Got questions about SAP Extended Warehouse Management? This configuration guide can help!. You'll learn about the key capabilities of the EWM solution; explore the configuration elements available in the standard solution; discover the methods used to solve common business process requirements; and find out how to extend the solution to meet your more complex or unique business requirements. 1. The Warehouse Structure Learn about the warehouse structure, which provides the baseline for modeling warehouse processes. 2. Product Master Data Understand why effective master data management is critical to the success of any SAP EWM implementation, and how it can help you maximize the value of the application to your organization. 3. Physical Inventory (PI) Explore the capabilities of SAP EWM that support PI, including the main objects used by PI, supported procedures, and integration with Resource Management. 4. Warehouse Monitoring and Analytics Read about the various tools available for monitoring and reporting on warehouse activities, including the Warehouse Management Monitor, the Easy Graphics Framework, and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP BW). 5. Deploying EWM Gain an understanding of the deployment options for SAP EWM, and how to use the automated configuration method and data load programs to get you started quickly. Highlights: Warehouse Stock Management Production Supply Internal Movements Exception Handling Cross Docking Yard Management Kitting Labor Management Authorizations and Roles and Archiving

Hersteller:
Rheinwerk Verlag GmbH
service@rheinwerk-verlag.de
Rheinwerkallee 4
DE 53227 Bonn

M. Brian Carter has nearly 12 years of experience with SAP software, 11 of those working directly for SAP - 8 years in consulting and 3 years in solution management. He is currently acting as a solution manager in the SAP Business Unit Service and Asset Management, focusing on Extended Warehouse Management and Reverse Logistics. He has been focusing on the SAP Extended Warehouse Management product since the months before its initial release in December 2005.

... Acknowledgments ... 25 1 ... Introduction to SAP Extended Warehouse Management ... 27 ... 1.1 ... Background and History ... 27 ... 1.2 ... The Evolution of SAP WMS ... 29 ... 1.3 ... The EWM Brand ... 33 ... 1.4 ... Target Audience ... 35 ... 1.5 ... Summary ... 36 2 ... Organizational Structure ... 37 ... 2.1 ... Plants ... 39 ... 2.2 ... Storage Locations ... 40 ... 2.3 ... Warehouses ... 42 ... 2.4 ... Summary ... 53 3 ... The Warehouse Structure ... 55 ... 3.1 ... Storage Types ... 56 ... 3.2 ... Storage Sections ... 87 ... 3.3 ... Storage Bins ... 88 ... 3.4 ... Activity Areas ... 105 ... 3.5 ... Doors and Staging Areas ... 107 ... 3.6 ... Work Centers ... 110 ... 3.7 ... Summary ... 115 4 ... Product Master Data ... 117 ... 4.1 ... The ERP Material Master ... 117 ... 4.2 ... The EWM Product Master ... 130 ... 4.3 ... Summary ... 173 5 ... Other Warehouse Master Data ... 175 ... 5.1 ... Business Partner Data ... 175 ... 5.2 ... Supply Chain Units (SCUs) ... 184 ... 5.3 ... Master Data for Transportation ... 187 ... 5.4 ... Packaging Materials ... 194 ... 5.5 ... Packaging Specifications ... 196 ... 5.6 ... Production Master Data ... 203 ... 5.7 ... Resources ... 209 ... 5.8 ... Summary ... 228 6 ... Warehouse Stock Management ... 229 ... 6.1 ... Quants ... 230 ... 6.2 ... Stock Types ... 239 ... 6.3 ... Owner ... 244 ... 6.4 ... Party Entitled to Dispose ... 246 ... 6.5 ... Batch Management ... 251 ... 6.6 ... Documentary Batch Management ... 256 ... 6.7 ... Serial Number Management ... 258 ... 6.8 ... Handling Unit Management ... 277 ... 6.9 ... Transportation Units ... 283 ... 6.10 ... Stock Identification ... 283 ... 6.11 ... Shelf-Life Expiration Date Control ... 286 ... 6.12 ... Catch Weight Management ... 291 ... 6.13 ... Tracking Country of Origin ... 298 ... 6.14 ... Stock Determination and Valuation ... 300 ... 6.15 ... Special Stocks ... 303 ... 6.16 ... Summary ... 305 7 ... Warehouse Document Types ... 307 ... 7.1 ... Inbound Delivery Documents ... 307 ... 7.2 ... Outbound Delivery Documents ... 310 ... 7.3 ... Warehouse Tasks ... 312 ... 7.4 ... Warehouse Orders ... 314 ... 7.5 ... Waves ... 318 ... 7.6 ... Physical Inventory Documents ... 319 ... 7.7 ... Value-Added Service Orders ... 321 ... 7.8 ... Stock Transfers and Posting Changes ... 322 ... 7.9 ... Quality Inspection Documents ... 324 ... 7.10 ... Summary ... 325 8 ... Integration from ERP to EWM ... 327 ... 8.1 ... Basic System Setup ... 329 ... 8.2 ... Master Data Integration ... 330 ... 8.3 ... Delivery Integration ... 337 ... 8.4 ... Purchase Order and Production Order Integration ... 339 ... 8.5 ... Summary ... 342 9 ... Inbound Processing ... 343 ... 9.1 ... Goods Receipt Notification ... 344 ... 9.2 ... Truck Arrival and Yard Management ... 360 ... 9.3 ... Goods Receipt Preparation ... 365 ... 9.4 ... Unloading and Goods Receipt ... 369 ... 9.5 ... Putaway Processing ... 372 ... 9.6 ... Slotting ... 393 ... 9.7 ... Quality Management in EWM ... 400 ... 9.8 ... Summary ... 408 10 ... Outbound Processing ... 411 ... 10.1 ... Outbound Delivery Creation ... 411 ... 10.2 ... Overview of Outbound Processing in the Warehouse ... 416 ... 10.3 ... Route Determination ... 422 ... 10.4 ... Details of Warehouse Process Steps ... 427 ... 10 ...