SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3728088 - Minimum quantity in purchasing info record not considered by MRP

Symptom

There is requirement to maintain "Minimum qty" at supplier level to be considered by MRP.
However, the "Minimum qty" in purchasing info record is not taken into consideration .

Environment

  • S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Maintain different minimum order quantities (MOQ) for the same material with different suppliers in the purchasing info record.
  2. Execute material requirements planning (MRP) for the material.
  3. Observe that MRP does not consider the minimum order quantity (MOQ) specified in the purchasing info record.

Cause

This is standard system design. The 'Minimum Qty' in the purchasing info record is used for purchase orders rather than MRP.

Resolution

Utilize Quota Management to maintain different Minimum Qty for different suppliers.

Keywords

minimum quantity, MOQ, purchasing info record, material requirements planning, MRP, quota management, purchase requisition, purchase order, supplier-specific MOQ, public cloud, minimum qty, info record, quota,  , KBA , PP-MRP-2CL , Material Requirements Planning (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions