Warehouse Management with SAP S/4HANA

Get your warehouses up and running in SAP S/4HANA! With this implementation guide to extended warehouse management (EWM) in SAP S/4HANA, lay the foundation by setting up your organizational and warehouse structures. Then configure your master data and cross-process settings with step-by-step instructions. Finally, customize your core processes, from inbound and outbound deliveries to value-added services and cartonization. Get the most out of SAP S/4HANA for your warehouses!Highlights include:1) Master data2) Warehouse structures3) Goods receipt and issue4) Putaway5) Picking6) Physical inventory7) Monitoring8) Shipping and receiving9) Labor management10) Value-added services (VAS)11) Integration

3rd edition, updated and revised

... Foreword ... 25... Preface ... 27... Target Audience ... 27... Objective ... 28... Structure of the Book ... 28... Acknowledgments ... 321 ... Warehouse Management in SAP ... 351.1 ... What Is Warehouse Management? ... 351.2 ... Warehouse Management with SAP ... 371.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Conversion and Migration ... 401.4 ... Deployment Options for EWM in SAP S/4HANA ... 461.5 ... Basic and Extended Warehouse Management ... 501.6 ... Summary ... 512 ... Organizational Structures ... 532.1 ... Client ... 542.2 ... Company ... 552.3 ... Company Code ... 562.4 ... Plant ... 572.5 ... Storage Location ... 592.6 ... Warehouse ... 602.7 ... Summary ... 733 ... First Steps in Implementing Embedded EWM in SAP S/4HANA ... 753.1 ... Basic System Setup ... 763.2 ... Master Data Integration ... 803.3 ... Delivery Settings and Integration ... 803.4 ... Migration from Third-Party Systems ... 843.5 ... Migration from WM to Embedded EWM ... 873.6 ... Migration of Objects from SAP EWM to Decentralized EWM in SAP S/4HANA ... 923.7 ... Summary ... 934 ... Warehouse Structures ... 954.1 ... Storage Type ... 974.2 ... Storage Section ... 1234.3 ... Storage Bins ... 1244.4 ... Staging Area and Warehouse Door ... 1424.5 ... Activity Area ... 1444.6 ... Work Center ... 1484.7 ... Summary ... 1545 ... Master Data ... 1555.1 ... Supply Chain Unit ... 1565.2 ... Business Partners ... 1575.3 ... Product Master ... 1605.4 ... Packaging Material ... 1905.5 ... Packaging Specifications ... 1925.6 ... Routes ... 2035.7 ... Summary ... 2046 ... Cross-Process Settings ... 2056.1 ... Warehouse Requests ... 2056.2 ... Handling Units ... 2196.3 ... Warehouse Tasks ... 2316.4 ... Warehouse Order ... 2376.5 ... Storage Control ... 2496.6 ... Exception Handling ... 2586.7 ... Batch Management ... 2666.8 ... Stock Identification ... 2796.9 ... Catch Weight Management ... 2856.10 ... Post Processing Framework ... 2906.11 ... Travel Distance Calculation ... 2986.12 ... Serial Number Management ... 3046.13 ... Quality Management ... 3196.14 ... Attachments Service for Embedded EWM Objects ... 3496.15 ... License Auditing in Embedded EWM ... 3506.16 ... Summary ... 3517 ... Inbound Processing ... 3537.1 ... What Happens During Inbound Processing? ... 3547.2 ... Configuring Inbound Delivery Processing ... 3597.3 ... Inbound Delivery ... 3667.4 ... Check-In ... 3687.5 ... Unloading and Goods Receipt Process ... 3707.6 ... Putaway ... 3807.7 ... Summary ... 3988 ... Outbound Processing ... 3998.1 ... What Happens during Outbound Processing? ... 4008.2 ... Configuring Outbound Delivery Processing ... 4038.3 ... Outbound Delivery ... 4108.4 ... Stock Removal ... 4188.5 ... Picking and Packing ... 4278.6 ... Loading ... 4488.7 ... Goods Issue Posting and Partial Goods Issue Using Delivery Splits ... 4508.8 ... Summary ... 4629 ... Internal Warehouse Processes ... 4639.1 ... Replenishment ... 4639.2 ... Ad Hoc Warehouse Movement ... 4829.3 ... Stock Consolidation ... 4849.4 ... Posting Change ... 4899.5 ... Stock Transfer ... 4999.6 ... Summary ... 50310 ... Physical Inventory ... 50510.1 ... What Is Physical Inventory? ... 50510.2 ... Physical Inventory Processes ... 50910.3 ... Configuring Physical Inventory ... 51410.4 ... Physical Inventory Documents ... 52510.5 ... Physical Inventory Using Paper-Driven Counting ... 53710.6 ... Using Radio Frequency in Physical Inventory Processes ... 54010.7 ... Physical Inventory on Production Supply Area ... 54210.8 ... Summary ... 54311 ... Resource Management ... 54511.1 ... What Is Resource Management? ... 54611.2 ... Configuring Resource Management ... 54811.3 ... Radio Frequency ... 55611.4 ... Task Interleaving ... 56011.5 ... Pick, Pack, and Pass ... 56111.6 ... Resource Execution Constraint ... 