How do you receive the internal activities in the material cost estimate using a logistic quantity structure?

Assigning to the routing header is too general and does not specify which activities apply to which specific operation; activities are generally consumed at the operation level.

In SAP, internal activities (like labor or machine time) are costed by linking them to work centers, which are then assigned to operations within a routing. The work center specifies the responsible cost center and the activity types performed, allowing the system to calculate the cost of these activities in the material cost estimate based on activity rates.

While cost element type 43 is for internal activity allocation, the mechanism for receiving these activities in the material cost estimate through a logistic quantity structure is via the work center and its assignment in the routing operation, not directly assigning the cost element to the operation.

A bill of material (BOM) specifies the raw materials and components, not internal activities; activities are defined in routings.