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Preface
23
1 Basic Warehouse Functions
29
1.1 Warehouse Structure
29
1.1.1 Configuring a Warehouse
30
1.1.2 Assignment of the Warehouse
33
1.1.3 Warehouse Control Parameters
35
1.2 Storage Type
39
1.2.1 Warehouse Layout Standard Storage Types
39
1.2.2 Configuration of a Storage Type
41
1.2.3 Data Entry for a Storage Type
42
1.3 Storage Sections
49
1.4 Storage Bins
51
1.4.1 Storage Bin Types
51
1.4.2 Define Storage Bin Structure
52
1.4.3 Creating a Storage Bin Manually
58
1.4.4 Creating a Storage Bin Automatically
59
1.4.5 Block Storage Bins
60
1.4.6 Creating Blocking Reasons
62
1.4.7 Simultaneously Change Storage Bins
63
1.4.8 List of Empty Storage Bins
65
1.4.9 Bin Status Report
66
1.5 Quants
68
1.5.1 Quant Record
68
1.5.2 Display a Quant
69
1.6 Business Examples: Basic Warehouse Functions
70
1.6.1 Warehouse Structure
70
1.6.2 Storage Types
71
1.6.3 Storage Bins
71
1.6.4 Quants
73
1.7 Summary
73
2 Stock Management
75
2.1 Warehouse Management Data in the Material Master
75
2.1.1 Creating the Material Master
76
2.1.2 Entering Data into WM Screens
81
2.2 Types of Warehouse Stock
89
2.2.1 Stock Categories
89
2.2.2 Status of Warehouse Stock
93
2.2.3 Special Stock
95
2.3 Batch Management in Warehouse Management
99
2.3.1 Batch Definition
99
2.3.2 Batch Level
100
2.3.3 Batch Number Assignment
101
2.3.4 Creating a Batch Record
101
2.3.5 Batch Determination
104
2.4 Shelf Life Functionality
111
2.4.1 Shelf Life and the Material Master
111
2.4.2 Production Date Entry
113
2.4.3 SLED Control List
114
2.5 Business Examples: Stock Management
116
2.5.1 Types of Warehouse Stock
116
2.5.2 Batch Management
117
2.5.3 Shelf Life Functionality
117
2.6 Summary
118
3 Warehouse Movements
119
3.1 WM Movement Types
119
3.1.1 Movement Types in IM
120
3.1.2 WM Reference Movement Types
121
3.1.3 Creating WM Movement Types
123
3.1.4 Assigning WM Movement Types
132
3.2 Transfer Requirements
136
3.2.1 Automatic Transfer Requirements
136
3.2.2 Create a Manual Transfer Requirement
137
3.2.3 Create a Transfer Requirement for Replenishment
139
3.2.4 Display a Transfer Requirement for a Material
144
3.2.5 Display a Transfer Requirement for a Single Item
147
3.2.6 Display a Transfer Requirement for a Storage Type
148
3.2.7 Deleting a Transfer Requirement
150
3.3 Transfer Orders
151
3.3.1 Creating a Transfer Order with Reference to a Transfer Requirement
152
3.3.2 Creating a Transfer Order without a Reference
158
3.3.3 Special Movement Indicator
161
3.3.4 Cancel Transfer Order
163
3.3.5 Confirm a Transfer Order
164
3.3.6 Two-Step Confirmation
170
3.3.7 Print a Transfer Order
173
3.4 Business Examples: Warehouse Movements
176
3.4.1 Warehouse Movements
176
3.4.2 Transfer Requirements
177
3.4.3 Transfer Orders
178
3.5 Summary
180
4 Goods Receipts
181
4.1 Goods Receipt with Inbound Delivery
181
4.1.1 Creating an Inbound Delivery
182
4.1.2 Creating a Transfer Order for an Inbound Delivery
185
4.1.3 Using the Inbound Delivery Monitor
186
4.2 Goods Receipt without an Inbound Delivery
191
4.2.1 Goods Receipt in IM
191
4.2.2 Reviewing the Material Documents
193
4.2.3 Reviewing Stock Levels after Goods Receipt
197
4.2.4 Displaying the Transfer Requirement
197
4.2.5 Background Transfer Order Creation
200
4.2.6 Displaying the Transfer Order
203
4.2.7 Displaying the Transfer Order for the Goods Receipt
205
4.2.8 Displaying the Stock Levels
206
4.3 Business Examples: Goods Receipts
208
4.3.1 Goods Receipt with Inbound Delivery
208
4.3.2 Goods Receipt without an Inbound Delivery
209
4.4 Summary
210
