plant to another plant

A lot of excellent threads are available regarding STO in both SD and MM forums

2 types are there

Intracompany STO-----movement of materials from one plant to another plant in a single company code

Both the plants will be in same company code So there wont be any commercial billing

Intercompany STO-----movement of materials from one plant to another plantof diffrent company codes

Both the plants will belong to different company codes.So there will be commercial billing

STO is basically a purchase order

Regards

Raja

[Former Member]

Dear S Kumar,

First of all, i would refer:

[MTO and STO|]

Why.., Because, i think, nothing could be explained better, in detailed.

however, few more refernces:

[Make to Order Cycle|http://www.sap-img.com/production/discrete-manufacturing-the-made-to-order-cycle.htm]

[MTO and MTS|]

Best Regards,

Amit

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[Former Member]

Hi,

Please go thru following thread.

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=22310013&messageID=5276037

Regards,

Abhee