Warehouse Management with SAP S/4HANA

Embedded and Decentralized EWM

Book Information

• Publisher: SAP PRESS
• Authors: Namita Sachan, Aman Jain
• Year: 2024
• Edition: 4
• Pages: 1001
• Language: English

Description

Are you ready for warehouse management with SAP S/4HANA? With this implementation guide to EWM in SAP S/4HANA, start by setting up organizational and warehouse structures. Then follow step-by-step instructions to configure your product master, warehouse requests, handling units, warehouse tasks, and other key building blocks. Finally, customize your core processes, from inbound and outbound deliveries to value-added services and cross-docking. Get the most out of your warehouses!

• Configure embedded and decentralized EWM in SAP S/4HANA
• Get step-by-step instructions for implementing key warehouse processes, from inbound to outbound movements
• Explore settings for kitting, shipping and receiving, cross-docking, wave management, and more

Key Highlights

• Master data
• Warehouse structures
• Goods receipt and issue
• Putaway
• Picking
• Physical inventory
• Monitoring
• Shipping and receiving
• Labor management
• Value-added services (VAS)
• Integration

You'll learn about

• Configuration:
  Learn how to set up embedded and decentralized EWM in SAP S/4HANA step by step. Get detailed guidance for both cross-process and process-specific configuration activities.
• Basic Warehousing:
  Move your goods into, out of, and around your warehouses! Get the low-down on the physical inventory process, resource management, monitoring, and reporting in SAP S/4HANA.
• Advanced Processes:
  Are your warehouse operations complex? From wave management and slotting to kitting and cartonization, get step-by-step instructions for configuring SAP S/4HANA to meet your unique warehouse’s needs.
• What's New?:
  Explore new innovations with expanded coverage of the product master, handling units, radio frequency, batch management, and more. See how EWM integrates with newer solutions such as SAP Warehouse Robotics and SAP Yard Logistics, and with processes such as advanced shipping and receiving (ASR).

Table of Contents

• Foreword

• Preface
• Target Audience
• Objective
• Structure of the Book
• Acknowledgments

• 1 Warehouse Management in SAP
• 1.1 What Is Warehouse Management?
• 1.2 Warehouse Management with SAP
• 1.3 SAP S/4HANA Conversion and Migration
• 1.3.1 Migration Objects for the SAP EWM to Decentralized EWM Scenario
• 1.3.2 Application Link Enabling Configuration for Master Data Distribution
• 1.4 Deployment Options for EWM in SAP S/4HANA
• 1.4.1 Embedded EWM in SAP S/4HANA
• 1.4.2 Decentralized EWM in SAP S/4HANA
• 1.4.3 Stock Room Management
• 1.4.4 Connection of Multiple ERPs with Nonharmonized Business Partners to an EWM System
• 1.5 Correct Rounding Residuals
• 1.5.1 Rounding Residuals Example
• 1.5.2 Procedure to Correct Rounding Residual
• 1.5.3 Monitoring Collected Differences
• 1.6 Basic and Advanced Warehouse Management
• 1.7 Summary

• 2 Organizational Structures
• 2.1 Client
• 2.2 Company
• 2.3 Company Code
• 2.4 Plant
• 2.5 Storage Location
• 2.6 Warehouse
• 2.6.1 Creating a Warehouse in SAP S/4HANA
• 2.6.2 Creating a Warehouse in Embedded EWM
• 2.6.3 Linking Embedded EWM and Decentralized SAP S/4HANA Warehouses
• 2.6.4 Activating Logistics Execution Warehouse for Embedded EWM in SAP S/4HANA
• 2.6.5 Linking Decentralized EWM in SAP S/4HANA with SAP ERP
• 2.6.6 Mapping Warehouses
• 2.6.7 Assignment of Business Partners
• 2.6.8 Delivery Split
• 2.7 Summary

• 3 First Steps in Implementing Embedded EWM in SAP S/4HANA
• 3.1 Basic System Setup
• 3.2 Master Data Integration
• 3.3 Delivery Settings and Integration
• 3.3.1 Distribution Model
• 3.3.2 Delivery Mapping in Embedded EWM
• 3.3.3 Mapping Plant and Storage Location in Embedded EWM
• 3.4 Migration from Third-Party Systems
• 3.5 Migration from SAP Warehouse Management to Embedded EWM
• 3.5.1 Migration of Warehouse Product Data
• 3.5.2 Storage Bin Migration
• 3.5.3 Stock Migration
• 3.5.4 Physical Inventory Completeness
• 3.6 Migration of Objects from SAP EWM to Decentralized EWM in SAP S/4HANA
• 3.7 Summary

