Configuring Project-Driven Supply Chain (PDSC)
PDSC setup
Project-Driven Supply Chain connects project demand to procurement and supply chain execution. Configure the project business unit, project organization, project parameters, requisition destinations, project tasks, expenditure types, and transfer or cost accounting. Project requisitions carry project and task information into purchasing and receiving.
Flow
A project requisition identifies the project, task, and expenditure type. Purchasing creates the PO with project details, receiving records project delivery, and accounting captures project costs. Project transfers move material between project and non-project inventory as configured. Validate that project accounting is active before transacting.
Worked example
An engineering project needs specialized material. Create a project requisition with the project, task, and expenditure type. The procurement BU creates a PO with the same project accounting. Receive to the project location and confirm the expenditure is charged to the task. If the task is missing, accounting cannot post correctly. If the project organization is not configured, the requisition may not reach the project destination.
Traps
Do not confuse project BU with procurement BU. Do not assume every PO line can carry project details. Do not ignore task and expenditure validation.