5 Goods Issues
211
5.1 Goods Issue with Outbound Delivery
211
5.1.1 Displaying the Sales Order
212
5.1.2 Creating the Outbound Delivery
213
5.1.3 Outbound Delivery Status
215
5.1.4 Creating the Transfer Order
218
5.1.5 Confirming the Transfer Order
224
5.1.6 Posting the Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery
226
5.1.7 Reviewing Material Documents
227
5.2 Goods Issue without an Outbound Delivery
228
5.2.1 Goods Issue in IM
229
5.2.2 Negative Balance in the Warehouse
230
5.2.3 Creating a Transfer Order
231
5.3 Multiple Processing Using Groups
234
5.3.1 Definition of a Group
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5.3.2 Creating a Group for Transfer Requirements
235
5.3.3 Creating Transfer Orders for a Group of Transfer Requirements
237
5.3.4 Definition of a Wave Pick
239
5.3.5 Creating a Group for Outbound Deliveries
239
5.3.6 Creating the Wave from the Outbound Delivery Monitor
239
5.3.7 Using the Wave Monitor
240
5.3.8 Results of the Pick Wave Monitor
244
5.4 Picking and Packing
247
5.4.1 Picking Schemes
248
5.4.2 Packing
249
5.5 Business Examples: Goods Issue
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5.5.1 Goods Issue with Outbound Delivery
250
5.5.2 Goods Issue without an Outbound Delivery
251
5.5.3 Picking and Packing
252
5.6 Summary
253
6 Stock Replenishment
255
6.1 Internal Stock Transfers
255
6.1.1 Keeping the Warehouse Running
255
6.1.2 Checking Empty Bins
256
6.1.3 Moving Material between Storage Bins
258
6.1.4 Confirming the Stock Transfer
261
6.1.5 Configuring the Difference Indicator
263
6.1.6 Posting Change of Storage Location to Storage Location in Inventory Management
264
6.2 Fixed Bin Replenishment
266
6.2.1 Replenishment and the Material Master
266
6.2.2 Configuration for Replenishment
268
6.2.3 Creating the Replenishment
269
6.2.4 Displaying the Transfer Requirement
271
6.2.5 Creating the Transfer Order
273
6.2.6 Confirming the Transfer Order
274
6.2.7 Reviewing the Stock Overview
275
6.3 Posting Changes
276
6.3.1 Posting Change for a Release from Quality Inspection Stock
276
6.3.2 Posting Change from Material Number to Material Number
281
6.3.3 Dividing Batches among Other Batches
285
6.3.4 Execute Posting Change in WM and IM
286
6.4 Business Examples: Stock Replenishment
288
6.4.1 Internal Stock Transfers
288
6.4.2 Fixed Bin Replenishment
289
6.4.3 Posting Changes
290
6.5 Summary
290
7 Picking Strategies
291
7.1 Storage Type Indicator
292
7.2 Storage Type Search
294
7.2.1 Configuring the Storage Type Search
295
7.2.2 Configuring Storage Section Search
296
7.3 First In, First Out
298
7.3.1 Configuring the FIFO Picking Strategy
298
7.3.2 Stock Removal Control Indicators
299
7.3.3 Example of FIFO Picking Strategy
300
7.3.4 Stringent FIFO
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7.4 Last In, First Out
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7.4.1 Configuring the LIFO Picking Strategy
304
7.4.2 Example of LIFO Picking Strategy
305
7.5 Fixed Storage Bin
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7.5.1 Fixed Storage Bin in Material Master
307
7.5.2 Configuring the Fixed Bin Picking Strategy
309
7.5.3 Example of Fixed Bin Picking Strategy
310
7.5.4 Fixed Bin Information List
311
7.6 Shelf Life Expiration
312
7.6.1 SLED Picking and the Material Master
313
7.6.2 Configuring Shelf Life Expiration Picking Strategy
313
7.6.3 Displaying SLED Stock
315
7.6.4 Example of Shelf Life Expiration Picking Strategy
316
7.7 Partial Quantities
318
7.7.1 Configuring Partial Quantities Picking Strategy
318
