Purchasing Components for the Component Exchange Fleet

Outcome

You have a fleet of components in stock. The components are reclassified as remanufactured.

The core entitlement file (MITCEN) is updated with core transactions.

A core entitlement is created between customer A and supplier X when A purchases a product from X and where the product sales price includes a core charge. A then undertakes to return the core to X in order to receive the core refund.

You use the components in the component exchange process where malfunctioning components, such as cores, are exchanged for new or remanufactured components.

A Core is defined as a component or subassembly such as an engine, gearbox, or fuel pump that can be rebuilt or remanufactured and is often available as part of a dealer exchange program.

Before you start

• Settings must be defined as specified in:

  Defining Settings for Component Exchange with Supplier in Core Management Process

• Attributes for the core must be defined in 'Attribute Model. Open' (ATS050).
• The order type must be set to category 20='Normal purchase order' in 'Purchase Order Type. Open' (PPS095).

Follow these steps

1. Create a Purchase Order

   You create a purchase order in 'Purchase Order. Open' (PPS200) and add a line in 'Purchase Order. Open Lines' (PPS201).

2. Reclassify Component Using Attribute

   You can reclassify the component using attributes in two ways. The component is given the applicable attributes, for example Remanufactured, in:

   • 'Purchase Order. Receive Goods' (PPS300) when receiving goods.
   • 'Purchase Order. Inspect Goods' (PPS310) during quality inspection.

3. Mark Serial Number as Belonging to Component Exchange Fleet

   If the purchased component should belong to the component exchange fleet, you must give it a serial number. You can define the component as a serialized item by using an item type, which has a serial number template created in 'Item Type. Open' (CRS040). The serial number template must be defined with an equipment type for remanufactured components in 'Equipment/Serialized Item. Open' (MMS240).

4. Create Account Entries

   Accounting transactions are generated.

5. Match the Invoice with Purchase Order

   When the invoice is matched, the status of the core tracking record is updated to indicate the progress of the process.