Route determination third party sales order

[Former Member]

We are using third party sales order. The process flow is as follows.

Sales order -> Purchase requisition-> Purchase order-> Vendor ships material directly to customer.

Route is currently determinined based on the following:

1. Departure zone (from shipping point)

2. Shipping condition ( from ship to customer master)

3. Transportation Group (rom material master)

4. Destination zone (Transportation zone of the Customer in the order)

Shipping point is in US, but the vendor who ships material to customer is in China. So, we want the Departure zone for the purpose of Route tdeterimination to be based on address in vendor master, and not shipping point.

Is there anyway, we can do this?

Thanks,

Srini

[Former Member]

Dear Srini,

Welcome to SCN forum....

I find route determination for third party sales not logical. Just think in Third-Party Orders, theres is no Material-Movement and no Deliveries from our Plant;

In this case Route Determination will not be applicable. Customer has placed order to you and you have placed an order to your vendor, who directly deliver the goods to your customer. And you dont have to decide which route customer's transporter will take?

So as per me you need not determine routes in case of third party sales order.

Thanks,

Raja