This is the definitive guide to SAP EWM, covering everything from a
general functional overview to detailed system setup and
configuration guidelines. You ll learn about the key capabilities
of the EWM solution; explore the configuration elements available
in the standard solution; discover the methods used to solve common
business process requirements; and find out how to extend the
solution to meet your more complex or unique business
requirements.
1. The Warehouse Structure
Learn about the warehouse structure, which provides the baseline
for modeling warehouse
processes.
2. Product Master Data
Understand why effective master data management is critical to the
success of any SAP EWM
implementation, and how it can help you maximize the value of the
application to your organization.
3. Physical Inventory (PI)
Explore the capabilities of SAP EWM that support PI, including the
main objects used by PI, supported procedures, and integration with
Resource Management.
4. Warehouse Monitoring and Analytics
Read about the various tools available for monitoring and reporting
on warehouse activities,
including the Warehouse Management Monitor, the Easy Graphics
Framework, and SAP
NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP BW).
5. Deploying EWM
Gain an understanding of the deployment options for SAP EWM, and
how to use the automated configuration method and data load
programs to get you started quickly.
Highlights:
Warehouse Stock Management
Production Supply
Internal Movements
Exception Handling
Cross Docking
Yard Management
Kitting
Labor Management
Authorizations and Roles and Archiving
Frank-Peter Bauer arbeitet seit dem Jahr 2002mit SAP EWM, zunächst als Entwickler im EWM-Entwicklungsteam und später als Solution Manager für die SAP-Ersatzteilmanagement-Lösung (SPM) mit Schwerpunkt SAP EWM. Seit 2007 arbeitet er bei SAP Consulting als Principal Consultant, Projektleiter und Business Development Manager für SAP EWM. Vor seiner Zeit bei SAP hat er sechs Jahre als Prozessberater für Lagerlogistik gearbeitet. Er hat an EWM-Implementierungen in Deutschland, England und Schweden teilgenommen.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments 25 1 Introduction to SAP Extended Warehouse Management 27 1.1 Background and History 27 1.2 The Evolution of SAP WMS 29 1.3 The EWM Brand 33 1.4 Target Audience 35 1.5 Summary 36 2 Organizational Structure 37 2.1 Plants 39 2.2 Storage Locations 40 2.3 Warehouses 42 2.4 Summary 53 3 The Warehouse Structure 55 3.1 Storage Types 56 3.2 Storage Sections 87 3.3 Storage Bins 88 3.4 Activity Areas 105 3.5 Doors and Staging Areas 107 3.6 Work Centers 110 3.7 Summary 115 4 Product Master Data 117 4.1 The ERP Material Master 117 4.2 The EWM Product Master 130 4.3 Summary 173 5 Other Warehouse Master Data 175 5.1 Business Partner Data 175 5.2 Supply Chain Units (SCUs) 184 5.3 Master Data for Transportation 187 5.4 Packaging Materials 194 5.5 Packaging Specifications 196 5.6 Production Master Data 203 5.7 Resources 209 5.8 Summary 228 6 Warehouse Stock Management 229 6.1 Quants 230 6.2 Stock Types 239 6.3 Owner 244 6.4 Party Entitled to Dispose 246 6.5 Batch Management 251 6.6 Documentary Batch Management 256 6.7 Serial Number Management 258 6.8 Handling Unit Management 277 6.9 Transportation Units 283 6.10 Stock Identification 283 6.11 Shelf-Life Expiration Date Control 286 6.12 Catch Weight Management 291 6.13 Tracking Country of Origin 298 6.14 Stock Determination and Valuation 300 6.15 Special Stocks 303 6.16 Summary 305 7 Warehouse Document Types 307 7.1 Inbound Delivery Documents 307 7.2 Outbound Delivery Documents 310 7.3 Warehouse Tasks 312 7.4 Warehouse Orders 314 7.5 Waves 318 7.6 Physical Inventory Documents 319 7.7 Value-Added Service Orders 321 7.8 Stock Transfers and Posting Changes 322 7.9 Quality Inspection Documents 324 7.10 Summary 325 8 Integration from ERP to EWM 327 8.1 Basic System Setup 329 8.2 Master Data Integration 330 8.3 Delivery Integration 337 8.4 Purchase Order and Production Order Integration 339 8.5 Summary 342 9 Inbound Processing 343 9.1 Goods Receipt Notification 344 9.2 Truck Arrival and Yard Management 360 9.3 Goods Receipt Preparation 365 9.4 Unloading and Goods Receipt 369 9.5 Putaway Processing 372 9.6 