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Automation of Triangulation, Inter-Company, or Intra-Company Procurement in SAP SCM
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	Volume-71 Issue-9
	Year of Publication : 2023
	Authors : Venkata Sathya Kumar Koppisetti
	DOI :  10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V71I9P102

How to Cite?

Venkata Sathya Kumar Koppisetti, "Automation of Triangulation, Inter-Company, or Intra-Company Procurement in SAP SCM," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology, vol. 71, no. 9, pp. 7-14, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V71I9P102

Abstract
Streamlining the procurement activities in the ERP system helps to optimize the timely availability of the required material at a competitive price through automation. In today’s world, disruptions in Supply Chain Management are inevitable, and Global Organization’s manufacturing plants across different regions can overcome such challenges with automation. Organizations can benefit from Triangulation (Tax benefit) or Inter Company or Intra Company Procurement processes to meet the growing market demands locally in a timely manner, providing quality products on time. Timely availability of the raw material or semi-finished material is the key area for the manufacturing plant to produce the finished material and meet the market demands. As there is no standard box functionality available to create Purchase Orders with these criteria in SAP, there will be delays due to a lack of visibility of the material presence in other manufacturing plants to raise purchase order or involves a lot of buyer involvement to process the purchase requisition which is generated from Material Requirement Planning (MRP) or either Overstock or Understock the Inventory in the Procurement Plant. This article will focus on the Successful automation of the triangulation process or to generate inter-company or intra-company stock transport orders or purchase orders with custom development in the SAP ERP system.

Keywords
Triangulation, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP ERP, MRP, Materials management, Inter-Company, Intra-Company.

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