Definicja logistical variant

Co znaczy LOGISTICAL VARIANT:

Variant of a generic material for a specific unit of measure. These variants make it possible to manage separate stocks for different units of measure. You can assign alternative units of measure to a logistical variant in the material master. A logistical variant can be one of the following types:

Procurement variant

Logistical variant in which a material is procured from an internal or external vendor. A material can have several procurement variants.

Sales variant

Logistical variant in which the stock is managed for sale to consumers. Sales are posted from stock in this unit of measure. A generic material can have one sales variant only.

This variant can be sold in different pack sizes that have to be entered as alternative units of measure in the material master record for the variant.

Example

A generic material is created in the sales unit piece. A sales variant is then generated for the unit of measure piece. In addition, procurement variants are created for the following units of measure:

Unit of measure: pack of 6 Unit of measure: pack of 8