I am a process person and happened to look up ETM a while back. My
requirement was for a couple of one-off situations and not as a regular
business requirement. Rental and service charges were addressed in SD using
Equipment masters. Delivery and Return were done offline (with debit notes
for delivery and return charges - no shipping etc.) and the service contract
indicated contract expiry and hence anticipated Equipment Return. The
emphasis was on rental and service charges rather than delivey and tracking,
being a non-priority business activity.
**I am thinking - clear MMR naming, material group, material type, sales
document type, dedicated billing types, reports (dates) of these invoices
etc. are the tools to keep an inventory-overview of materials that is given
for hire. **
- Just imagine the amount of controls that you would need to build around
these to ensure process compliance... Will it work? It could. But will it
be free of disambiguity? I doubt it. Work arounds are like a mechanic
using just a screwdriver and a hammer - for all situations. You could
probably open a can with that, but a can opener is clearly a better option!!
| | | ---------------Original Message---------------
From: Typewriter
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:43 PM
Subject: How to setup equipment rental process
Ranjan,
Your post has been encouraging!
From your post -
"Say, how would you track and ensure Goods Out = Goods In ?? How
would you know when the equipment is due back and when you can commit it to
the next customer??"
Could you describe - from your experience - how companies are managing "inventory - overview" (when material given for hire is due to be back etc.) within SD & in ETM?
I am thinking - clear MMR naming, material group, material type, sales document type, dedicated billing types, reports (dates) of these invoices etc. are the tools to keep an inventory-overview of materials that is given for hire.
Thank you, in advance!
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