Warehouse Management with SAP EWM

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.

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