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Improve warehouse productivity from inbound processing to storage and operations to outbound processing; Configure SAP EWM for business-specific requirements; Integrate SAP EWM with SAP ERP, GTS, EHS Management, and more.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction to SAP Extended Warehouse Management
• The SAP Product Pyramid
• Introducing SAP Business Suite
• Warehouse Management in General
• Warehouse Management Solutions from SAP
• Comparing SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP ERP Warehouse Management
• Business Benefits of SAP EWM
• Deployment Options of SAP EWM
• Key Reference Points
• SAP EWM on SAP HANA
• Summary
• Organizational Structure and Definition
• Client
• Company Code
• Plant
• Storage Location
• Warehouse
• Summary
• Warehouse Structure
• SAP EWM and SAP ERP Linkage
• Storage Type
• Storage Section
• Storage Bin
• Staging Area
• Warehouse Door
• Activity Area
• Work Center
• Summary
• Master Data
• Supply Chain Unit
• Business Partners
• Warehouse Product Master
• Transportation Data
• Packaging Specifications
• Route Determination
• Summary
• Cross-Process Definitions
• Handling Units
• Warehouse Order
• Storage Control
• Exception Handling
• Batch Management
• Stock Identification
• Resource Management
• Post Processing Framework
• Travel Distance Calculation
• Serial Number Management
• Summary
• Integrating SAP Extended Warehouse Management with SAP ERP
• Dependency of Systems on Business Scenarios
• Settings
• Data Load Systems
• Migration from LE-WM
• Inbound Processing
• Basic Setup for Inbound Delivery Processing
• General SAP EWM Delivery Document Structure
• Inbound Delivery Notification
• Inbound Delivery in SAP EWM
• Communication between SAP EWM and SAP ERP
• Check-In Process
• Unloading and Goods Receipt
• Putaway Processing
• Check-Out Process
• Expected Goods Receipt
• Stock-Specific Unit of Measure in the Inbound Process
• Summary
• Advanced Production Integration
• Master Data and Settings for Advanced Production Integration
• Integration of Production Supply in SAP EWM
• Component Staging for Production
• Batches in Staging and Consumption
• Catch Weight in Staging and Consumption
• Staging and Consumption
• Receipt from Production
• Consumption Posting/Back Flushing for Production Supply
• Goods Issue for Production Supply
• Goods Receipt from Production
• Summary
• Outbound Processing
• Basic Setup for Outbound Delivery Processing
• Stock Removal Strategy Definition
• Stock Determination and Valuation
• Wave Management
• Door and Staging Area Determination
• Outbound Delivery Creation
• Check-In/Check-Out Process
• Picking and Loading Execution
• Invoice before Goods Issue
• Post Goods Issue
• Stock-Specific Unit of Measure in the Outbound Process
• Canceling Outbound Delivery
• Summary
• Shipping and Receiving
• Yard Management
• Transportation Units and Vehicles
• Transportation Management Linkage with SAP EWM
• Staging Area and Door Determination (Inbound/Outbound)
• Transit Warehousing
• Summary
• Physical Inventory
• Physical Inventory Types
• Physical Inventory Procedures
• Physical Inventory Settings
• Physical Inventory Process
• Stock-Specific Unit of Measure in Physical Inventory
• Physical Inventory Counting via Radio Frequency
• Reporting
• Summary
• Internal Movements
• Replenishment
• Rearrangement
• Stock Transfer
• Ad Hoc Movements
• Posting Changes
• Summary
• Warehouse Monitoring
• Warehouse Management Monitor
• Easy Graphics Framework
• Graphical Warehouse Layout
• Alerts
• Summary
• Radio Frequency Framework
• Basic Settings
• RF Navigation
• Processing Using RF
• SAP Solutions for Auto-ID and Item Serialization
• Summary
• Labor Management
• Labor Management Activation
• Engineered Labor Standards
• Direct Labor Activities
• Indirect Labor Activities
• Planning and Simulation
• Employee Performance
• Labor Demand Planning
• Summary
• Quality Management
• Quality Inspection Engine Architecture
• Quality Inspection Engine Data
• Customizing Quality Management
• Quality Management Master Data
• Inspection Object Type
• Quality Inspection Groups
• Quality Inspection Process
• Quality Inspection Document Creation
• Inspection Decision Recording
• Follow-Up Actions
• Warehouse Inspection Monitoring
• Quality Inspection Using Radio Frequency
• Quality Inspection in Returns Management
• Summary
• Value-Added Services
• Configuration
• Master Data
• Warehouse Processes
• Orders
• Value-Added Services Execution Using the Work Center
• Auxiliary Product Consumption Posting
• Summary
• Cross-Docking
• Planned Cross-Docking
• Opportunistic Cross-Docking
• Exceptions in Cross-Docking
• Summary
• Material Flow System
• Structure of MFS
• Setting Up the Material Flow System
• Repeating or Resending an Acknowledgment Telegram
• Material Flow System in the Warehouse Management Monitor
• Exception Handling in the Material Flow System
• Material Flow System in the Easy Graphics Framework
• Material Flow System for Case Conveyor Systems
• Summary
• Kitting
• Kit to Order Using Sales Orders
• Kit to Stock
• Reverse Kitting
• Summary
• Dock Appointment Scheduling
• SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling Settings
• Docking Locations and Loading Points
• Appointment Management
• Summary
• User Maintenance and Archiving
• Roles for SAP EWM
• Data Archiving
• Summary
• Conclusion
• The Authors
• Index

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.