Integrating EWM in SAP S/4HANA

Shailesh Patil is a solution architect and subject matter expert in the areas of extended warehouse management, transportation management, materials management, sales and distribution, logistics execution, and cold chain processes. With more than 23 years of industry experience, Shailesh has expertise in EWM's tight integration with other SAP modules. He has led several SAP implementation projects for customers in the pharmaceuticals, automobile, automobile accessories, chemical, healthcare, and retail industries. Sudhakar Bandaru is an EWM solution architect with more than 25 years of experience. In this role, he has gained wide-ranging experience with the business processes, practices, and procedures of various industries, including 3PL, semiconductor, pharmaceutical and automobile distribution, fast-moving consumer goods, energy, oil and gas, utilities, and more. He has comprehensive multi-geographical experience, with specialization in full cycle implementations, upgrades, rollouts, and support of SAP S/4HANA and other SAP modules. Sudhakar has also worked as an EWM corporate trainer with SAP Education since 2011, training customers from PepsiCo, DKSH, Audi, and more.

... Preface ... 11
... Objective of This Book ... 11
... Target Audience ... 12
... Structure of This Book ... 13
... Acknowledgments ... 16
1 ... Introduction to Extended Warehouse Management ... 17
1.1 ... What Is Extended Warehouse Management? ... 18
1.2 ... The Progression of Extended Warehouse Management ... 22
1.3 ... System Environment and Deployment Options ... 25
1.4 ... Data Transfers between SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA and SAP EWM ... 33
1.5 ... Integration with Other SAP Modules and Business Process ... 36
1.6 ... Industry Adoption of Extended Warehouse Management Solutions ... 41
1.7 ... Significant SAP Notes on Deployment Options and Other Functionalities ... 42
1.8 ... Summary ... 43
2 ... Production Planning ... 45
2.1 ... Overview of Production Integration ... 46
2.2 ... Delivery-Based Production Integration ... 50
2.3 ... Advanced Production Integration ... 82
2.4 ... SAP Manufacturing Execution Integration ... 132
2.5 ... Summary ... 135
3 ... Quality Management ... 137
3.1 ... Overview of Quality Management in SAP EWM ... 138
3.2 ... Inspection Product/Batch for Inbound Deliveries ... 147
3.3 ... Warehouse Stock Inspections ... 175
3.4 ... Important SAP Notes for Quality Management in SAP EWM ... 209
3.5 ... Summary ... 210
4 ... Transportation Management ... 211
4.1 ... Overview of Transportation Management Systems ... 212
4.2 ... Shipping and Receiving in Inbound and Outbound Processes ... 217
4.3 ... Freight Order Integration ... 218
4.4 ... Advanced Shipping and Receiving ... 245
4.5 ... Shipment Integration ... 273
4.6 ... Summary ... 302
5 ... Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 303
5.1 ... Overview of Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 304
5.2 ... Dock Appointment Planning ... 311
5.3 ... Summary ... 344
6 ... Warehouse Automation Systems ... 345
6.1 ... Overview of Warehouse Automation Systems ... 346
6.2 ... Material Flow Systems ... 349
6.3 ... SAP Warehouse Robotics ... 391
6.4 ... Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems ... 393
6.5 ... Automated Guided Vehicles ... 397
6.6 ... Summary ... 399
7 ... Yard Logistics ... 401
7.1 ... Overview of Yard Logistics ... 402
7.2 ... Using SAP Yard Logistics ... 407
7.3 ... Summary ... 442
8 ... Environmental Health and Safety ... 443
8.1 ... Overview of Environmental Health Safety ... 444
8.2 ... Goods Receipt and Goods Issue Process Using SAP EHS Management ... 447
8.3 ... Summary ... 467
9 ... Plant Maintenance ... 469
9.1 ... Overview of Plant Maintenance ... 470
9.2 ... Using Plant Maintenance Orders ... 474
9.3 ... Summary ... 501
10 ... SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals ... 503
10.1 ... Overview of SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals ... 504
10.2 ... Using SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals with SAP EWM and SAP S/4HANA ... 509
10.3 ... Summary ... 530
... The Authors ... 531
... Index ... 533