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Scrap return process in subcontracting
procurement with real time business scenario
with Challan
What is subcontracting
In subcontracting process company send raw material (Child) to vendor, vendor
perform operation on raw material and send back finish material (Parent or Final
material) to company. And company have to pay for subcontracting charges.
Business scenario for scrap return
In ABC manufacturing industry, Company has not laser cutting machines. That’s
why for metal sheet cutting they are using subcontracting procurement. In this
company is sending metal sheets to subcontractor and after completion of laser
cutting vendor send back final metal sheets as per design and scrap produced of
metal sheets.
Scrap return process in SAP
Prerequisites
1) Material master for Metal sheet before laser cutting, Metal sheet after
laser cutting, and scrap
2) Stock for ‘Metal sheet before laser cutting’
Before subcontracting procurement materials stock
1) Stock of Metal sheet after laser cutting (Initial stock zero)
2) Metal sheet before laser cutting (Initial stock= 1,00,000 M²)
3) Metal sheet scrap (Initial stock zero)
Process steps in SAP
Step-1 Creation of PO (ME21N)
In material data tab,
Click on components to maintain child materials,
In components,
Maintain child material and scrap with negative with quantity
Then click on save
Configuration scope in subcontracting as MM consultant-
1) Separate document type with different number range and Allowed item
category as L only.
2) Separate pricing procedure with condition type ZSUB for subcontracting
charges.
Step-2) Goods issue to subcontractor-
We can use ME2O or MIGO also, here we will use MIGO
T Code- MIGO
Select Transfer posting –Purchase order- PO no and Movement type - 541
Enter+
Enter storage location (From) Item Ok
Check and save+
Note- In real time company issue Materials to vendor on a returnable basis for
subcontracting operations. That’s why one challan document is created (T code-
J1IGSUBCON) and send with material.
And no accounting entries will happen
Monitor stock at subcontractor –
T Code- MBLB
Enter vendor and execute
Here we can check stock present at subcontractor
Step-3 Goods receipt of final material
After completing subcontracting operations Vendor will send back Final Material
T Code- MIGO
Enter+
Observations on good receipt-
1) For final material Movement type 101 (+)
2) For child material Movement type 543 (-)
3) For Scrap Material Movement type 545 (+)
Note- Here if received scrap quantity is different that quantity which is
maintained in PO then we can change in goods receipt.
Now check and Post document
To see accounting entries of goods receipt
In MIGO, Display--Material Document--Doc no
Enter,
Doc info—FI Documents—Accounting documents
Note- In real time after Goods receipt reconciliation of challan is posted with t
Code- J1IGRECON
Step- 4) Move scrap in company from subcontracting
stock
After good receipt, Scrap stock will show in subcontracting stock
To move in company storage location
Use T Code- MIGO
Transfer posting—Other Movement type- 542
Enter Qty and storage location
Enter Item Ok. Check and post
After subcontracting procurement materials stock
Before performing subcontracting process, we checked materials stock let’s see
changes after goods receipts.
1) Stock of Metal sheet after laser cutting
(Material received 10 M²)
2) Metal sheet before laser cutting (Initial stock= 1,00,000 M² )
(Material gets consumed
10M²)
3) Metal sheet scrap
(Scrap produced 5KG)