Re: [sap-log-sd] How to setup equipment rental process

Posted by PSD Rajan (Solutions Architect)
on Aug 10 at 1:54 PM
Read 'ambiguity' in place of 'disambiguity'.

---------------Original Message---------------
From: Rajan Subbaraman
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:46 PM
Subject: How to setup equipment rental process

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!!

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