Warehouse Management with SAP S/4HANA

Are you ready for warehouse management with SAP S/4HANA? With this implementation guide to EWM in SAP S/4HANA, start by setting up organizational and warehouse structures. Then follow step-by-step instructions to configure your product master, warehouse requests, handling units, warehouse tasks, and other key building blocks. Finally, customize your core processes, from inbound and outbound deliveries to value-added services and cross-docking. Get the most out of your warehouses!

Highlights include:
1) Master data
2) Warehouse structures
3) Goods receipt and issue
4) Putaway
5) Picking
6) Physical inventory
7) Monitoring
8) Shipping and receiving
9) Labor management
10) Value-added services (VAS)
11) Integration

4th edition, updated and revised

Auteur
Aman Jain is a business process and architecture specialist for Accenture United Kingdom and Ireland. He has more than 9 years of experience using SAP warehousing solutions in multiple industries, such as consumer product group, oil and gas, and communication technology. He has implemented multiple end-to-end greenfield projects for SAP EWM and SAP S/4HANA supply chain solutions.

Contenu
... 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

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