Namita Sachan is a senior SAP consultant at Capgemini UK with more than 10 years of experience with SAP supply chain management solutions and SAP GTS. She has worked with clients around the world in the UK, US, and Europe. She has experience in multiple industry sectors and has worked on several SAP EWM implementation projects for mid-sized and large warehouses.

... Target Audience ... 27 ... Objective ... 28 ... Structure of the Book ... 28 ... Acknowledgments ... 32 1.1 ... What Is Warehouse Management? ... 35 1.2 ... Warehouse Management with SAP ... 37 1.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Conversion and Migration ... 40 1.4 ... Deployment Options for EWM in SAP S/4HANA ... 46 1.5 ... Basic and Extended Warehouse Management ... 50 1.6 ... Summary ... 51 2.1 ... Client ... 54 2.2 ... Company ... 55 2.3 ... Company Code ... 56 2.4 ... Plant ... 57 2.5 ... Storage Location ... 59 2.6 ... Warehouse ... 60 2.7 ... Summary ... 73 3.1 ... Basic System Setup ... 76 3.2 ... Master Data Integration ... 80 3.3 ... Delivery Settings and Integration ... 80 3.4 ... Migration from Third-Party Systems ... 84 3.5 ... Migration from WM to Embedded EWM ... 87 3.6 ... Migration of Objects from SAP EWM to Decentralized EWM in SAP S/4HANA ... 92 3.7 ... Summary ... 93 4.1 ... Storage Type ... 97 4.2 ... Storage Section ... 123 4.3 ... Storage Bins ... 124 4.4 ... Staging Area and Warehouse Door ... 142 4.5 ... Activity Area ... 144 4.6 ... Work Center ... 148 4.7 ... Summary ... 154 5.1 ... Supply Chain Unit ... 156 5.2 ... Business Partners ... 157 5.3 ... Product Master ... 160 5.4 ... Packaging Material ... 190 5.5 ... Packaging Specifications ... 192 5.6 ... Routes ... 203 5.7 ... Summary ... 204 6.1 ... Warehouse Requests ... 205 6.2 ... Handling Units ... 219 6.3 ... Warehouse Tasks ... 231 6.4 ... Warehouse Order ... 237 6.5 ... Storage Control ... 249 6.6 ... Exception Handling ... 258 6.7 ... Batch Management ... 266 6.8 ... Stock Identification ... 279 6.9 ... Catch Weight Management ... 285 6.10 ... Post Processing Framework ... 290 6.11 ... Travel Distance Calculation ... 298 6.12 ... Serial Number Management ... 304 6.13 ... Quality Management ... 319 6.14 ... Attachments Service for Embedded EWM Objects ... 349 6.15 ... License Auditing in Embedded EWM ... 350 6.16 ... Summary ... 351 7.1 ... What Happens During Inbound Processing? ... 354 7.2 ... Configuring Inbound Delivery Processing ... 359 7.3 ... Inbound Delivery ... 366 7.4 ... Check-In ... 368 7.5 ... Unloading and Goods Receipt Process ... 370 7.6 ... Putaway ... 380 7.7 ... Summary ... 398 8.1 ... What Happens during Outbound Processing? ... 400 8.2 ... Configuring Outbound Delivery Processing ... 403 8.3 ... Outbound Delivery ... 410 8.4 ... Stock Removal ... 418 8.5 ... Picking and Packing ... 427 8.6 ... Loading ... 448 8.7 ... Goods Issue Posting and Partial Goods Issue Using Delivery Splits ... 450 8.8 ... Summary ... 462 9.1 ... Replenishment ... 463 9.2 ... Ad Hoc Warehouse Movement ... 482 9.3 ... Stock Consolidation ... 484 9.4 ... Posting Change ... 489 9.5 ... Stock Transfer ... 499 9.6 ... Summary ... 503 10.1 ... What Is Physical Inventory? ... 505 10.2 ... Physical Inventory Processes ... 509 10.3 ... Configuring Physical Inventory ... 514 10.4 ... Physical Inventory Documents ... 525 10.5 ... Physical Inventory Using Paper-Driven Counting ... 537 10.6 ... Using Radio Frequency in Physical Inventory Processes ... 540 10.7 ... Physical Inventory on Production Supply Area ... 542 10.8 ... Summary ... 543 11.1 ... What Is Resource Management? ... 546 11.2 ... Configuring Resource Management ... 548 11.3 ... Radio Frequency ... 556 11.4 ... Task Interleaving ... 560 11.5 ... Pick, Pack, and Pass ... 561 11.6 ... Resource Execution Constraint ... 565 11.7 ... Integration with Warehouse Insights ... 568 11.8 ... Summary ... 