Optimize your Mobile Applications in Warehouse and Shipping with SAP WM

Dirk Eichholz works as an SAP consultant for clavis berater sozietat in the area of Finance and Logistics. His experience from projects in the chemical industry and power supply include business processes and customizing in the LE, MM, FI, and CO modules. clavis is a consulting and development firm that specializes in the logistical modules of SAP ERP systems. Jan-Martin Lichte has been working as a consultant for logistics processes using SAP ERP since 1994. In 1997 he founded clavis berater sozietat along with other SAP consultants. Jan-Martin is an expert in all aspects related to the LE, SD, MM, PP, and PM modules -- from business processes to customizing and programming. In 2002 he became the managing director of the Cologne-based subsidiary of clavis. clavis is a consulting and development firm that specializes in the logistical modules of SAP ERP systems. Hans-Georg Nuvemann has been working as an SAP consultant for logistics at clavis berater sozietat since 1999. He has gained a wide range of experience with the LE, MM, SD, PP, and PM modules in projects in the chemical industry, mechanical engineering, and the electronics industry, as well as in research projects and power supply. clavis is a consulting and development firm that specializes in the logistical modules of SAP ERP systems.

1 ... Setting the Course at the Start of the Project ... 9
... 1.1 ... Warehouse Management (WM) for Everything? ... 9
... 1.2 ... Paper or No Paper? ... 9
... 1.3 ... Storage Unit Management and/or Handling Unit Management? ... 10
... 1.4 ... Our Sample Companies ... 12

2 ... Raw Materials Goods Receipt ... 17
... 2.1 ... Mobile Support for Goods Receipt Processes ... 17
... 2.2 ... Goods Receipt Without Storage Unit Management and Handling Unit Management ... 18
... 2.3 ... Goods Receipt with Active Storage Unit Management ... 19
... 2.4 ... Goods Receipt with Active Handling Unit Management ... 24
... 2.5 ... Inbound Delivery with/Without Storage Unit Management ... 24
... 2.6 ... Inbound Delivery with Handling Unit Management ... 26
... 2.7 ... Summary ... 30

3 ... Production Supply ... 31
... 3.1 ... Mobile Support of Production Supply Processes ... 31
... 3.2 ... Example 1: Implementation Methodology Based on an Example of a Partial Quantity Control ... 35
... 3.3 ... Example 2: Pick Parts Without HUM (Engineering) ... 38
... 3.4 ... Summary ... 42

4 ... Goods Receipt of Finished Products ... 43
... 4.1 ... Mobile Support for the Goods Receipt Process ... 43
... 4.2 ... Goods Receipt Process Without Storage Unit Management and Handling Unit Management ... 44
... 4.3 ... Goods Receipt Process with Active Storage Unit Management ... 46
... 4.4 ... Good Receipt Process with Full Handling Unit Management ... 49
... 4.5 ... Summary ... 52

5 ... Picking and Packing ... 53
... 5.1 ... Overview of the Relevant RF Transactions ... 54
... 5.2 ... Picking and Packing Without Handling Unit Management and Storage Unit Management ... 55
... 5.3 ... Picking and Packing with Full Handling Unit Management ... 57
... 5.4 ... Process for System-Guided Single-Level Picking (Full Handling Units) ... 64
... 5.5 ... Summary ... 66

6 ... Loading and Shipment ... 67
... 6.1 ... Mobile Support for the Loading Process ... 67
... 6.2 ... Workflow Without a Shipment Document ... 68

A ... Comparison of the Various Options ... 71
... 6.3 ... Workflow with a Shipment Document ... 71
... 6.4 ... Handling Units at the Shipment Level ... 78
... 6.5 ... Printing Shipping Labels ... 78
... 6.6 ... Querying the Loading Status ... 79
... 6.7 ... IDoc: Advance Electronic Information About Shipments ... 80
... 6.8 ... Summary ... 82

7 ... Inventory ... 83
... 7.1 ... Guidelines for the Inventory Process and Mobile Support ... 83
... 7.2 ... Optimization Options in the SAP Standard System ... 83
... 7.3 ... System-Guided Inventory Count (Without Storage Unit or Handling Unit Management) ... 84
... 7.4 ... User-Selected Inventory Count (with Storage Unit or Handling Unit Management) ... 86
... 7.5 ... Summary ... 89

8 ... Standard Customizing ... 91
... 8.1 ... Verification Control ... 91
... 8.2 ... Defining the RF Queue ... 97
... 8.3 ... Other Customizing Settings ... 101
... 8.4 ... Logon Procedure for Mobile Devices ... 102
... 8.5 ... Calculating the Planned Effort ... 104
... 8.6 ... Summary ... 112

A ... Transaction Codes and User Exits ... 115
A.1 ... Mobile Standard SAP Transactions ... 115
A.2 ... Transactions Described in This Book in Alphabetical Order ... 117
A.3 ... Overview of User Exits and New Transactions Described in This Book ... 119

B ... Hardware and Software Vendors ... 121
B.1 ... Vendors of Mobile Devices ... 121
B.2 ... Vendors of Label Printers ... 121
B.3 ... Additional Information Regarding Pick-by-Voice ... 121

C ... Glossary ... 123