• 4 Warehouse Structures
• 4.1 Storage Type
• 4.1.1 General Settings
• 4.1.2 Putaway Control
• 4.1.3 Stock Removal Control
• 4.1.4 Goods Movement Control
• 4.1.5 Replenishment Control
• 4.2 Storage Section
• 4.3 Storage Bins
• 4.3.1 Storage Bin Master
• 4.3.2 Storage Bin Types
• 4.3.3 Bin Access Type
• 4.3.4 Storage Bin Structure
• 4.3.5 Creating Storage Bins
• 4.3.6 Modifying Storage Bins
• 4.3.7 Change Documents for Storage Bins
• 4.3.8 Executing Storage Bin Sorting
• 4.3.9 Assignment of Fixed Bins to Product
• 4.3.10 Change Log for Fixed Storage Bin Assignments
• 4.3.11 Bin Verification Field
• 4.3.12 Printing Storage Bin Labels
• 4.3.13 Core Data Services Views for Storage Bin Analytics
• 4.4 Staging Area and Warehouse Door
• 4.4.1 Staging Area
• 4.4.2 Warehouse Door
• 4.4.3 Assigning the Staging Area to the Door
• 4.5 Activity Area
• 4.6 Work Center
• 4.6.1 Work Center Layout
• 4.6.2 Define Work Center
• 4.6.3 Optimizing Work Center Determination
• 4.7 Summary

• 5 Master Data
• 5.1 Supply Chain Unit
• 5.2 Business Partners
• 5.3 Product Master
• 5.3.1 Material Master in SAP S/4HANA
• 5.3.2 Product Master in Embedded EWM
• 5.3.3 Mass Processing for Warehouse Product
• 5.3.4 Custom Fields for Warehouse Product Data
• 5.3.5 Enterprise Search for Storage Bin and Warehouse Product
• 5.3.6 SAP Information Lifecycle Management Enablement for Warehouse Products
• 5.4 Packaging Material
• 5.5 Packaging Specifications
• 5.5.1 Number Range Object and Interval for Serial Shipping Container Codes
• 5.5.2 Packaging Specification Structure
• 5.5.3 Creation of Packaging Specification
• 5.5.4 Determination of Packaging Specification
• 5.5.5 Distribution of Packing Instructions as Packaging Specifications
• 5.5.6 Mass Changes of Packaging Specification
• 5.6 Routes
• 5.7 Veto Check for HR Master Data
• 5.8 Summary

