One stock code - different Sales codes (MATNR)

[Former Member]

Hello!

We are in the process industry wherein we stock in huge containers liquids which are sold in different sales codes (material numbers) according to different pack sizes. Process orders coming from SOs are used to make the goods ready into the MATNRs to be sold.

How can we see the stock of the stored material automatically? When a SO comes, the sales person needs to confirm via ATP (MRP runs only nightly and is not a practical solution) - we may have stock of 10 tons and order may be of 10 kg (10*1 packing) but since there may not be any stock of the pack size 1, the ATP is incorrect. Again, there may not be any stock of the stored material either.

Is there any way to use ATP so we can confirm the delivery dates here? Obviously, since stock is there, we want to ship it ASAP but the material stock for the above reason shows as nil

Thanks a lot.

[Former Member]

Yogesh,

As far as i could understand your process. - The company has a stock of kinda raw materials (LIQUIDS) in containers and based on the requirements these liquids are packed in small containers of fixed size and sold as finished products as it happens in a paint industry....

1. While doing an ATP against what recipts/stocks the promising is done, Is it done based on volume....

ex . An order comes for 10 1kg boxees , So ATP must check against a volume of 10 kg or is it like the ATP checks against 10 1 kg boxes which are there in the unrestricted stock....????

Please exemplify more on how the ATP is designed to behave.....

Regards,

Girish

[Former Member]

Hi Girish,

The ATP should check against the total volume, 10 litres. They will be sold in litres too but can be in packs of 1 or 1/2. Yes, very similar to what happens in paints.

[Former Member]

PS: ATP is based only on forward scheduling but the real problem is how to connect the different MATNRs to the actual bulk material to read its inventory at the time of order entry as there is no stock in the sales MATNRs.