Warehouse Management with SAP
Empty warehouses or skyrocketing storage costs? With this book, you can avoid both! It provides a comprehensive overview of warehouse management processes as well as the functions and basic customizing of WM. Numerous examples show you how to improve your processes and efficiently implement new ones. Whether you are implementing, optimizing, or using WM in a specialist department, André Käber shows you how to optimize your warehouse quickly and, above all, sustainably.
- Warehouse Management Processes with SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA
- Functions, customizing, and application of WM
- With lots of tips and clear practical examples
- 4th, updated and expanded edition
- Includes SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
You'll learn about:
- Optimize warehouse processes:
The right quantity, the right time, the right place: optimize the structure of your warehouse with reallocations, transfer postings, and replenishment control. Streamline your storage process and choose the right removal strategy to avoid costly bottlenecks.
- Implement requirements precisely:
Do you work with batches or store hazardous materials? No problem! Regardless of your industry, you will learn everything you need to know to map your warehouse processes in WM.
- Additional options:
In addition to warehouse management with WM, André Käber also shows you in this 4th edition how you can meet changing warehouse requirements with SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management.
Key Highlights:
- Fundamentals of warehouse management
- Master data and inventory management
- Goods receipt and storage strategies
- Stock removal control
- Production supply strategies
- Goods movements and operational warehouse processes
- Delivery processing
- Special processes
- Warehouse process and material flow optimization
- SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)
- SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
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- 1 Introduction
- 2 Business fundamentals of warehousing
- 2.1 Importance of warehouse logistics
- 2.2 Influence of current market trends on warehouse logistics
- 2.3 Warehouse costs
- 2.4 Functions of warehousing
- 2.5 Cost effects of warehousing
- 2.5.1 Warehousing costs
- 2.5.2 Procurement costs
- 2.5.3 Shortage costs
- 2.6 Storage process
- 2.7 Types of warehouses
- 2.8 Warehouse management
- 2.8.1 Centralized vs. decentralized warehousing
- 2.8.2 Storage location management
- 2.8.3 Quantity management (inventory management)
- 2.8.4 Storage and retrieval strategies
- 2.9 Inventory
- 2.10 Functions of warehouse management systems
- 2.10.1 Goods receipt process
- 2.10.2 Goods issue process
- 2.10.3 Order picking
- 2.10.4 Packaging process
- 2.10.5 Shipping process
- 3 Organizational Structure Elements in WM and SAP LES
- 3.1 Overarching organizational structure of WM and LES
- 3.2 LES with and without WM
- 3.2.1 LES without WM
- 3.2.2 LES without WM – Special form "Lean WM"
- 3.2.3 LES with WM
- 3.3 Organizational units
- 3.3.1 Plant
- 3.3.2 Storage location
- 3.3.3 Warehouse number
- 3.3.4 Storage type
- 3.3.5 Storage area
- 3.3.6 Picking area
- 3.3.7 Gates
- 3.3.8 Staging areas
- 3.3.9 Shipping points
- 3.3.10 Transportation planning point
- 3.4 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 4 Master Data and Inventory Management in WM
- 4.1 Storage bin master data
- 4.1.1 Organizational Levels in the Warehouse
- 4.1.2 Storage bin
- 4.1.3 Quant
- 4.2 Material master data
- 4.2.1 Basic data
- 4.2.2 Storage location-specific tabs
- 4.2.3 Storage number-specific tabs
- 4.2.4 Storage type-specific tabs
- 4.3 Hazardous substance master data
- 4.3.1 Hazardous substance management
- 4.3.2 Hazardous substance master records
- 4.4 Batch master data
- 4.5 Best-before date/expiration date
- 4.6 Inventory management
- 4.6.1 Quantitative Management of Material Stocks
- 4.6.2 Inventory types in WM