• 6 Cross-Process Settings
• 6.1 Warehouse Requests
• 6.1.1 What Are Warehouse Requests?
• 6.1.2 Process Code Profile
• 6.1.3 Status Profile
• 6.1.4 Quantity Offsetting Profile
• 6.1.5 Text Profile
• 6.1.6 Field Control Profile
• 6.1.7 Incompleteness Check Profile
• 6.1.8 Action Profile
• 6.1.9 Partner Profile
• 6.1.10 Reference Document Profile
• 6.1.11 Date Profile
• 6.1.12 Process Profile
• 6.2 Handling Units
• 6.2.1 What Are Handling Units?
• 6.2.2 Configuring Handling Units
• 6.2.3 Using Global Transport Label Number
• 6.2.4 Printing Handling Units
• 6.2.5 Packing Enhancements Using Unified Package Building
• 6.2.6 Creating Handling Units with Packing Rules and Radio Frequency
• 6.2.7 Scanning Handling Unit IDs on Radio Frequency with Advanced Features
• 6.3 Warehouse Tasks
• 6.3.1 What Are Warehouse Tasks?
• 6.3.2 Warehouse Process Type
• 6.3.3 Product Warehouse Task
• 6.3.4 Handling Unit Warehouse Task
• 6.3.5 Core Data Services Views for Warehouse Tasks
• 6.4 Warehouse Order
• 6.4.1 What Are Warehouse Orders?
• 6.4.2 Configuring Warehouse Orders
• 6.4.3 Printing Warehouse Orders
• 6.4.4 Manual Assembly of Warehouse Orders
• 6.4.5 Core Data Services Views for Warehouse Orders
• 6.5 Storage Control
• 6.5.1 What Is Storage Control?
• 6.5.2 Storage Control in the Outbound Process
• 6.5.3 Storage Control in Internal Process
• 6.5.4 Process-Oriented Storage Control
• 6.5.5 Layout-Oriented Storage Control
• 6.6 Exception Handling
• 6.6.1 What Is Exception Handling?
• 6.6.2 Configuration Elements of Exception Codes
• 6.6.3 Define New Exception Code
• 6.6.4 Exception Code Usage
• 6.7 Batch Management
• 6.7.1 What Is Batch Management?
• 6.7.2 Configuring Batch Management
• 6.7.3 Batches in Goods Movement
• 6.7.4 Documentary Batch
• 6.7.5 Plant-Specific Batch Handling
• 6.7.6 Product Genealogy for Batch-Managed Materials
• 6.7.7 Stock Consolidation for Different Batches
• 6.7.8 Segmentation of Products
• 6.7.9 Batches in Decentralized EWM
• 6.8 Stock Identification
• 6.8.1 What Is Stock Identification?
• 6.8.2 Using Stock Identification
• 6.8.3 Using Stock Identification for Splitting Stock
• 6.9 Catch Weight Management
• 6.9.1 What Is Catch Weight Management?
• 6.9.2 Master Data Changes for Catch Weight
• 6.9.3 Using Catch Weight
• 6.10 Post Processing Framework
• 6.10.1 Configuring the Post Processing Framework
• 6.10.2 Post Processing Framework Execution
• 6.11 Travel Distance Calculation
• 6.11.1 What Is Travel Distance Management?
• 6.11.2 Settings for Travel Distance Calculation
• 6.11.3 Travel Distance Calculation
• 6.12 Serial Number Management
• 6.12.1 What Is Serial Number Management?
• 6.12.2 Serial Number Profile
• 6.12.3 Serial Number Requirements
• 6.12.4 Provisional Serial Numbers
• 6.12.5 Using Serial Numbers
• 6.12.6 Item Unique Identification (US Department of Defense)
• 6.12.7 Verify Predefined Serial Numbers in Radio Frequency Picking
• 6.12.8 Harmonized Serial Number profile
• 6.13 Quality Management
• 6.13.1 What Are Quality Inspections?
• 6.13.2 Configuring Quality Management
• 6.13.3 Master Data in Quality Management
• 6.13.4 Quality Inspection Process
• 6.13.5 Quality Inspection Scenarios
• 6.13.6 Defect Processing (Post to Block/Unrestricted Stock and to Cost Center)
• 6.13.7 First Article Inspection
• 6.13.8 Moving Sample Stock to Quality Inspection
• 6.14 Attachments Service for Embedded EWM Objects
• 6.15 License Auditing in Embedded EWM
• 6.16 Summary

• 7 Inbound Processing
• 7.1 What Happens During Inbound Processing?
• 7.1.1 Business Process
• 7.1.2 System Process
• 7.2 Configuring Inbound Delivery Processing
• 7.2.1 Document Category and Document Types
• 7.2.2 Item Category and Item Types
• 7.2.3 Mapping the Inbound Delivery
• 7.2.4 Stock Type Determination in Inbound Delivery
• 7.2.5 Stock Type Enhancement
• 7.3 Inbound Delivery
• 7.4 Check-In
• 7.5 Unloading and Goods Receipt Process
• 7.5.1 Unloading
• 7.5.2 Packing Proposal in Inbound Delivery
• 7.5.3 Quantity Adjustment in Inbound Processing
• 7.5.4 Goods Receipt Process
• 7.5.5 Automatic Packing Item Generation in Inbound Delivery
• 7.5.6 Automatic Packing with Unified Package Building
• 7.5.7 Additional Features for Handling Unit Receipt
• 7.6 Putaway
• 7.6.1 Deconsolidation
• 7.6.2 Putaway in Embedded EWM
• 7.6.3 Putaway Strategies
• 7.7 Summary

