Got questions about SAP Extended Warehouse Management? This configuration guide can help! You'll start by learning the ins and outs of SAP EWM setup: defining organizational structures, working with master data, and configuring settings. Then move on to business processes: goods receipt, goods issue, internal movement, shipping and receiving, and labor management. Get the most out of SAP EWM! ConfigurationFind out how to map organizational structures, model the layout of your warehouse, and handle master data to successfully execute warehouse activities. Business ProcessesLearn the details of inbound and outbound processing, shipping and receiving, inventory, quality management and monitoring, RF frameworks, and labor management. IntegrationDiscover how to integrate SAP EWM with both SAP ERP and other applications such as SAP Business Warehouse, SAP Global Trade Services, SAP RFID, and more. Highlights:ConfigurationWarehouse structureMaster dataGoods receipt and issueInternal movementsWarehouse monitoringQuality managementCross-dockingMaterial flow systems Kitting
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface 23
1 Introduction to SAP Extended Warehouse Management 31
1. 1 The SAP Product Pyramid 31
1. 2 Introducing SAP Business Suite 34
1. 3 Warehouse Management in General 40
1. 4 Warehouse Management Solutions from SAP 41
1. 5 Comparing SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP ERP Warehouse Management 43
1. 6 Business Benefits of SAP EWM 49
1. 7 Deployment Options of SAP EWM . . . 52
1. 8 . . . ASAP 8 Implementation Methodology and SAP EWM . . . 54
1. 9 Key Reference Points . . . 64
1. 10 SAP EWM on SAP HANA . . . 65
1. 11 Summary . . . 65
2 Organizational Structure and Definition . . . 67
2. 1 Client . . . 69
2. 2 Company Code . . . 70
2. 3 Plant . . . 71
2. 4 Storage Location . . . 72
2. 5 Warehouse . . . 73
2. 6 Summary . . . 85
3 Warehouse Structure . . . 87
3. 1 SAP EWM and SAP ERP Linkage . . . 89
3. 2 Storage Type . . . 90
3. 3 Storage Section . . . 118
3. 4 Storage Bin . . . 119
3. 5 Staging Area . . . 129
3. 6 Warehouse Door . . . 130
3. 7 Activity Area . . . 131
3. 8 Work Center . . . 132
3. 9 Summary . . . 136
4 Master Data . . . 137
4. 1 Supply Chain Unit . . . 139
4. 2 Business Partners 141
4. 3 Warehouse Product Master . . . 152
4. 4 Transportation Data . . . 188
4. 5 Packaging Materials . . . 192
4. 6 Packaging Specifications . . . 193
4. 7 Route Determination . . . 202
4. 8 Summary . . . 203
5 Cross-Process Definitions . . . 205
5. 1 Handling Units . . . 205
5. 2 Warehouse Order . . . 219
5. 3 Storage Control . . . 228
5. 4 Exception Handling . . . 233
5. 5 Batch Management . . . 239
5. 6 Stock Identification . . . 245
5. 7 Resource Management . . . 248
5. 8 Post Processing Framework . . . 259
5. 9 Travel Distance Calculation . . . 267
5. 10 Serial Number Management . . . 270
5. 11 Summary . . . 277
6 Integrating SAP Extended Warehouse Management with SAP ERP . . . 279
6. 1 Dependency of Systems on Business Scenarios . . . 279
6. 2 Settings . . . 284
6. 3 Data Load Systems . . . 292
6. 4 Migration from LE-WM . . . 292
6. 5 . . . Master Data Integration between SAP ERP and SAP EWM . . . 299
6. 6 . . . Logistics Inventory Management Engine . . . 303
6. 7 . . . Summary . . . 303
7 Inbound Processing . . . 305
7. 1 Basic Setup for Inbound Delivery Processing . . . 306
7. 2 General SAP EWM Delivery Document Structure . . . 318
7. 3 Inbound Delivery Notification . . . 322
7. 4 Inbound Delivery in SAP EWM . . . 328
7. 5 Communication between SAP EWM and SAP ERP . . . 332
7. 6 Check-In Process . . . 333
7. 7 Unloading and Goods Receipt . . . 338
7. 8 Putaway Processing . . . 342
7. 9 Check-Out Process . . . 362
7. 10 Expected Goods Receipt . . . 363
7. 11 Stock-Specific Unit of Measure in the Inbound Process . . . 365
7. 12 Summary . . . 366
8 Advanced Production Integration . . . 369
8. 1 Master Data and Settings for Advanced Production Integration . . . 371
8. 2 Integration of Production Supply in SAP EWM . . . 376
8. 3 Component Staging for Production . . . 377
8. 4 Batches in Staging and Consumption . . . 378
8. 5 Catch Weight in Staging and Consumption . . . 379
8. 6 Staging and Consumption . . . 379
8. 7 Receipt from Production . . . 380
8. 8 Consumption Posting/Back Flushing for Production Supply . . . 381
8. 9 Goods Issue for Production Supply . . . 382
8. 10 Goods Receipt from Production . . . 383
8. 11 Summary . . . 385
9 Outbound Processing . . . 387
