... 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