Sap Sale Module: RE:[sap-log-sd] How to setup equipment rental process

Posted by Typewriter
on Aug 10 at 12:42 PM

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!
Typewriter

---------------Original Message---------------
From: Rajan Subbaraman
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:14 PM
Subject: How to setup equipment rental process

Just use what is required. The hangup seems to be in the area of delivery
and return of the equipment, including tracking (Rental/Service Charges are
seemingly normal SD processes). One could stay in line with the process
using barebones ETM solution rather than create maintenance-heavy
workarounds, especially if equipment renting is is one of the main
businesses of the client...... The delivery and return process should not
be equated with PGI and Goods Return or Consignment and Consignment
Return. 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??

Not trying to dampen your enthusiasm here, just pushing you a bit further to
think about the completeness of the process. It is easier to discard 10
steps that you don't want rather than create even 2 new steps from scratch.

Regds,

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