Preface

11

Objective of This Book

11

Target Audience

12

Structure of This Book

13

Acknowledgments

16

1 Introduction to Extended Warehouse Management

17

1.1 What Is Extended Warehouse Management?

18

1.2 The Progression of Extended Warehouse Management

22

1.2.1 SAP EWM with Non-SAP S/4HANA (SAP EWM 5.0 to SAP EWM 9.5)

22

1.2.2 Embedded EWM and Decentralized EWM

24

1.2.3 Cloud-Based SAP EWM

24

1.3 System Environment and Deployment Options

25

1.3.1 On-Premise

26

1.3.2 Cloud Deployment

30

1.3.3 SAP NetWeaver Deployments

32

1.3.4 Non-SAP ERP Systems with Decentralized EWM

32

1.4 Data Transfers between SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA and SAP EWM

33

1.5 Integration with Other SAP Modules and Business Process

36

1.6 Industry Adoption of Extended Warehouse Management Solutions

41

1.7 Significant SAP Notes on Deployment Options and Other Functionalities

42

1.8 Summary

43

2 Production Planning

45

2.1 Overview of Production Integration

46

2.2 Delivery-Based Production Integration

50

2.2.1 Overview

50

2.2.2 Staging for Manufacturing Orders

52

2.2.3 Consumption for Manufacturing Orders

71

2.2.4 Goods Receipt for Manufacturing Orders

74

2.3 Advanced Production Integration

82

2.3.1 Staging for Manufacturing Orders

84

2.3.2 Consumption for Manufacturing Orders

106

2.3.3 Goods Receipt for Manufacturing Orders

108

2.3.4 Clear Production Supply Area Bin for Manufacturing Orders

120

2.3.5 Create Part Replenishment Process

123

2.4 SAP Manufacturing Execution Integration

132

2.4.1 SAP Manufacturing Execution Triggered Staging to Production

132

2.4.2 Integrating SAP EWM to SAP Manufacturing Execution and SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence to Receive Goods from Production

134

2.5 Summary

135

3 Quality Management

137

3.1 Overview of Quality Management in SAP EWM

138

3.2 Inspection Product/Batch for Inbound Deliveries

147

3.2.1 Inspection after Goods Receipts from External Procurement (With Inspection Rule)

147

3.2.2 Pre-Sampling in Production or Inspection after Goods Receipt from Production

168

3.3 Warehouse Stock Inspections

175

3.3.1 Stock Inspections (With Inspection Rules)

175

3.3.2 Recurring Inspections (With Inspection Rules)

184

3.3.3 Customer Return Inspections Using Advanced Returns Management

195

3.4 Important SAP Notes for Quality Management in SAP EWM

209

3.5 Summary

210

4 Transportation Management

211

4.1 Overview of Transportation Management Systems

212

4.2 Shipping and Receiving in Inbound and Outbound Processes

217

4.3 Freight Order Integration

218

4.3.1 Inbound Process

218

4.3.2 Outbound Process

233

4.4 Advanced Shipping and Receiving

245

4.4.1 Inbound Process

245

4.4.2 Outbound Process

258

4.5 Shipment Integration

273

4.5.1 Transportation Planning in an ERP System

273

4.5.2 Transportation Planning in SAP EWM

288

4.6 Summary

302

5 Dock Appointment Scheduling

303

5.1 Overview of Dock Appointment Scheduling

304

5.2 Dock Appointment Planning

311

5.2.1 Inbound Process in SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling

311

5.2.2 Dock Appointment Planning in SAP EWM

324

5.3 Summary

344

6 Warehouse Automation Systems

345

6.1 Overview of Warehouse Automation Systems

346

6.2 Material Flow Systems

349

6.2.1 Inbound Process

350

6.2.2 Outbound Process

376

6.3 SAP Warehouse Robotics

391

6.4 Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems

393

6.4.1 Integration with a Material Flow System

394

6.4.2 Integration with Automated Guided Vehicles

395

6.5 Automated Guided Vehicles

397

6.6 Summary

399

7 Yard Logistics

401

7.1 Overview of Yard Logistics

402

7.2 Using SAP Yard Logistics

407

7.2.1 Inbound Process

407

7.2.2 Outbound Process

424

7.3 Summary

442

8 Environmental Health and Safety

443

8.1 Overview of Environmental Health Safety

444

8.2 Goods Receipt and Goods Issue Process Using SAP EHS Management

447

8.2.1 Inbound Process

448

8.2.2 Outbound Process

461

8.3 Summary

467

9 Plant Maintenance

469

9.1 Overview of Plant Maintenance

470

9.2 Using Plant Maintenance Orders

474

9.2.1 Outbound Process

475

9.2.2 Inbound Process

489

9.3 Summary

501

10 SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals

503

10.1 Overview of SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals

504

10.2 Using SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals with SAP EWM and SAP S/4HANA

509

10.2.1 Inbound Process

509

10.2.2 Outbound Process

522

10.3 Summary

530