• 8 Outbound Processing
• 8.1 What Happens during Outbound Processing?
• 8.1.1 Business Process
• 8.1.2 System Process
• 8.2 Configuring Outbound Delivery Processing
• 8.2.1 Document Type and Item Type in the Outbound Process
• 8.2.2 Mapping Outbound Deliveries
• 8.2.3 Assigning Item Types to Document Types
• 8.2.4 Configuring and Using Consolidation Groups
• 8.2.5 Reuse of the Logistics Execution Delivery Number in Warehouse Requests
• 8.3 Outbound Delivery
• 8.3.1 Outbound Delivery Order
• 8.3.2 Outbound Delivery Creation
• 8.3.3 Delivery Creation Using References
• 8.3.4 Direct Outbound Delivery Process
• 8.3.5 Changing Order Quantity
• 8.3.6 Update Delivery Before Goods Issue
• 8.3.7 Summarized Just-in-Time Calls in Outbound Delivery Orders
• 8.4 Stock Removal
• 8.4.1 Warehouse Tasks
• 8.4.2 Storage Type Determination
• 8.4.3 Stock Removal Strategies
• 8.5 Picking and Packing
• 8.5.1 Stock Removal Execution
• 8.5.2 Supply Assignments
• 8.5.3 Handling Denials during Picking
• 8.5.4 Picking Cancellations
• 8.5.5 Handling Differences while Picking
• 8.5.6 Use of Pick Handling Units in Picking
• 8.5.7 Apply Picking Criteria for Handling Units
• 8.5.8 Packing in the Outbound Process
• 8.5.9 Advanced Packing for Outbound Deliveries
• 8.5.10 Creation of a Batch Subitem during Warehouse Task Confirmation
• 8.6 Loading
• 8.6.1 Door and Staging Area Determination
• 8.6.2 Integration with Yard Management
• 8.7 Goods Issue Posting and Partial Goods Issue Using Delivery Splits
• 8.7.1 Goods Issue Posting
• 8.7.2 Partial Goods Issue Using Delivery Splits
• 8.7.3 Post Goods Issue to Cost Center, Order, or Project
• 8.7.4 Automatic Packing Item Generation in Outbound Delivery
• 8.7.5 Shipping Cockpit and Background Processing
• 8.7.6 Item Conversion to Zero Report
• 8.7.7 Post Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery Orders Report
• 8.7.8 Pack Separately and Ship Together
• 8.7.9 Cancel Multiple Goods Movement Documents
• 8.8 Summary

• 9 Internal Warehouse Processes
• 9.1 Replenishment
• 9.1.1 What Is Replenishment?
• 9.1.2 Basic Settings
• 9.1.3 Planned Replenishment
• 9.1.4 Order-Related Replenishment
• 9.1.5 Crate Part Replenishment
• 9.1.6 Direct Replenishment
• 9.1.7 Automatic Replenishment
• 9.1.8 Process Preallocated Stock
• 9.2 Ad Hoc Warehouse Movement
• 9.3 Stock Consolidation
• 9.4 Posting Change
• 9.4.1 What Is Posting Change?
• 9.4.2 Basic Settings
• 9.4.3 Posting Change Process
• 9.4.4 Synchronous Goods Movement
• 9.4.5 Change Stock Type Using Report
• 9.4.6 Automatic Posting of Consignment to Your Own Stock
• 9.5 Stock Transfer
• 9.5.1 What Is Stock Transfer?
• 9.5.2 Warehouse Request for Stock Transfer
• 9.5.3 Internal Stock Transfer Process
• 9.5.4 Consolidation Group Determination for Stock Transfer
• 9.6 Summary

• 10 Physical Inventory
• 10.1 What Is Physical Inventory?
• 10.1.1 Business Process
• 10.1.2 System Process
• 10.2 Physical Inventory Processes
• 10.2.1 Periodic Physical Inventory
• 10.2.2 Continuous Physical Inventory
• 10.2.3 Cycle Counting
• 10.2.4 Sample-Based Inventory
• 10.3 Configuring Physical Inventory
• 10.3.1 Settings Specific to the Physical Inventory Area
• 10.3.2 Settings Specific to the Warehouse Number
• 10.3.3 Define Tolerance Group
• 10.3.4 Define Reasons and Priority
• 10.3.5 Printing for the Physical Inventory Process
• 10.4 Physical Inventory Documents
• 10.4.1 Create a Physical Inventory Document
• 10.4.2 Process a Physical Inventory Document
• 10.4.3 Difference Analyzer
• 10.4.4 Stock Comparison with SAP S/4HANA
• 10.4.5 Post Differences Automatically to SAP S/4HANA
• 10.5 Physical Inventory Using Paper-Driven Counting
• 10.5.1 Count Physical Inventory App
• 10.5.2 Process External Physical Inventory Document
• 10.6 Using Radio Frequency in Physical Inventory Processes
• 10.7 Physical Inventory on Production Supply Area
• 10.8 Summary

