... Foreword ... 25
... Preface ... 29
... Target Audience ... 29
... Objective ... 30
... Structure of the Book ... 30
... Acknowledgments ... 34
1 ... Warehouse Management in SAP ... 35
1.1 ... What Is Warehouse Management? ... 35
1.2 ... Warehouse Management with SAP ... 37
1.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Conversion and Migration ... 41
1.4 ... Deployment Options for EWM in SAP S/4HANA ... 46
1.5 ... Correct Rounding Residuals ... 50
1.6 ... Basic and Advanced Warehouse Management ... 54
1.7 ... Summary ... 55
2 ... Organizational Structures ... 57
2.1 ... Client ... 58
2.2 ... Company ... 58
2.3 ... Company Code ... 59
2.4 ... Plant ... 61
2.5 ... Storage Location ... 63
2.6 ... Warehouse ... 64
2.7 ... Summary ... 76
3 ... First Steps in Implementing Embedded EWM in SAP S/4HANA ... 77
3.1 ... Basic System Setup ... 78
3.2 ... Master Data Integration ... 82
3.3 ... Delivery Settings and Integration ... 83
3.4 ... Migration from Third-Party Systems ... 87
3.5 ... Migration from SAP Warehouse Management to Embedded EWM ... 89
3.6 ... Migration of Objects from SAP EWM to Decentralized EWM in SAP S/4HANA ... 94
3.7 ... Summary ... 95
4 ... Warehouse Structures ... 97
4.1 ... Storage Type ... 99
4.2 ... Storage Section ... 126
4.3 ... Storage Bins ... 127
4.4 ... Staging Area and Warehouse Door ... 146
4.5 ... Activity Area ... 148
4.6 ... Work Center ... 151
4.7 ... Summary ... 157
5 ... Master Data ... 159
5.1 ... Supply Chain Unit ... 160
5.2 ... Business Partners ... 161
5.3 ... Product Master ... 164
5.4 ... Packaging Material ... 199
5.5 ... Packaging Specifications ... 200
5.6 ... Routes ... 211
5.7 ... Veto Check for HR Master Data ... 212
5.8 ... Summary ... 213
6 ... Cross-Process Settings ... 215
6.1 ... Warehouse Requests ... 215
6.2 ... Handling Units ... 229
6.3 ... Warehouse Tasks ... 242
6.4 ... Warehouse Order ... 249
6.5 ... Storage Control ... 261
6.6 ... Exception Handling ... 271
6.7 ... Batch Management ... 278
6.8 ... Stock Identification ... 294
6.9 ... Catch Weight Management ... 299
6.10 ... Post Processing Framework ... 304
6.11 ... Travel Distance Calculation ... 313
6.12 ... Serial Number Management ... 319
6.13 ... Quality Management ... 335
6.14 ... Attachments Service for Embedded EWM Objects ... 370
6.15 ... License Auditing in Embedded EWM ... 371
6.16 ... Summary ... 373
7 ... Inbound Processing ... 375
7.1 ... What Happens During Inbound Processing? ... 376
7.2 ... Configuring Inbound Delivery Processing ... 381
7.3 ... Inbound Delivery ... 388
7.4 ... Check-In ... 389
7.5 ... Unloading and Goods Receipt Process ... 391
7.6 ... Putaway ... 405
7.7 ... Summary ... 425
8 ... Outbound Processing ... 427
8.1 ... What Happens during Outbound Processing? ... 428
8.2 ... Configuring Outbound Delivery Processing ... 431
8.3 ... Outbound Delivery ... 438
8.4 ... Stock Removal ... 450
8.5 ... Picking and Packing ... 459
8.6 ... Loading ... 484
8.7 ... Goods Issue Posting and Partial Goods Issue Using Delivery Splits ... 487
8.8 ... Summary ... 499
9 ... Internal Warehouse Processes ... 501
9.1 ... Replenishment ... 501
9.2 ... Ad Hoc Warehouse Movement ... 520
9.3 ... Stock Consolidation ... 522
9.4 ... Posting Change ... 527
9.5 ... Stock Transfer ... 537
9.6 ... Summary ... 541
10 ... Physical Inventory ... 543
10.1 ... What Is Physical Inventory? ... 543
10.2 ... Physical Inventory Processes ... 547
10.3 ... Configuring Physical Inventory ... 552
10.4 ... Physical Inventory Documents ... 563
10.5 ... Physical Inventory Using Paper-Driven Counting ... 575
10.6 ... Using Radio Frequency in Physical Inventory Processes ... 580
10.7 ... Physical Inventory on Production Supply Area ... 583
10.8 ... Summary ... 584
11 ... Resource Management ... 585
11.1 ... What Is Resource Management? ... 586
11.2 ... Configuring Resource Management ... 588
11.3 ... Radio Frequency ... 596
11.4 ... Task Interleaving ... 600
11.5 ... Pick, Pack, and Pass ... 605
11.6 ... Resource Execution Constraint ... 609
11.7 ... Integration with SAP Warehouse Insights ... 612
11.8 ... Summary ... 613
12 ... Warehouse Monitoring and Reporting ... 615
12.1 ... What Is Warehouse Monitoring and Reporting? ... 615
12.2 ... Warehouse Management Monitor ... 617
12.3 ... Graphical Warehouse Layout ... 650
12.4 ... Measurement Services ... 652
12.5 ... Warehouse Key Performance Indicators ... 653