- 4.6.3 Value-based management of material stocks
- 4.6.4 Inventory qualification
- 4.7 Storage of Different Units of Measure in WM
- 4.8 Storage unit management in WM
- 4.9 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 5 Elements of process control in WM
- 5.1 Movement types
- 5.1.1 Movement types in inventory management
- 5.1.2 WM movement types
- 5.2 Transfer Requests
- 5.3 Transfer Order Instructions
- 5.4 Transfer Orders - Central Documents in WM
- 5.4.1 Direct transfer order creation
- 5.4.2 Automatic Transport Order Creation
- 5.4.3 Transfer order differences
- 5.5 Special Movement Indicators
- 5.5.1 Separate Movement Type and Storage Type Determination
- 5.5.2 Direct Putaway Without Interim Storage
- 5.6 Storage location control
- 5.6.1 Goods receipt storage location with automatic stock transfer
- 5.6.2 Storage location reference
- 5.7 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 6 Goods receipt processes and putaway strategies in WM
- 6.1 Goods receipt processes in SAP ERP
- 6.1.1 Goods receipt with reference (without inbound delivery)
- 6.1.2 Goods receipt with inbound delivery reference
- 6.2 Controlling Putaway
- 6.2.1 Storage type determination
- 6.2.2 Storage area determination
- 6.2.3 Storage bin determination
- 6.3 WM storage strategies
- 6.3.1 Bulk storage (B)
- 6.3.2 Fixed location (F)
- 6.3.3 Near fixed picking location (K)
- 6.3.4 Open storage (C)
- 6.3.5 Additional storage (I)
- 6.3.6 Nearest empty space (L)
- 6.3.7 Pallets (P)
- 6.4 Other components of the storage process
- 6.4.1 Storage unit check
- 6.4.2 Types of capacity checks
- 6.4.3 Cross-storage
- 6.5 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 7 Stock Removal Control in WM
- 7.1 Stock Removal Control
- 7.1.1 General Process Flow
- 7.1.2 Storage Type Determination
- 7.1.3 Settings in the Material Master Relevant to Stock Removal
- 7.2 Stock Removal Strategies
- 7.2.1 First-in, First-out (FIFO) (F)
- 7.2.2 Strict FIFO across all storage types (***)
- 7.2.3 Last-in, first-out (LIFO) (L)
- 7.2.4 Open container management (A)
- 7.2.5 Large/small quantities (M)
- 7.2.6 Practical example of the "large/small quantities" strategy
- 7.2.7 Best-before date (H)
- 7.2.8 Fixed storage location (P)
- 7.3 Additional control criteria for removal from storage
- 7.3.1 Full removal requirement and return storage
- 7.3.2 Transport order split
- 7.3.3 Route optimization for stock removal (sorting of stock removal items)
- 7.4 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 8 Production supply strategies in WM
- 8.1 Business fundamentals
- 8.2 Fundamentals of Production Types and Material Provision in SAP ERP
- 8.2.1 Material staging procedures in order-related production using a production order
- 8.2.2 Material provision procedure in order-related production using a process order
- 8.2.3 Material provision procedure in period- and quantity-oriented repetitive manufacturing
- 8.3 Production Supply Without WM Provision
- 8.3.1 Production order-related production supply from a central warehouse
- 8.3.2 Material provision using a two-stage manual stock transfer
- 8.4 Production Supply with WM Provision
- 8.4.1 Production supply areas, control cycles, and production storage locations
- 8.4.2 Material staging indicators
- 8.4.3 Material staging process with WM
- 8.4.4 System and Customizing Requirements
- 8.5 Kanban staging
- 8.5.1 Business fundamentals
- 8.5.2 Kanban provisioning process in the SAP ERP system
- 8.5.3 Production Supply Areas and Control Cycles in the Kanban System
- 8.5.4 Replenishment Strategies with the Kanban System
- 8.6 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 9 Goods Movements and Operational Warehouse Processes in WM
- 9.1 Basics of stock transfers in SAP ERP
- 9.2 Internal stock transfers
- 9.2.1 Stock transfers between storage bins
- 9.2.2 Stock transfer of partial quantities of a quant
- 9.3 Stock transfers between storage locations
- 9.3.1 Stock Transfer from Storage Location to Storage Location Starting in Inventory Management - Single-Step Procedure