• 11 Resource Management
• 11.1 What Is Resource Management?
• 11.1.1 Business Process
• 11.1.2 System Process
• 11.2 Configuring Resource Management
• 11.2.1 Define Queue Types
• 11.2.2 Define Queues
• 11.2.3 Define Resource Types
• 11.2.4 Maintain Execution Priorities for Resource Types
• 11.2.5 Define the Resource Group
• 11.2.6 Define Resource
• 11.3 Radio Frequency
• 11.3.1 System-Guided Processing
• 11.3.2 Semi-System-Guided Processing
• 11.4 Task Interleaving
• 11.5 Pick, Pack, and Pass
• 11.5.1 Configuration
• 11.5.2 Warehouse Order Processing
• 11.6 Resource Execution Constraint
• 11.6.1 Configuration
• 11.6.2 Task Execution
• 11.7 Integration with SAP Warehouse Insights
• 11.8 Summary

• 12 Warehouse Monitoring and Reporting
• 12.1 What Is Warehouse Monitoring and Reporting?
• 12.1.1 Business Process
• 12.1.2 System Process
• 12.2 Warehouse Management Monitor
• 12.2.1 Warehouse Management Monitor Layout and Features
• 12.2.2 Personalizing the Warehouse Management Monitor
• 12.2.3 Message Queue Monitoring
• 12.2.4 Process Execution via the Warehouse Management Monitor
• 12.3 Graphical Warehouse Layout
• 12.4 Measurement Services
• 12.5 Warehouse Key Performance Indicators
• 12.6 Core Data Services Views for Warehouse Processes
• 12.7 Summary

• 13 Advanced Production Integration
• 13.1 What Is Advanced Production Integration?
• 13.1.1 Business Process
• 13.1.2 System Process
• 13.2 Configuring Advanced Production Integration
• 13.3 Production Material Request
• 13.4 Production Supply Area
• 13.4.1 Managing Production Supply Area Stock in a Warehouse
• 13.4.2 Define the Production Supply Area
• 13.4.3 Change Documents for the Control Cycle
• 13.4.4 Automatic Replication of a Production Supply Area
• 13.4.5 Plant Maintenance Supply
• 13.5 Staging and Consumption
• 13.5.1 Process Execution
• 13.5.2 Distribution Equipment during Staging in a Production Supply Area
• 13.5.3 Confirming Pick Warehouse Tasks with Handling Unit Positions on a Desktop
• 13.5.4 Release Partial Quantity of Staged Product for Production Material Request
• 13.5.5 Expected Goods Receipt Integration with Decentralized EWM
• 13.6 Receipt from Production
• 13.7 Kanban Replenishment Strategy
• 13.8 Synchronous Goods Movements
• 13.8.1 Repetitive Manufacturing
• 13.8.2 Post Goods Movement in Production Process
• 13.8.3 Confirmations from Discrete and Process Manufacturing
• 13.8.4 Goods Receipt of Handling Units from Repetitive, Discrete, and Process Manufacturing
• 13.8.5 Re-creation of Consumed Handling Units with Document-Specific Cancellation of Consumption
• 13.8.6 Goods Receipt for Kanban
• 13.8.7 BAPIs and APIs for Goods Movement
• 13.9 Post Consumption with Backflush for Products Supplied with Production Material Request
• 13.10 JIT Supply to Production with Stock Transfer for JIT Calls
• 13.11 Summary

