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Stock Transport Order Return process

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Marco van Wagenberg 1.0 10/28/2004 11/19/2004

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I NTRODUCTION

This document describes the procedure that needs to be fo o!ed in case materia s that are de ivered to "our p ant b" another p ant #that is using fu $%&' have to be returned to that p ant. (t is not possib e an"more to boo) a 122 #or *22' movement against the origina purchase order. This !i cause the goods to be moved in transit again+ but the" can not be moved out of transit stoc) b" the supp "ing p ant an"more. ,e a!are that materia s shou d on " be returned to affi iates in case this has significant benefits. (t might be more cost efficient to simp e scrap the goods in stead of sending them bac).

P RE - RE%UISITES

-o stoc) in transit eft #.rigina $toc) Transport .rder must be fu " received'. /e iver" comp ete indicator must have been set.

R ETURN

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,e o! a detai ed description of the steps invo ved in the $T. return process.

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CREATE STOCK TRANSPORT RETURN ORDER

The on " difference bet!een a norma $toc) Transport .rder and a $T. for the return process is the 0return indicator1 in the item detai s. This indicator starts the return order process. (t is a so possib e to specif" the batch that !i be returned. This batch !i be copied over to the 0receipt1 transaction for this $toc) Transport .rder.

$ince the return process uses the norma master data settings+ no additiona source ists or info records are needed to support the return process. The return order can be recogni2ed b" it3s negative 4uantit" on the standard $%& ist disp a" functions. (n the purchasing information s"stem+ the return orders and their 0receipts1 are disp a"ed as separate )e" figures. The M/04 in the returning p ant !i sho! M5& e ement 05eturn1 !ith a negative 4uantit". The M/04 in the p ant that !i receive the goods bac) in sho!s a 06onre 1 !ith a positive 4uantit" !here regu ar 06onre 1 e ements have a negative 4uantit". The return orders !i not be interfaced to ,usiness Warehouse #to be confirmed'.

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PHYSICAL RETURN PROCESS

When the $toc) Transport 5eturn order is created the goods can be ph"sica returned. The norma &urchase order receipt transaction #M(7.' is used to return the goods #boo) off the 4uantit"'. The return indicator in the $toc) Transport .rders triggers another movement t"pe for the posting. %

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STOCK TRANSPORT ORDER - RETURN PROCESS norma &urchase order receipt triggers movement t"pe 101+ the return order uses movement t"pe 48 181. The 4uantit" is deducted from stoc) in the returning p ant and moved to 0stoc) in transit cross compan"1. Transaction M,9T !i sho! the stoc) in transit. /epending on the actua stoc) t"pe+ the indicator in the M(7. transaction needs to be changed. (t defau ts to 0(nspection stoc)1. (n case the stoc) is b oc)ed or unrestricted+ the stoc) t"pe must be changed manua " during M(7..
When the batch !as not specified in the $toc) Transport .rder+ the batch shou d be entered during M(7..

The return is issued from storage bin 082:5;T<5-$ on Warehouse Management eve . This is the same ocation as used for returns on third part" de iveries. =ia a transfer order the return materia needs to be moved to this ocation. The $toc) Transport return order can3t generate shipping documents. When these documents are needed the returning affi iate has to generate these documents via a 0manua de iver"1 #de iver" t"pe *>M'.

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RECEIVE MATERIALS

The 0receiving1 of the returned materia s bac) into the supp "ing p ant is based on a 0return de iver"1+ i)e is done for return orders from third part" customers. The difference is that the $T. return de iver" is based on a purchase order ad not on a sa es orders. =ia the norma transaction to generate de iveries for $toc) Transport .rders #=>10/'+ a so the return de iver" can be created. %gain the return indicator in the &urchase .rder is driving the creation of the return de iver".

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STOCK TRANSPORT ORDER - RETURN PROCESS % the information from the 5eturn order is copied to the return de iver". The storage ocation 98 needs to be entered manua ". When the batch is not maintained in the $toc) Transport 5eturn .rder+ this a so needs to be entered manua " in the 5eturn /e iver".

=ia option 0&ost 7oods receipt1+ the materia s are received from the stoc) in transit into the supp "ing p ant. .n Warehouse Management eve the goods are received as customer returns. /epending on the oca !arehouse Management set:up this is in storage t"pe 904 !ith a d"namic bin that e4ua s the de iver" note number or in fi?ed ocation 6<$T5;T. The receipt in the supp "ing p ant !i trigger a non stoc) re evant inspection ot. This means that an inspection ot is generated+ but that the stoc) is not p aced in 4ua it" inspection. The receiving p ant needs to decide !hat the ne?t steps !i be@ b oc) the stoc)+ re!or)+ scrap or put the stoc) bac) into the !arehouse for further use.

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CREDIT NOTE

>ast step in the process is the invoicing of the return de iver". This !i issue a credit note for the bu"ing p ant.

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