Inter Plant Purchasing (Plant A buys from Plant B)

Procedure Flow:-

  • Buying Plant Create the Purchase Order type UB - Stock transport Order - transaction ME27
  • Supplying Plant receive the Purchase Order and issue it to the transport warehouse once they have the required quantity - transaction MB1B - movement type 351 - Transfer posting to stock in transit from unrestricted use.
  • Buying Plant receive the purchase quantity with transaction MB01 - Goods Receipt from Purchase Order.
Accounting document was created during the transfer posting - movement type 351.

Debit           Buying Plant Inventory
Credit          Supplying Plant Inventory

If there was a price difference (the same material have different price in the different plant), the lower price plant will be posted with the amount differences.

Example :-
Material Master - Costing View       Material Price for Buying Plant          100
                                                       Material Price for Supplying Plant      150

The Accouting posting would be:-
       Debit            12345   Buying Plant Inventory                       100
       Debit            67890   Price Difference for Stock Transfer       50
       Credit           12345   Supplying Plant Inventory                   150

The General Ledger Account Number was determine through the Material Valuation Class which was tied throught the Automatic Posting of Account Assignment. (Transaction OMWB then click Account Assignment)

Double click on the Description to check the General Ledger Account Number
Inventory posting                                     BSX
Expense/revenue from stock transfer        AUM

SAP MM Reference Books:
SAP Material Management Interview Questions, Certification and Configuration Books

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