• 14 Radio Frequency Framework
• 14.1 What Is the Radio Frequency Framework?
• 14.1.1 Business Process
• 14.1.2 System Process
• 14.2 Configuring the Radio Frequency Framework
• 14.2.1 Logon and Logoff
• 14.2.2 Menu Manager
• 14.2.3 Screen Manager
• 14.2.4 Push Buttons on a Radio Frequency Screen
• 14.2.5 Modifying Radio Frequency Transactions
• 14.2.6 Verification Profile
• 14.2.7 Enhancements in Screen Display and Logging Transaction in the Radio Frequency Framework
• 14.3 Navigation in Radio Frequency
• 14.4 Process Execution Using Radio Frequency
• 14.4.1 Process Overview
• 14.4.2 Skipping Warehouse Orders
• 14.4.3 Enhancements to the Radio Frequency Framework
• 14.4.4 SAP GUI for HTML for Browser-Based Radio Frequency Devices
• 14.5 Summary

• 15 Cross-Docking
• 15.1 What Is Cross-Docking?
• 15.1.1 Business Process
• 15.1.2 System Process
• 15.2 Merchandise Distribution
• 15.2.1 Merchandise Distribution Cross-Docking
• 15.2.2 Merchandise Distribution Flow-Through
• 15.3 Opportunistic Cross-Docking
• 15.3.1 Triggered in Embedded EWM
• 15.3.2 Push Deployment and Pick from Goods Receipt
• 15.4 Summary

• 16 Wave Management
• 16.1 What Is Wave Management?
• 16.1.1 Business Process
• 16.1.2 System Process
• 16.2 Configuring Wave Management
• 16.2.1 Wave Types
• 16.2.2 Wave Categories
• 16.2.3 Set Automatic Wave Generation for the Warehouse Process Type
• 16.2.4 Maintain Wave Capacity Profile
• 16.2.5 Wave Templates
• 16.2.6 Wave Template Determination
• 16.2.7 Business Add-In for Checking Wave Capacity
• 16.3 Wave Creation Process
• 16.4 Two-Step Picking
• 16.4.1 Configuration
• 16.4.2 Execution
• 16.5 Wave Simulation
• 16.6 Summary

• 17 Slotting and Rearrangement
• 17.1 What Are Slotting and Rearrangement?
• 17.1.1 Business Process
• 17.1.2 System Process
• 17.2 Configuring Slotting
• 17.2.1 Storage Parameters Determined Using Slotting
• 17.2.2 Condition Technique
• 17.3 Slotting Process Steps
• 17.3.1 Simulate Slotting
• 17.3.2 Perform Slotting
• 17.3.3 Slotting by Machine Learning
• 17.3.4 Activate Planned Values
• 17.4 ABC Analysis
• 17.5 Rearrangement
• 17.5.1 Configuring Rearrangement
• 17.5.2 Default Warehouse Process Type for Rearrangement
• 17.5.3 Rearrangement Process
• 17.6 Summary

• 18 Shipping and Receiving
• 18.1 What Is Shipping and Receiving?
• 18.1.1 Business Process
• 18.1.2 System Process
• 18.2 Configuring Shipping and Receiving
• 18.2.1 General Settings
• 18.2.2 Transportation Unit and Vehicles
• 18.2.3 Loading and Unloading
• 18.3 Yard Management
• 18.3.1 Configuring Yard Management
• 18.3.2 Yard Structure
• 18.3.3 Check-In and Check-Out
• 18.3.4 Internal Yard Movements
• 18.3.5 Executing Yard Management
• 18.3.6 Monitoring in Yard Management
• 18.3.7 Change Documents for Transportation Units
• 18.4 Shipping Cockpit
• 18.5 Summary

• 19 Labor Management
• 19.1 What Is Labor Management?
• 19.1.1 Business Process
• 19.1.2 System Process
• 19.2 Settings for Labor Management
• 19.2.1 Activating Labor Management
• 19.2.2 Settings for Indirect Labor Tasks
• 19.2.3 Processor
• 19.2.4 Shift Management
• 19.2.5 Formulas and Conditions
• 19.3 Engineered Labor Standards
• 19.4 Planning in Labor Management
• 19.4.1 Preprocessing
• 19.4.2 Creating a Planned Workload
• 19.4.3 Simulation of Planned Workload
• 19.5 Execution in Labor Management
• 19.6 Employee Performance
• 19.7 Summary