Slotting 393 9.7 Quality Management in EWM 400 9.8 Summary 408 10 Outbound Processing 411 10.1 Outbound Delivery Creation 411 10.2 Overview of Outbound Processing in the Warehouse 416 10.3 Route Determination 422 10.4 Details of Warehouse Process Steps 427 10.5 Summary 468 11 Production Supply 469 11.1 Organizational Structure for Production Supply 469 11.2 Setting Up the Integration to Production 472 11.3 Executing the Production Supply 476 11.4 Summary 481 12 Internal Warehouse Movements 483 12.1 Replenishment 483 12.2 Rearrangement 500 12.3 Ad Hoc Moves 511 12.4 Posting Changes 513 12.5 Summary 515 13 Configuring Multistep Warehouse Movements 517 13.1 Introduction 517 13.2 Process-Oriented Storage Control 524 13.3 Layout-Oriented Storage Control 527 13.4 Summary 529 14 Physical Inventory 531 14.1 Introduction 531 14.2 Physical Inventory Process 534 14.3 Physical Inventory Objects 535 14.4 Supported Methods for Physical Inventory 545 14.5 Integration to Resource Management 548 14.6 Monitoring the Physical Inventory Progress 550 14.7 Summary 553 15 Warehouse Monitoring and Reporting 555 15.1 Warehouse Management Monitor 555 15.2 Easy Graphics Framework 566 15.3 Graphical Warehouse Layout 574 15.4 Warehouse Reporting 575 15.5 Summary 584 16 Exception Handling 585 16.1 Configuring Exception Codes 586 16.2 Using Exception Codes 592 16.3 Managing Stock Transport Order (STO) Exceptions 597 16.4 Managing Exceptions at Cross-Docking 602 16.5 Confirmation Corrections 604 16.6 Summary 606 17 Cross-Docking 607 17.1 Transportation Cross-Docking (TCD) 610 17.2 EWM-Triggered Opportunistic Cross-Docking 618 17.3 Merchandise Distribution 623 17.4 Push Deployment and Pick From Goods Receipt 625 17.5 Summary 629 18 Yard Management 631 18.1 Yard Management Structure 632 18.2 Transportation Units and Vehicles 634 18.3 Check-In and Check-Out 642 18.4 Yard Movements 643 18.5 Monitoring the Yard 646 18.6 Interfacing Yard Data to ERP 647 18.7 Summary 648 19 Value-Added Services (VAS) 649 19.1 Configuration and Master Data for VAS 650 19.2 VAS Order Creation 656 19.3 VAS Integration in Warehouse Processes 656 19.4 Summary 666 20 Kitting 667 20.1 Kit to Order using ERP Sales Orders 668 20.2 Kit to Stock 681 20.3 Reverse Kitting 684 20.4 Summary 686 21 Labor Management 687 21.1 Activating Labor Management 688 21.2 Master Data for Labor Management 690 21.3 Engineered Labor Standards 695 21.4 Direct Labor Activities 698 21.5 Indirect Labor Activities 701 21.6 Calculating Workload for Planning 703 21.7 Employee Performance 708 21.8 Summary 711 22 Data Capture and Resource Optimization 713 22.1 Overview of Data Capture Methods for Warehousing 714 22.2 Technical Mobile Data Capture Integration 714 22.3 Resource Management and Warehouse Optimization 719 22.4 System-Guided Processing 725 22.5 RF Framework 731 22.6 Comparison of the Mobile Online User Interface Technologies 739 22.7 Integration of the Other Technologies 747 22.8 Summary 754 23 Integration with Other Applications 755 23.1 Integration with CRM 756 23.2 Integration with SNC 759 23.3 Integration with SPP 761 23.4 Integration with Global ATP 764 23.5 Integration with Global Trade Services (GTS) 765 23.6 Integration with Other Applications 766 23.7 Integration with BW 767 23.8 Master Data Integration 767 23.9 Integration with Inventory Management (IM) 768 23.10 Integration with Purchasing 771 23.11 Integration with ERP Sales and Distribution 772 23.12 Integration with PP 773 23.13 Integration with Finance 774 23.14 Integration with HR 775 23.15 Integration with Material Flow Systems 777 23.16 Integration with Warehouse Subsystems 779 23.17 Summary 780 24 Post-Processing Framework (PPF) and Form Printing 781 24.1 Overview of the PPF 781 24.2 Administration of the PPF 782 24.3 Printing in EWM Using PPF 787 24.4 Summary 788 25 Authorizations and Roles and Data Archiving 789 25.1 Authorizations and Roles 789 25.2 Data Archiving 794 25.3 Summary 795 26 Deploying Extended Warehouse Management 797 26.1 Deployment Options for EWM 797 26.2 Automatic Configuration 804 26.3 Data Loads 807 26.4 Summary 813 27 Conclusion 815 27.1 What We Covered 815 27.2 Key Learnings 816 27.3 The Future of EWM 816 27.4 Next Steps 816 Abbreviations 819 The Authors 823 Index 825