7.7.2 Using the Partial Quantities Picking Strategy
319
7.8 Quantity-Relevant Picking
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7.8.1 Configuring the Quantity-Relevant Picking Strategy
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7.8.2 Quantity-Relevant Picking and the Material Master Record
322
7.9 Business Examples: Picking Strategies
323
7.9.1 Storage Type Search
323
7.9.2 First In, First Out
324
7.9.3 Fixed Bin
325
7.9.4 Shelf Life Expiration Date
326
7.10 Summary
326
8 Putaway Strategies
329
8.1 Fixed Bin Storage
330
8.1.1 Fixed Storage Bin in the Material Master
330
8.1.2 Configuring the Fixed Bin Storage Putaway Strategy
331
8.1.3 Stock Placement Control Indicators
332
8.1.4 Example of Fixed Bin Storage Putaway Strategy
334
8.2 Open Storage
336
8.2.1 Configuring the Open Storage Putaway Strategy
336
8.2.2 Example of Open Storage Putaway Strategy
337
8.3 Next Empty Bin
340
8.3.1 Configuring the Next Empty Bin Putaway Strategy
340
8.3.2 Displaying Empty Bins
341
8.3.3 Example of Next Empty Bin Putaway Strategy
342
8.3.4 Cross-Line Stock Putaway
344
8.4 Bulk Storage
346
8.5 Near Picking Bin
348
8.5.1 Storage Type Control Definition
350
8.5.2 Search by Level Definition
351
8.6 Business Examples: Putaway Strategies
352
8.6.1 Open Storage
352
8.6.2 Next Empty Bin
353
8.7 Summary
354
9 Integration
355
9.1 Production Planning
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9.1.1 Activating the WM/PP Interface
356
9.1.2 Master Data
359
9.1.3 Materials Staging
365
9.1.4 Goods Issue to Production
366
9.1.5 Goods Receipt from Production
370
9.2 Quality Management
371
9.2.1 Material Master
372
9.2.2 Activating the WM/QM Interface
374
9.2.3 Putaway QM-Relevant Materials: Before Usage Decision
377
9.2.4 Effect of the Usage Decision: After Usage Decision
381
9.3 Business Examples: Integration
383
9.3.1 Production Planning
383
9.3.2 Quality Management
385
9.4 Summary
386
10 Inventory Procedures
387
10.1 Annual Physical Inventory
387
10.1.1 Before the Count
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10.1.2 Configuring Annual Inventory
388
10.1.3 Processing Open Transfer Orders
392
10.1.4 Blocking the Storage Type
394
10.1.5 Creating Annual Inventory Documents
394
10.1.6 Displaying the Count Documents
396
10.1.7 Entering the Inventory Count
398
10.1.8 Count Differences
400
10.1.9 Entering a Recount
401
10.1.10 Clearing Differences
402
10.2 Continuous Inventory
405
10.2.1 Configuring Continuous Inventory
405
10.2.2 Creating a Continuous Inventory Count Document
406
10.2.3 Printing a Continuous Inventory Count Document
408
10.2.4 Entering the Count Results
409
10.3 Cycle Counting
410
10.3.1 Benefits of Cycle Counting
410
10.3.2 Materials Management Configuration Steps with Cycle Counting
411
10.3.3 Using the ABC Analysis
412
10.3.4 ABC Indicator and Material Master
413
10.3.5 Cycle Counting Configuration for Storage Type
414
10.3.6 Creating a Cycle Count Document
415
10.3.7 Printing the Cycle Count Document
416
10.3.8 Entering the Cycle Count
417
10.4 Manual Inventory
418
10.4.1 Creating a Manual Count Document
418
10.4.2 Printing Manual Inventory Document
419
10.5 Zero Stock Check
420
10.5.1 Configuring Zero Stock Check
420
10.5.2 Performing an Automatic Zero Stock Check
421
10.5.3 Performing a Manual Zero Stock Check
424
10.6 Dynamic Cycle Count
427
10.7 Business Examples: Inventory Procedures
428
10.7.1 Annual Physical Inventory
428
10.7.2 Continuous Inventory
429
10.7.3 Cycle Counting
430
10.8 Summary
430
11 Storage Unit Management
433
11.1 Introduction to Storage Unit Management
