SAP Returnable Packaging ManagementPlanning Scenarios
Business Value
Providing packaging planning capabilities for multiple requirements and different degrees of complexity
Replenishment functionality with Minimum Reorder Point
Based on the actual account-balance of the returnable packaging account replenishment can be triggered from RPM. You can select this kind of replenishment strategy by selecting planning-type 'Manual Reorder Point Planning' in the account. Replenishment can be created manually by the packaging-planner in the account or automatically via a scheduled job by selecting the corresponding in the field 'Planning Relevance'.
In a scenario where packaging is send to a customer together with the products this constantly decreases the stock of packaging and also decreases the account-balance of the packaging account. By defining a minimum reorder point in the packaging account RPM can track whether the account balance falls below this threshold. If replenishment is also enabled a purchase-order can be created. This purchase-order is created as a call-off from an purchasing outline-agreement, which has to be created in the connected SAP backend system and referenced in the RPM account. The replenishment quantity is calculated as a multiple of the lot-size given in the account. Open call-offs from the same outline agreement are taken into consideration when the replenishment is being calculated.
Replenishment functionality with Maximum Reorder Point
In a scenario where packaging is received from a vendor together with the products this constantly increases the stock of packaging and also increases the account-balance of the packaging account. By defining a maximum reorder-point in the packaging account RPM can track whether the account balance rises above this threshold. If replenishment is also enabled a sales-order can be created.
This sales-order is created as a call-off from an sales outline-agreement, which has to be created in the connected SAP backend-system and referenced in the RPM account. The replenishment quantity is calculated as a multiple of the lot-size given in the account. Open call-offs from the same outline agreement are taken into consideration when the replenishment is being calculated.