12.6 ... Core Data Services Views for Warehouse Processes ... 654
12.7 ... Summary ... 655
13 ... Advanced Production Integration ... 657
13.1 ... What Is Advanced Production Integration? ... 657
13.2 ... Configuring Advanced Production Integration ... 661
13.3 ... Production Material Request ... 663
13.4 ... Production Supply Area ... 664
13.5 ... Staging and Consumption ... 671
13.6 ... Receipt from Production ... 684
13.7 ... Kanban Replenishment Strategy ... 686
13.8 ... Synchronous Goods Movements ... 688
13.9 ... Post Consumption with Backflush for Products Supplied with Production Material Request ... 699
13.10 ... JIT Supply to Production with Stock Transfer for JIT Calls ... 701
13.11 ... Summary ... 702
14 ... Radio Frequency Framework ... 703
14.1 ... What Is the Radio Frequency Framework? ... 703
14.2 ... Configuring the Radio Frequency Framework ... 706
14.3 ... Navigation in Radio Frequency ... 718
14.4 ... Process Execution Using Radio Frequency ... 720
14.5 ... Summary ... 723
15 ... Cross-Docking ... 725
15.1 ... What Is Cross-Docking? ... 726
15.2 ... Merchandise Distribution ... 727
15.3 ... Opportunistic Cross-Docking ... 732
15.4 ... Summary ... 736
16 ... Wave Management ... 739
16.1 ... What Is Wave Management? ... 739
16.2 ... Configuring Wave Management ... 742
16.3 ... Wave Creation Process ... 750
16.4 ... Two-Step Picking ... 755
16.5 ... Wave Simulation ... 759
16.6 ... Summary ... 761
17 ... Slotting and Rearrangement ... 763
17.1 ... What Are Slotting and Rearrangement? ... 763
17.2 ... Configuring Slotting ... 765
17.3 ... Slotting Process Steps ... 770
17.4 ... ABC Analysis ... 775
17.5 ... Rearrangement ... 778
17.6 ... Summary ... 781
18 ... Shipping and Receiving ... 783
18.1 ... What Is Shipping and Receiving? ... 783
18.2 ... Configuring Shipping and Receiving ... 786
18.3 ... Yard Management ... 796
18.4 ... Shipping Cockpit ... 805
18.5 ... Summary ... 806
19 ... Labor Management ... 807
19.1 ... What Is Labor Management? ... 807
19.2 ... Settings for Labor Management ... 810
19.3 ... Engineered Labor Standards ... 821
19.4 ... Planning in Labor Management ... 823
19.5 ... Execution in Labor Management ... 827
19.6 ... Employee Performance ... 829
19.7 ... Summary ... 831
20 ... Value-Added Services ... 833
20.1 ... What Are Value-Added Services? ... 833
20.2 ... Structure and Execution of VAS Orders ... 836
20.3 ... Configuring VAS ... 839
20.4 ... Process Variants for VAS ... 847
20.5 ... Auxiliary Products in VAS ... 849
20.6 ... Printing VAS Documents ... 851
20.7 ... Summary ... 853
21 ... Kitting ... 855
21.1 ... What Is Kitting? ... 855
21.2 ... Kit to Stock ... 859
21.3 ... Kit to Order ... 861
21.4 ... Reverse Kitting ... 869
21.5 ... Summary ... 871
22 ... Cartonization Planning ... 873
22.1 ... What Is Cartonization Planning? ... 873
22.2 ... Configuring Cartonization Planning ... 876
22.3 ... Creation of Planned Shipping Handling Units ... 880
22.4 ... Managing Planned Shipping Handling Units in the Warehouse ... 885
22.5 ... Summary ... 887
23 ... SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 889
23.1 ... What Is SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling? ... 889
23.2 ... Configuring SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 892
23.3 ... Planning for Carriers ... 900
23.4 ... Summary ... 901
24 ... Material Flow System ... 903
24.1 ... What Is the Material Flow System? ... 904
24.2 ... Configuring the Material Flow System ... 907
24.3 ... Reprocessing Telegrams Using the Material Flow System Actions ... 915
24.4 ... Summary ... 918
25 ... Integration with Other SAP Solutions ... 919
25.1 ... Integration with SAP TM and Embedded TM in SAP S/4HANA ... 920
25.2 ... Integration with SAP Global Trade Services ... 940
25.3 ... Integration with SAP Manufacturing Execution ... 946
25.4 ... Integration with SAP Yard Logistics ... 958
25.5 ... Integration with SAP Business Network for Logistics ... 959
25.6 ... Integration with SAP Warehouse Robotics ... 961
25.7 ... Summary ... 963
A ... SAP Fiori Applications ... 965
A.1 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Clerks ... 965
A.2 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Shift Supervisors ... 972
A.3 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Operatives ... 974
A.4 ... Role-Independent SAP Fiori Apps for Embedded EWM ... 975
A.5 ... Summary ... 977
B ... The Authors ... 979
... Index ... 981
