Warehouse Management with SAP EWM

by Balaji Kannapan, Hari Tripathy, Vinay Krishna

Overview

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:

• Configuration
• Warehouse structure
• Master data
• Goods receipt and issue
• Internal movements
• Warehouse monitoring
• Quality management
• Cross-docking
• Material flow systems
• Kitting

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493212668
Publisher:	Rheinwerk Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	01/26/2016
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	716
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Balaji R Kannapan is a solution architect with HCL Technologies and has more than 13 years of experience with SAP Supply Chain Management solutions. He has designed and implemented several projects for SAP Extended Warehouse Management and is considered an authority in this space. Balaji lives in Texas, USA with his wife, Sangeetha, and two children, Sudharsan and Smitha.

Hari Tripathy heads the SAP SCM, CRM, and Industry Solutions practices at HCL Technologies. With six SAP certifications in various supply chain areas, Hari has worked on more than 50 SAP supply chain projects in over 20 countries, and has been working with SAP EWM since 2005. Hari is based out of Bangalore, India.

Vinay Krishna is a EWM solution consultant with HCL Technologies with expertise in warehousing for the CPG industry. He is an engineer with an MBA in supply chains and an EWM certification from SAP. He is based out of Bangalore, India.

Table of Contents

… 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