• 20 Value-Added Services
• 20.1 What Are Value-Added Services?
• 20.1.1 Business Process
• 20.1.2 System Process
• 20.2 Structure and Execution of VAS Orders
• 20.2.1 Structure of a VAS Order
• 20.2.2 Execution of a VAS Order in a VAS Work Center
• 20.3 Configuring VAS
• 20.3.1 Product Group Type and Product Group
• 20.3.2 Number Range for VAS Orders
• 20.3.3 Activate Order Management for VAS
• 20.3.4 Define Relevance for VAS
• 20.3.5 Warehouse-Number-Dependent VAS Settings
• 20.3.6 Planned Times for VAS Activities
• 20.3.7 VAS Effort
• 20.3.8 Packaging Specification for VAS
• 20.4 Process Variants for VAS
• 20.4.1 VAS with Process-Oriented Storage Control
• 20.4.2 VAS with Process Steps
• 20.4.3 VAS without Process-Oriented Storage Control or Process Steps
• 20.5 Auxiliary Products in VAS
• 20.6 Printing VAS Documents
• 20.7 Summary

• 21 Kitting
• 21.1 What Is Kitting?
• 21.1.1 Business Process
• 21.1.2 System Process
• 21.2 Kit to Stock
• 21.2.1 Kit to Stock Using a Production Order
• 21.2.2 Kit to Stock Using a Value-Added Services Order
• 21.3 Kit to Order
• 21.3.1 Kitting during Picking
• 21.3.2 Kitting at a Kit-Specific Work Center
• 21.3.3 Kitting at the Packing Work Center
• 21.4 Reverse Kitting
• 21.5 Summary

• 22 Cartonization Planning
• 22.1 What Is Cartonization Planning?
• 22.1.1 Business Process
• 22.1.2 System Process
• 22.2 Configuring Cartonization Planning
• 22.3 Creation of Planned Shipping Handling Units
• 22.3.1 Creation of Planned Shipping Handling Units for Outbound Delivery Orders
• 22.3.2 Creation of Planned Shipping Handling Units for Waves
• 22.3.3 Creation of Planned Shipping Handling Units during Warehouse Order Creation
• 22.4 Managing Planned Shipping Handling Units in the Warehouse
• 22.5 Summary

• 23 SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling
• 23.1 What Is SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling?
• 23.1.1 Business Process
• 23.1.2 System Process
• 23.2 Configuring SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling
• 23.2.1 Docking Location
• 23.2.2 Loading Points
• 23.2.3 Appointment Management
• 23.2.4 Integration with Embedded EWM
• 23.3 Planning for Carriers
• 23.4 Summary

• 24 Material Flow System
• 24.1 What Is the Material Flow System?
• 24.1.1 Business Process
• 24.1.2 System Process
• 24.2 Configuring the Material Flow System
• 24.2.1 Building Blocks
• 24.2.2 Basic Configuration
• 24.3 Reprocessing Telegrams Using the Material Flow System Actions
• 24.4 Summary

• 25 Integration with Other SAP Solutions
• 25.1 Integration with SAP TM and Embedded TM in SAP S/4HANA
• 25.1.1 Configuring Integration with SAP Transportation Management
• 25.1.2 Delivery-Based Integration Process
• 25.1.3 Reverse Check-Out Process
• 25.1.4 Transit Warehousing
• 25.1.5 Warehouse Billing
• 25.1.6 Advanced Shipping and Receiving
• 25.2 Integration with SAP Global Trade Services
• 25.2.1 Compliance Management in Outbound Processing with Embedded EWM
• 25.2.2 Transit Procedure
• 25.2.3 Scrapping with Customs Warehousing Procedures
• 25.2.4 Safekeeping
• 25.3 Integration with SAP Manufacturing Execution
• 25.3.1 Enable Manufacturing Execution System Integration
• 25.3.2 Work-in-Process Management
• 25.3.3 Staging for MES-Driven Repetitive Manufacturing
• 25.4 Integration with SAP Yard Logistics
• 25.5 Integration with SAP Business Network for Logistics
• 25.6 Integration with SAP Warehouse Robotics
• 25.7 Summary

• A SAP Fiori Applications
• A.1 SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Clerks
• A.2 SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Shift Supervisors
• A.3 SAP Fiori Apps for Warehouse Operatives
• A.4 Role-Independent SAP Fiori Apps for Embedded EWM
• A.5 Summary

• B The Authors

• Index

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