56511.7 ... Integration with Warehouse Insights ... 56811.8 ... Summary ... 56912 ... Warehouse Monitoring and Reporting ... 57112.1 ... What Is Warehouse Monitoring and Reporting? ... 57112.2 ... Warehouse Monitor ... 57312.3 ... Graphical Warehouse Layout ... 60312.4 ... Measurement Services ... 60512.5 ... Warehouse Key Performance Indicators ... 60612.6 ... Core Data Services Views for Warehouse Processes ... 60712.7 ... Summary ... 60813 ... Advanced Production Integration ... 60913.1 ... What Is Advanced Production Integration? ... 60913.2 ... Configuring Advanced Production Integration ... 61313.3 ... Production Material Request ... 61513.4 ... Production Supply Area ... 61613.5 ... Staging and Consumption ... 62413.6 ... Receipt from Production ... 63113.7 ... Kanban Replenishment Strategy ... 63313.8 ... Synchronous Goods Movements ... 63413.9 ... Post Consumption with Backflush for Products Supplied with Production Material Request ... 64613.10 ... Just-in-Time Supply to Production with Stock Transfer for Just-in-Time Calls ... 64713.11 ... Summary ... 64814 ... Radio Frequency Framework ... 64914.1 ... What Is the Radio Frequency Framework? ... 64914.2 ... Configuring the Radio Frequency Framework ... 65214.3 ... Navigation in Radio Frequency ... 66414.4 ... Process Execution Using Radio Frequency ... 66614.5 ... Summary ... 67015 ... Cross-Docking ... 67115.1 ... What Is Cross-Docking? ... 67115.2 ... Merchandise Distribution ... 67315.3 ... Opportunistic Cross-Docking ... 67815.4 ... Summary ... 68216 ... Wave Management ... 68316.1 ... What is Wave Management? ... 68316.2 ... Configuring Wave Management ... 68616.3 ... Wave Creation Process ... 69316.4 ... Two-Step Picking ... 69916.5 ... Wave Simulation ... 70316.6 ... Summary ... 70517 ... Slotting and Rearrangement ... 70717.1 ... What Are Slotting and Rearrangement? ... 70717.2 ... Configuring Slotting ... 70917.3 ... Slotting Process Steps ... 71417.4 ... ABC Analysis ... 71717.5 ... Rearrangement ... 72017.6 ... Summary ... 72318 ... Shipping and Receiving ... 72518.1 ... What Is Shipping and Receiving? ... 72518.2 ... Configuring Shipping and Receiving ... 72818.3 ... Yard Management ... 73818.4 ... Shipping Cockpit ... 74718.5 ... Summary ... 74819 ... Labor Management ... 74919.1 ... What Is Labor Management? ... 74919.2 ... Settings for Labor Management ... 75219.3 ... Engineered Labor Standards ... 76319.4 ... Planning in Labor Management ... 76519.5 ... Execution in Labor Management ... 76819.6 ... Employee Performance ... 77019.7 ... Summary ... 77220 ... Value-Added Services ... 77320.1 ... What Are Value-Added Services? ... 77320.2 ... Structure and Execution of VAS Orders ... 77620.3 ... Configuring VAS ... 77920.4 ... Process Variants for VAS ... 78620.5 ... Auxiliary Products in VAS ... 78920.6 ... Printing VAS Documents ... 79120.7 ... Summary ... 79321 ... Kitting ... 79521.1 ... What Is Kitting? ... 79521.2 ... Kit to Stock ... 79921.3 ... Kit to Order ... 80121.4 ... Reverse Kitting ... 80921.5 ... Summary ... 81122 ... Cartonization Planning ... 81322.1 ... What Is Cartonization Planning? ... 81322.2 ... Configuring Cartonization Planning ... 81722.3 ... Creation of Planned Shipping Handling Units ... 82022.4 ... Managing Planned Shipping Handling Units in the Warehouse ... 82522.5 ... Summary ... 82823 ... SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 82923.1 ... What Is SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling? ... 82923.2 ... Configuring SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 83223.3 ... Planning for Carriers ... 84023.4 ... Summary ... 84124 ... Material Flow System ... 84324.1 ... What Is the Material Flow System? ... 84424.2 ... Configuring the Material Flow System ... 84724.3 ... Reprocessing Telegrams Using the Material Flow System Actions ... 85524.4 ... Summary ... 85825 ... Integration with Other SAP Solutions ... 85925.1 ... Integration with SAP Transportation Management and Embedded TM ... 86025.2 ... Integration with SAP Global Trade Services ... 87725.3 ... Integration with SAP Manufacturing Execution ... 88325.4 ... Summary ... 887A ... SAP Fiori Applications ... 889A.1 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Clerks ... 889A.2 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Shift Supervisors ... 896A.3 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Operatives ... 898A.4 ... Role-Independent SAP Fiori Apps for Embedded EWM ... 900A.5 ... Summary ... 902B ... The Authors ... 903... Index ... 905