9. 1 Basic Setup for Outbound Delivery Processing . . . 389
9. 2 Stock Removal Strategy Definition . . . 396
9. 3 Stock Determination and Valuation 399
9. 4 Wave Management . . . 401
9. 5 Door and Staging Area Determination . . . 405
9. 6 Outbound Delivery Creation . . . 408
9. 7 Check-In/Check-Out Process . . . 415
9. 8 Picking and Loading Execution . . . 417
9. 9 Invoice before Goods Issue . . . 428
9. 10 Post Goods Issue . . . 430
9. 11 Stock-Specific Unit of Measure in the Outbound Process . . . 431
9. 12 Canceling Outbound Delivery . . . 431
9. 13 Summary . . . 434
10 Shipping and Receiving . . . 435
10. 1 Yard Management . . . 435
10. 2 Transportation Units and Vehicles . . . 447
10. 3 Transportation Management Linkage with SAP EWM . . . 450
10. 4 Staging Area and Door Determination (Inbound/Outbound) . . . 456
10. 5 Transit Warehousing . . . 459
10. 6 Summary . . . 460
11 Physical Inventory . . . 463
11. 1 Physical Inventory Types . . . 464
11. 2 Physical Inventory Procedures . . . 466
11. 3 Physical Inventory Settings . . . 469
11. 4 Physical Inventory Process . . . 478
11. 5 Stock-Specific Unit of Measure in Physical Inventory . . . 485
11. 6 Physical Inventory Counting via Radio Frequency . . . 487
11. 7 Reporting . . . 488
11. 8 Summary . . . 491
12 Internal Movements . . . 493
12. 1 Replenishment . . . 493
12. 2 Rearrangement . . . 507
12. 3 Stock Transfer . . . 511
12. 4 Ad Hoc Movements . . . 514
12. 5 Posting Changes . . . 516
12. 6 Summary . . . 522
13 Warehouse Monitoring . . . 523
13. 1 Warehouse Management Monitor . . . 524
13. 2 Easy Graphics Framework . . . 537
13. 3 Graphical Warehouse Layout . . . 540
13. 4 Alerts . . . 542
13. 5 Summary . . . 543
14 Radio Frequency Framework . . . 545
14. 1 Basic Settings . . . 546
14. 2 RF Navigation . . . 557
14. 3 Processing Using RF . . . 560
14. 4 SAP Solutions for Auto-ID and Item Serialization . . . 561
14. 5 Summary . . . 562
15 Labor Management . . . 563
15. 1 Labor Management Activation 564
15. 2 Engineered Labor Standards 570
15. 3 Direct Labor Activities . . . 574
15. 4 Indirect Labor Activities . . . 577
15. 5 Planning and Simulation . . . 579
15. 6 Employee Performance . . . 582
15. 7 Labor Demand Planning . . . 584
15. 8 Summary . . . 585
16 Quality Management . . . 587
16. 1 Quality Inspection Engine Architecture . . . 588
16. 2 Quality Inspection Engine Data . . . 589
16. 3 Customizing Quality Management . . . 590
16. 4 Quality Management Master Data . . . 593
16. 5 Inspection Object Type . . . 595
16. 6 Quality Inspection Groups . . . 597
16. 7 Quality Inspection Process . . . 597
16. 8 Quality Inspection Document Creation . . . 602
16. 9 Inspection Decision Recording . . . 602
16. 10 Follow-Up Actions . . . 602
16. 11 Warehouse Inspection Monitoring . . . 603
16. 12 Quality Inspection Using Radio Frequency . . . 604
16. 13 Quality Inspection in Returns Management . . . 605
16. 14 Summary . . . 607
17 Value-Added Services . . . 609
17. 1 Configuration . . . 611
17. 2 Master Data . . . 615
17. 3 Warehouse Processes . . . 620
17. 4 Orders . . . 625
17. 5 Value-Added Services Execution Using the Work Center . . . 627
17. 6 Auxiliary Product Consumption Posting . . . 628
17. 7 Summary . . . 629
18 Cross-Docking . . . 631
18. 1 Planned Cross-Docking . . . 632
18. 2 Opportunistic Cross-Docking . . . 642
18. 3 Exceptions in Cross-Docking . . . 648
18. 4 Summary . . . 648
19 Material Flow System . . . 651
19. 1 Structure of MFS . . . 652
19. 2 Setting Up the Material Flow System . . . 656
19. 3 Repeating or Resending an Acknowledgment Telegram . . . 658
19. 4 Material Flow System in the Warehouse Management Monitor . . . 659
19. 5 Exception Handling in the Material Flow System . . . 660
19. 6 Material Flow System in the Easy Graphics Framework . . . 660
19. 7 Material Flow System for Case Conveyor Systems . . . 661
19. 8 Summary . . . 665
20 Kitting . . . 667
20. 1 Kit to Order Using Sales Orders . . . 669
20. 2 Kit to Stock . . . 674
20. 3 Reverse Kitting . . . 675
20. 4 Summary . . . 676
21 Dock Appointment Scheduling . . . 679
21. 1 SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling Settings . . . 680
21. 2 Docking Locations and Loading Points . . . 681
21. 3 Appointment Management . . . 683
21. 4 Summary . . . 686
22 User Maintenance and Archiving . . . 689
22. 1 Roles for SAP EWM . . . 689
22. 2 Data Archiving . . . 696
22. 3 Summary . . . 697
Conclusion . . . 699
The Authors . . . 701
Index . . . 703