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11.1.1 Activating Storage Unit Management
434
11.1.2 Defining Storage Unit Number Ranges
435
11.1.3 Defining Storage Type Control
436
11.1.4 Defining the Storage Unit Type
438
11.2 Storage Unit Record
439
11.2.1 Creating a Storage Unit Record by Transfer Order
439
11.2.2 Displaying a Storage Unit
442
11.3 Planning Storage Units
443
11.3.1 Planning Storage Units by Transfer Order
444
11.3.2 Receiving Planned Storage Units
446
11.3.3 Recording Differences in Planned Storage Units
446
11.4 Storage Unit Documentation
447
11.4.1 Transfer Order Document
448
11.4.2 Storage Unit Contents Document
449
11.4.3 Storage Unit Document
450
11.4.4 Storage Unit Transfer Order Document
451
11.4.5 Print Storage Unit Documents
451
11.5 Putaway with Storage Unit Management
452
11.5.1 Creating a Storage Unit
453
11.5.2 Storage Unit: Single Material
453
11.5.3 Storage Unit: Multiple Materials
455
11.5.4 Storage Unit: Add to Existing Stock
456
11.6 Picking with Storage Unit Management
458
11.6.1 Complete Stock Pick
458
11.6.2 Partial Stock Pick
459
11.6.3 Complete Stock Pick with Return to Same Bin
459
11.6.4 Partial Stock Removal Using a Pick Point
460
11.7 Business Examples: Storage Unit Management
461
11.7.1 Planning Storage Units
461
11.7.2 Putaway with Storage Units
462
11.7.3 Picking with Storage Units
462
11.8 Summary
463
12 Hazardous Materials Management
465
12.1 Introduction to Hazardous Materials
466
12.1.1 Classification of Hazardous Materials
466
12.1.2 Master Data Configuration for Hazardous Materials
467
12.1.3 Configuring Hazardous Materials Management
472
12.2 Hazardous Material Record
477
12.2.1 Creating a Hazardous Material Record
477
12.2.2 Assigning the Hazardous Material to a Material Master Record
478
12.3 Hazardous Material Functionality
479
12.3.1 List of Hazardous Materials
479
12.3.2 Fire Department Inventory List
479
12.3.3 Check Goods Storage
480
12.3.4 Hazardous Substance List
482
12.4 Business Examples: Hazardous Materials Management
483
12.4.1 Storing Hazardous Material
483
12.4.2 Hazardous Material Functionality
484
12.5 Summary
485
13 Planning and Monitoring Workloads
487
13.1 Workload Data
487
13.1.1 Processing Performance Data
487
13.1.2 Determine Planned Data
489
13.1.3 Calculate Workload
493
13.1.4 Control Update of Workload
493
13.1.5 Logs for Workload Data Update
494
13.2 Warehouse Activity Monitor
495
13.2.1 Activity Monitor Objects
495
13.2.2 Activating the Warehouse Activity Monitor
497
13.2.3 Define Critical Parameters
498
13.2.4 Running the Warehouse Activity Monitor
499
13.2.5 Variants and Jobs
501
13.3 Business Examples: Warehouse Activity Monitor
504
13.4 Summary
505
14 Cross-Docking
507
14.1 Planned Cross-Docking
508
14.1.1 Types of Cross-Docking
508
14.1.2 Types of Material Suitable for Cross-Docking
509
14.1.3 Planned Cross-Docking in SAP
509
14.1.4 Configuration for Cross-Docking
510
14.1.5 Cross-Docking Decisions
512
14.2 Cross-Docking Movements
512
14.2.1 One-Step Cross-Docking
512
14.2.2 Two-Step Cross-Docking
515
14.3 Cross-Docking Monitor
519
14.3.1 Accessing the Cross-Docking Monitor
519
14.3.2 Cross-Docking Alert Monitor
520
14.4 Business Examples: Cross-Docking
521
14.4.1 Planned Cross-Docking
521
14.4.2 Cross-Docking Movements
522
14.5 Summary
523
15 Yard Management
525
15.1 Introduction to Yard Management
525
15.1.1 Yard Management Configuration
525
15.1.2 Yard Management Structure
533
15.2 Yard Management Processes
536
15.3 Business Examples: Yard Management
542
15.4 Summary
543
16 Value-Added Services and Task and Resource Management
