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Tasks can be executed by external companies, for example, if your own workshops:
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Do not have sufficient capacity
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Cannot call upon any qualified personnel for special tasks
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Would execute a task at a greater cost
If individual operations in a production order need to be carried out by a separate company, you need to make use of the functions
for external processing.
The following tasks can be processed externally (see Processing Operations Externally):
- Individual operations or sub-operations for an order
- An entire order
The following forms of processing are available for external processing:
- Processing with an external company as work center
- Processing with an individual purchase order
- Processing with service specifications
Integration
External processing is integrated into the Purchasing Module. In the case of external processing or procurement, you need
access to information from the purchasing department.
For example, you need to know about the vendor and the conditions that apply for external processing/procurement. This information
is maintained in purchasing.
Features
If a production order contains:
- External processing operations, or
- Non-stock components
the system creates a purchase requisition for external processing or external procurement.
A purchase requisition is an internal document that defines the requirements for a material or a service. It authorizes Purchasing
to procure a certain quantity of material or service so that it is available on the date required.
You can see the number of the purchase requisition on the external processing screen of an operation or on the purchasing
data screen of a non-stock component. If a purchase requisition changes, you can start a workflow to inform Purchasing.
Purchasing generates a purchase order form the purchase requisition, which informs the vendor which service is required, or
which material is to be delivered.
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