569 12.1 ... What Is Warehouse Monitoring and Reporting? ... 571 12.2 ... Warehouse Monitor ... 573 12.3 ... Graphical Warehouse Layout ... 603 12.4 ... Measurement Services ... 605 12.5 ... Warehouse Key Performance Indicators ... 606 12.6 ... Core Data Services Views for Warehouse Processes ... 607 12.7 ... Summary ... 608 13.1 ... What Is Advanced Production Integration? ... 609 13.2 ... Configuring Advanced Production Integration ... 613 13.3 ... Production Material Request ... 615 13.4 ... Production Supply Area ... 616 13.5 ... Staging and Consumption ... 624 13.6 ... Receipt from Production ... 631 13.7 ... Kanban Replenishment Strategy ... 633 13.8 ... Synchronous Goods Movements ... 634 13.9 ... Post Consumption with Backflush for Products Supplied with Production Material Request ... 646 13.10 ... Just-in-Time Supply to Production with Stock Transfer for Just-in-Time Calls ... 647 13.11 ... Summary ... 648 14.1 ... What Is the Radio Frequency Framework? ... 649 14.2 ... Configuring the Radio Frequency Framework ... 652 14.3 ... Navigation in Radio Frequency ... 664 14.4 ... Process Execution Using Radio Frequency ... 666 14.5 ... Summary ... 670 15.1 ... What Is Cross-Docking? ... 671 15.2 ... Merchandise Distribution ... 673 15.3 ... Opportunistic Cross-Docking ... 678 15.4 ... Summary ... 682 16.1 ... What is Wave Management? ... 683 16.2 ... Configuring Wave Management ... 686 16.3 ... Wave Creation Process ... 693 16.4 ... Two-Step Picking ... 699 16.5 ... Wave Simulation ... 703 16.6 ... Summary ... 705 17.1 ... What Are Slotting and Rearrangement? ... 707 17.2 ... Configuring Slotting ... 709 17.3 ... Slotting Process Steps ... 714 17.4 ... ABC Analysis ... 717 17.5 ... Rearrangement ... 720 17.6 ... Summary ... 723 18.1 ... What Is Shipping and Receiving? ... 725 18.2 ... Configuring Shipping and Receiving ... 728 18.3 ... Yard Management ... 738 18.4 ... Shipping Cockpit ... 747 18.5 ... Summary ... 748 19.1 ... What Is Labor Management? ... 749 19.2 ... Settings for Labor Management ... 752 19.3 ... Engineered Labor Standards ... 763 19.4 ... Planning in Labor Management ... 765 19.5 ... Execution in Labor Management ... 768 19.6 ... Employee Performance ... 770 19.7 ... Summary ... 772 20.1 ... What Are Value-Added Services? ... 773 20.2 ... Structure and Execution of VAS Orders ... 776 20.3 ... Configuring VAS ... 779 20.4 ... Process Variants for VAS ... 786 20.5 ... Auxiliary Products in VAS ... 789 20.6 ... Printing VAS Documents ... 791 20.7 ... Summary ... 793 21.1 ... What Is Kitting? ... 795 21.2 ... Kit to Stock ... 799 21.3 ... Kit to Order ... 801 21.4 ... Reverse Kitting ... 809 21.5 ... Summary ... 811 22.1 ... What Is Cartonization Planning? ... 813 22.2 ... Configuring Cartonization Planning ... 817 22.3 ... Creation of Planned Shipping Handling Units ... 820 22.4 ... Managing Planned Shipping Handling Units in the Warehouse ... 825 22.5 ... Summary ... 828 23.1 ... What Is SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling? ... 829 23.2 ... Configuring SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 832 23.3 ... Planning for Carriers ... 840 23.4 ... Summary ... 841 24.1 ... What Is the Material Flow System? ... 844 24.2 ... Configuring the Material Flow System ... 847 24.3 ... Reprocessing Telegrams Using the Material Flow System Actions ... 855 24.4 ... Summary ... 858 25.1 ... Integration with SAP Transportation Management and Embedded TM ... 860 25.2 ... Integration with SAP Global Trade Services ... 877 25.3 ... Integration with SAP Manufacturing Execution ... 883 25.4 ... Summary ... 887 A.1 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Clerks ... 889 A.2 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Shift Supervisors ... 896 A.3 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Operatives ... 898 A.4 ... Role-Independent SAP Fiori Apps for Embedded EWM ... 900 A.5 ... Summary ... 902