545
16.1 Task and Resource Management
545
16.1.1 Definitions in Task and Resource Management
546
16.1.2 Resource Management
554
16.1.3 Request Management
557
16.1.4 Task Management
558
16.1.5 Route Management
559
16.1.6 Bin Management
560
16.1.7 TRM Monitor
561
16.2 Value-Added Services
562
16.2.1 Configuring VAS
562
16.2.2 Creating the VAS Template
566
16.2.3 Creating a VAS Order
567
16.2.4 VAS Monitor
568
16.2.5 VAS Alert Monitor
569
16.2.6 VAS and TRM
569
16.3 Summary
570
17 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
571
17.1 Introduction to EDI
571
17.1.1 Advantages of Using EDI
571
17.1.2 Types of EDI
573
17.1.3 EDI and IDoc
574
17.2 Using EDI in Warehouse Management
576
17.2.1 Inbound Processing
576
17.2.2 Outbound Processing
577
17.3 Business Examples: EDI
578
17.4 Summary
578
18 Mobile Data Entry
581
18.1 Introduction to RF Devices
581
18.1.1 Graphical User Interface Devices
582
18.1.2 Character-Based Devices
582
18.2 Barcode Functionality
583
18.2.1 UPC Bar Code Format
583
18.2.2 UPC and EAN
584
18.2.3 Barcode Structure
585
18.2.4 Barcode Readers
585
18.2.5 Barcode Reader Technologies
586
18.2.6 Barcode Support in SAP Systems
588
18.2.7 Configuration for Barcodes
588
18.3 Radio Frequency Processes in WM
592
18.3.1 Defining the Radio Frequency Queue
592
18.3.2 Adding a User for Mobile Data Entry
593
18.3.3 Logging on for Mobile Data Entry
594
18.3.4 RF Menus and WM Processes
595
18.4 Radio Frequency Monitor
598
18.4.1 Accessing the RF Monitor
598
18.4.2 Using the Radio Frequency Monitor
599
18.5 Business Examples: Mobile Data Entry
599
18.5.1 Barcode Functionality
600
18.5.2 RF Functionality
601
18.6 Summary
602
19 Radio Frequency Identification Technology
603
19.1 Introduction to Radio Frequency Identification
603
19.1.1 Mechanism of RFID
604
19.1.2 Electronic Product Code
604
19.1.3 RFID Benefits
605
19.1.4 RFID vs. Barcodes
606
19.2 Types of RFID Tags
607
19.2.1 Tag Classes
607
19.2.2 Active and Passive Tags
608
19.3 Current Uses of RFID
609
19.3.1 Electronic Payments
609
19.3.2 Retail Stores
610
19.3.3 Individual Product Tagging
610
19.3.4 Parts Tracking
610
19.4 RFID and SAP
611
19.4.1 Supported Functions in SAP AII
611
19.4.2 Transfer Orders
612
19.4.3 Running on ITSmobile
612
19.4.4 Checking Data Consistency between SAP AII and SAP ERP
612
19.4.5 Outbound Processing (Slap-and-Ship)
612
19.4.6 Flexible Delivery Processing
612
19.4.7 Generation of Pedigree Notifications
613
19.4.8 Returnable Transport Item Processing
614
19.5 Business Examples: RFID
615
19.6 Summary
616
20 ITSmobile
617
20.1 Introduction to ITSmobile
617
20.2 ITSmobile vs. SAPConsole
618
20.3 ITS Gateway
619
20.4 Pick-by-Voice
621
20.5 Building a Mobile Application with ITSmobile
622
20.5.1 Installation and Activation of ITS
622
20.5.2 Activate Public ICF Services Related to ITSmobile
624
20.5.3 Creating an Internet Service
626
20.5.4 Generate Template
629
20.5.5 Create ITS Internet Communication Framework (ICF)
634
20.5.6 Activate ICF
643
20.5.7 Test ICF
643
20.6 Summary
644
21 SAP Extended Warehouse Management
645
21.1 Organizational Structure
645
21.1.1 Activity Areas
645
21.1.2 Product Master
646
21.1.3 Transportation Data
646
21.1.4 Resources
646
21.2 Documents in SAP EWM
647
21.2.1 Warehouse Tasks
647
21.2.2 Warehouse Orders
647
21.2.3 Inbound Delivery Notification
647
21.2.4 Outbound Delivery Request
648
21.3 Processes in SAP EWM
648
21.3.1 Inbound Processing
648
21.3.2 Outbound Processing
649
21.3.3 Internal Warehouse Movements
649
21.4 Summary
650
Appendices
651
The Authors
651
Index
653