- 9.3.2 Stock transfer from storage location to storage location starting in Inventory Management - two-step procedure
- 9.3.3 Stock transfer with stock transfer order between different storage locations of a plant
- 9.4 Transfer postings
- 9.4.1 Transfer postings in Inventory Management
- 9.4.2 Transfer postings in Warehouse Management
- 9.5 Blocking storage bins, storage units, and stock
- 9.5.1 Blocking storage bins
- 9.5.2 Blocking storage units
- 9.6 Replenishment processes in WM
- 9.6.1 Process Flow and Customizing
- 9.6.2 Example of replenishment for fixed bins
- 9.7 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 10 Delivery Processing in WM
- 10.1 Overall Process of Stock Removal for Sales Orders
- 10.1.1 Sales order
- 10.1.2 Delivery processing
- 10.1.3 Shipping order processing in WM
- 10.1.4 Packing
- 10.1.5 Shipment processing
- 10.2 Delivery-Related Picking (Individual Order Processing)
- 10.2.1 Manual Transport Order Creation
- 10.2.2 Automatic creation of transfer orders for delivery
- 10.2.3 Pick&Pack scenario
- 10.3 Collective processing of deliveries
- 10.3.1 Basics of collective processing of deliveries
- 10.3.2 Delivery grouping and transport order creation in collective processing
- 10.3.3 Picking wave monitor
- 10.4 Cross-delivery transfer order
- 10.4.1 Grouping of deliveries and TA creation
- 10.4.2 Sorting profiles and route optimization
- 10.4.3 Delayed delivery update
- 10.5 Two-stage picking
- 10.6 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 11 Additional Basic Functions in WM
- 11.1 Handling Unit Management
- 11.1.1 Handling Unit Management in SAP ERP
- 11.1.2 Handling Unit Management in WM
- 11.1.3 System example of handling unit management in stock transfer processes
- 11.2 Batch Management in WM
- 11.2.1 Business Management Basics
- 11.2.2 Fundamentals of Batch Management in SAP ERP
- 11.2.3 Batch Determination in WM
- 11.3 Hazardous Materials Management in WM
- 11.3.1 Business fundamentals
- 11.3.2 Fundamentals of hazardous materials management in WM
- 11.3.3 Master Data for Hazardous Materials Management
- 11.3.4 Hazardous substance master record
- 11.3.5 Customizing
- 11.3.6 Operational Hazardous Materials Reports in WM
- 11.3.7 System example for hazardous materials management in WM
- 11.4 Inventory Management in WM
- 11.4.1 Business Management Basics
- 11.4.2 Inventory procedures in WM
- 11.4.3 Inventory process in WM
- 11.4.4 Inventory completion/reorganization
- 11.4.5 Customizing
- 11.4.6 System example for continuous inventory
- 11.5 Operational Warehouse Controlling in WM
- 11.5.1 Business Management Basics
- 11.5.2 Warehouse overview
- 11.5.3 Stock Lists
- 11.5.4 Transfer order lists
- 11.5.5 Warehouse control station
- 11.5.6 Reports on warehouse utilization
- 11.5.7 Best-before date report
- 11.6 Performance data calculation in WM
- 11.6.1 Fundamentals
- 11.6.2 Customizing
- 11.6.3 System example: Load calculation during putaway
- 11.7 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 12 WM Components for Warehouse Process and Material Flow Optimization
- 12.1 Mobile Data Entry with SAP Radio Frequency
- 12.1.1 Business Fundamentals
- 12.1.2 Integration with SAP ERP
- 12.1.3 Supported Warehouse Processes
- 12.1.4 Radio Frequency: Functionality and Configuration
- 12.1.5 Implementation Procedure
- 12.2 Decentralized Warehouse Management with WM
- 12.2.1 Basics of the decentralized WM system
- 12.2.2 Processes in the decentralized WM system
- 12.2.3 Comparison of Centralized vs. Decentralized Warehouse Management Systems
- 12.3 Process optimization with the Task & Resource Management System (TRM)
- 12.3.1 Fundamentals of TRM
- 12.3.2 Warehouse structure with TRM
- 12.3.3 System example of the stock removal process with TRM
- 12.4 Yard management
- 12.4.1 Fundamentals of yard management
- 12.4.2 Functions and processes in yard management
- 12.5 Cross-Docking
- 12.5.1 Fundamentals of cross-docking
- 12.5.2 Cross-Docking Procedures
