What is the quota arrangement?
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What is the quota arrangement?
The quota arrangement is an instrument used in sourcing administration i.e it basically divides the total requirement of a material over a period among certain sources of supply by assigning a quota to each source. The quota specifies which portion of the total requirement should be procured from a given source.
What is quota base quantity and why is it used?
The quota base quantity enables you to prevent the new source from being assigned all requirements (in the form of requisitions or Pos, for example) until its quota-allocated quantity exceeds the quota-allocated quantity of one of the existing sources.
What is the Tcode for quota arrangement?
SAP Quota Arrangement Transaction Codes
| # | TCODE | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEQ1 | Maintain quota arrangement |
| 2 | MEQ3 | Display quota arrangement |
| 3 | MEQ6 | Analyze quota arrangement |
| 4 | MEQB | Revise quota arrangement |
Which of the following is used for manual control of the quota arrangement quantities when new sources are included?
Quota base quantity
Quota base quantity: This is the Quantity used to control the quota arrangement when new sources of supply are identified /included.
How do I create a quota arrangement in SAP?
To set up a quota arrangement for the procurement of a material, proceed as follows:
- Choose Master data Quota arrangement Maintain .
- Enter the material and plant number. Then pressENTER to display the overview screen for the quota arrangement periods.
- Enter a validity period for the quota arrangement.
What is quota file in SAP?
A quota arrangement divides the total requirement of a material over a period among certain sources of supply by assigning a quota to each source. The quota specifies which portion of the total requirement should be procured from a given source.
Is Source list mandatory for quota arrangement?
If you want the purchase requisition to be assigned to the vendor based upon the quota arrangement, then it is must to assign the quota arrangement to the vendor in the source list for the material.
What is the difference between source list and info record?
Info Record has to be created first and then Source List has to be created. What I feel is there is no dependency such that Info Record has to be created first before we create the Source List. Both are independent master data and can be created one after the other.
What are the different types of source determination?
SAP MM – Source Determination/List
- Source list includes a list of possible sources of supply for a material over a given framework of time.
- Source list specifies the time period of ordering a particular material from a given vendor.
- Source list can be copied from one plant to another plant.
What is outline agreement in SAP MM?
An outline agreement is a longer-term arrangement between a purchasing organization and a vendor regarding the supply of materials or the performance of services according to predefined conditions over a certain timeframe. Outline agreements can be subdivided into the following types: Contracts. Scheduling agreements.
What is info record in SAP MM?
The purchasing info record (also referred to in abbreviated form as the “info record”) contains information on a specific material and a vendor supplying the material. The info record allows buyers to quickly determine: Which materials have been previously offered or supplied by a specific vendor.
What is subcontracting process in SAP MM?
Subcontracting is one of the manufacturing strategy by which a company decides to outsource some or all of its production operations to a vendor. This product (if not a finished product) is then used by the manufacturing company to carry out the rest of the operations to turn it into a finished product.