Generating subcontractors

The next step of the manual activation of the Resources by site functionality is generating this data:

  • Subcontractors
  • Subcontractor locations
  • Subcontractors by site

This data is generated in the Generate Subcontractors (tisub0220m900) session.

This data is defined for operation subcontracting and product subcontracting.

You can view and maintain the generated data in these sessions:

  • Subcontractors in the Subcontractors (tisub0120m000) session
  • Subcontractor locations in the Subcontractor Locations (tisub0125m000) session
  • Subcontractors by site in the Subcontractors by Site (tisub0130m000) session
  • All generated data combined in the Subcontractors by Site (tisub0130m000) session.

A subcontractor is a business partner from whom you buy the production of one or more operations, or an entire product. The definition of a subcontractor is based on a buy- from business partner.

A subcontractor location is defined as a combination of subcontractor and subcontracting site. The subcontracting site represents the factory at which the subcontractor performs the subcontracted activities.

A subcontractor can have multiple subcontractor sites. A subcontractor site is defined as an external site. When a subcontractor is assigned for production, this includes the location of the subcontractor.

The Subcontractors by Site (tisub0130m000) session lists the subcontractors that are available for production sites. Multiple subcontractors can be available for a production site.

Operation subcontracting

To generate subcontractors for operation subcontracting, the subcontractors are taken from the Subcontractor field in the Work Center (tirou0601m000) session or the Subcontractor field on production order operations.

The subcontractor location is generated based on the site of the work centers.

The information in the Subcontractors by Site (tisub0130m000) session is generated in this way::

  • The production site is retrieved from the site of production orders, job shop routings, or generic routings. For generic routings, the site is retrieved from the Job Shop Site field in the Item - Production (tiipd0101m000) session.
  • The Transportation Time Method field is set to Derived.
  • The carrier is retrieved from the buy-from business partner of the production site.
  • The transportation time is calculated from the distance between the production sites and the subcontractor sites.
Note: 
  • Work centers defined in the Work Center (tirou0601m000) session are not selected to generate subcontractors, subcontractor locations, or subcontractors by site in these cases:
    • The Subcontractor Independent check box is selected.
    • No subcontractor is specified in the Subcontractor field.
  • If two work centers are linked to the same business partner, the first work center that is retrieved creates a subcontractor.
  • The work center can be linked to a production site. In this case, the subcontractor location is the same as the production site. This applies to operation subcontracting, only subcontracted operations can be performed at the production site.

Product subcontracting

The subcontractors in the Subcontractors (tisub0120m000) session are generated from the Subcontractor field of the Product Subcontracting Model (tisub1600m000) session.

The subcontractor locations in the Subcontractor Locations (tisub0125m000) session are generated from the site of the warehouse specified in the Subcontractor Warehouse field of the Product Subcontracting Model (tisub1600m000) session.

The production sites in the Subcontractors by Site (tisub0130m000) session are generated from the site specified in the Production Site field of the Product Subcontracting Model (tisub1600m000) session.

Using the Generate Subcontractors (tisub0220m900) session

The selection ranges in this session are used to specify the data ranges for which subcontractors, subcontractor locations, and subcontractors by site are to be generated:

  • The Business Partner range is used to specify a range of buy-from business partners.
  • The Subcontractor Site range is used to specify a range of sites linked to work centers.
  • The Production Site range is used to specify a range of sites linked to routings.

The Routing/Model Revision Status range fields are used to specify the revision status range of the routings and the model revisions for which to generate subcontractors, subcontractor locations, and subcontractors by site.

The Skip Generic Routing before field is used to narrow down the selection of generic routes. Generic routes expired before the date specified in this field are excluded.

Job shop routings and subcontracting models that are linked to customized items whose projects are closed are not used to create data in the Subcontractors by Site (tisub0130m000) session.

Closed production order operations are not used to create subcontractors, subcontractor locations, and subcontractors by site.

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