- 12.6 Process optimization in supply chain execution processes through RFID and event management
- 12.6.1 Historical development of RFID
- 12.6.2 RFID technology
- 12.6.3 Advantages, visions, and challenges of RFID technology
- 12.7 SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure
- 12.7.1 System architecture of RFID and SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure
- 12.7.2 Functions of SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure
- 12.7.3 Core integration areas (human integration, device integration, and backend system integration)
- 12.7.4 Service Areas of SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (Core Services)
- 12.7.5 Supported Processes in SAP LES
- 12.7.6 Summary
- 12.8 Changes in SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 13 SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)
- 13.1 Warehouse Modeling
- 13.2 Processes in SAP EWM
- 13.2.1 Delivery Processing
- 13.2.2 Inbound Processes
- 13.2.3 Internal Warehouse Processes
- 13.2.4 Inventory
- 13.2.5 Outbound Processes
- 13.2.6 Storage and retrieval strategies
- 13.2.7 Cross-functional processes
- 13.3 Radio frequency framework
- 13.4 Integration with SAP Transportation Management (TM)
- 13.4.1 Goods issue process with delivery-based transportation planning in SAP TM
- 13.4.2 Goods issue process with order-based transportation planning in SAP TM
- 13.5 Evolution from SAP EWM 9.0 to SAP S/4HANA 1909
- 14 SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 14.1 Functional Differences
- 14.2 Comparison of SAP Warehouse Solutions
- 14.2.1 WM and EWM
- 14.2.2 Integration of EWM and TM
- 14.3 Migration from WM to SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
- 14.3.1 Execution of the test reports provided by SAP
- 14.3.2 Performing the conversion
- A Glossary
- B Bibliography
- The author
- Index
Warehouse Management mit SAP
Leere Läger oder explodierende Lagerkosten? Mit diesem Buch können Sie beides vermeiden! Es stellt sowohl die Abläufe in der Lagerverwaltung als auch die Funktionen und das grundlegende Customizing von WM umfassend dar. Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihre Prozesse verbessern und neue Prozesse effizient einsetzen können. Ob Sie WM implementieren, optimieren oder in der Fachabteilung nutzen: André Käber zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie Ihr Lager schnell und vor allem nachhaltig optimieren.
- Prozesse in der Lagerverwaltung mit SAP ERP und SAP S/4HANA
- Funktionen, Customizing und Anwendung von WM
- Mit vielen Tipps und anschaulichen Praxisbeispielen
- 4., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage
- Inkl. SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
Du lernst etwas über:
- Lagerprozesse optimieren:
Die richtige Menge, die richtige Zeit, der richtige Ort: Optimieren Sie mit Umlage-rungen, Umbuchungen und Nachschub-steuerung die Struktur Ihres Lagers. Straffen Sie Ihren Einlagerungsprozess, und entscheiden Sie sich für die passende Auslagerungsstrategie, um kostspielige Engpässe zu vermeiden.
- Anforderungen passgenau umsetzen:
Sie arbeiten mit Chargen oder lagern Gefahrstoffe? Kein Problem! Unabhängig von Ihrer Branche lernen Sie alles, was nötig ist, um Ihre Lagerprozesse in WM abzubilden.
- Zusätzliche Möglichkeiten:
Neben der Lagerverwaltung mit WM zeigt Ihnen André Käber in dieser 4. Auflage auch, wie Sie veränderten Anforderungen an Ihre Lagerhaltung mit SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) und SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management begegnen können.
Aus dem Inhalt:
- Grundlagen der Lagerverwaltung
- Stammdaten und Bestandsverwaltung
- Wareneingang und Einlagerungsstrategien
- Auslagerungssteuerung
- Produktionsversorgungsstrategien
- Warenbewegungen und operative Lagerprozesse
- Lieferabwicklung
- Sonderprozesse
- Lagerprozess- und Materialflussoptimierung
- SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)
- SAP S/4HANA Stock Room Management
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