Managing Physical Inventory for Partners

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to acquire knowledge about managing physical inventory processes for returnable packaging in partnership scenarios within SAP RPM.

Physical Inventory Management for Partnered Packaging

Packaging material that is stored at a partners location can be subject to regular physical inventory counts. The packaging-maanger can define these counts in RPM by assigning packaging-accounts to counting-groups for which counting-events can be defined for certain dates. The partners are invited to the count via email and can process the counting from the assigned counting-date until the end of the defined counting-period. Differences between the to-be quantity, defined by the account-balance on the counting-date, and the counted quantity are recorded as issues and have to be checked by the packaging-manager. If the differences persist even after recounts the responsibility for the difference (and subsequent value-claims) can be documented in the issue.