RE:[sap-log-mm] 2 Outline Agreements For Same Material
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 | Posted by ha_tran (Senior SAP Supply Chain Business Analyst) on Mar 15 at 8:06 PM |  Mark as helpful |
Hi,
Unfortunately, I don't share the same proposed solution of source list. Take a look at OSS Note 457110 (Question 11) for further clarification.
Cheers,
HT
---------------Original Message---------------
From: DLT
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:59 AM
Subject: 2 Outline Agreements For Same Material
> We have a situation where one material is being purchased from 2 different vendors and we have Agreements in SAP with both vendors.
>
> What is happening is the system is not recognizing there are outline agreements for the material...and then release orders are not getting assigned. When we do a spend analysis of the agreement, the information is not accurate as release orders are not assigned. The system seems to be confused because there are 2 agreements and thus not able to "assign" and is not proposing/showing a choice between 2.
>
> What I am wondering is...is there a way to get the system to "propose' the 2 agreements when you are creating the release order...similar to when there is more than one "info record" and no agreement exists when creating a requisition...the system will show that there is more than one info record and you choose which vendor/material combination you prefer.
>
> Obviously there is similar functionality in "quota agreements" because the system will propose which vendor to order from based on % of spend etc. but you can choose which vendor on the quota arrangement to order from.
>
> From a "Business Process" viewpoint, one might ask why a company would have more than one agreement for the same material and the only explanation really is if the "material" is deemed strategic/critical to the organization and thus you want to ensure you maintain a relationship with more than one vendor incase your main vendor is short of supply/goes on strike/goes out of business etc...If you didn't maintain the relationship with another vendor and it is a critical material to your company...may cause a plant outages if you couldn't procure the material in a timely fashion! This is a key reason why you do quota arrangements...However, this is not the "scenario" for us and I am addressing this issue from a process perspective as well as SAP functionality to handle these situations.
__.____._ Unfortunately, I don't share the same proposed solution of source list. Take a look at OSS Note 457110 (Question 11) for further clarification.
Cheers,
HT
---------------Original Message---------------
From: DLT
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:59 AM
Subject: 2 Outline Agreements For Same Material
> We have a situation where one material is being purchased from 2 different vendors and we have Agreements in SAP with both vendors.
>
> What is happening is the system is not recognizing there are outline agreements for the material...and then release orders are not getting assigned. When we do a spend analysis of the agreement, the information is not accurate as release orders are not assigned. The system seems to be confused because there are 2 agreements and thus not able to "assign" and is not proposing/showing a choice between 2.
>
> What I am wondering is...is there a way to get the system to "propose' the 2 agreements when you are creating the release order...similar to when there is more than one "info record" and no agreement exists when creating a requisition...the system will show that there is more than one info record and you choose which vendor/material combination you prefer.
>
> Obviously there is similar functionality in "quota agreements" because the system will propose which vendor to order from based on % of spend etc. but you can choose which vendor on the quota arrangement to order from.
>
> From a "Business Process" viewpoint, one might ask why a company would have more than one agreement for the same material and the only explanation really is if the "material" is deemed strategic/critical to the organization and thus you want to ensure you maintain a relationship with more than one vendor incase your main vendor is short of supply/goes on strike/goes out of business etc...If you didn't maintain the relationship with another vendor and it is a critical material to your company...may cause a plant outages if you couldn't procure the material in a timely fashion! This is a key reason why you do quota arrangements...However, this is not the "scenario" for us and I am addressing this issue from a process perspective as well as SAP functionality to handle these situations.
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