INTRO TO SAP EWM

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) IS THE OVERSIGHT OF MATERIALS, INFORMATION, AND FINANCES AS THEY MOVE IN A PROCESS FROM SUPPLIER TO MANUFACTURER TO WHOLESALER TO RETAILER TO CONSUMER.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INVOLVES COORDINATING AND INTEGRATING THESE FLOWS BOTH WITHIN AND AMONG COMPANIES.

Supply Chain Management

Part of firms logistics system that storesproducts at and between point of origin and point of consumption.

Term “Warehousing” is referred as transportation at zero miles per hour

Warehousing provides time and place utility for raw materials, industrial goods, and

finished products, allowing firms to use customer service as a dynamic value-adding competitive tool.

• Benefits of Warehouse Management– Provide a place to store

& protect inventory– Reduce transportation

costs– Improve customer

service levels• Complexity of warehouse

operation depends on the number of SKUs handled & the number of orders received & filled.

• Most activity in a warehouse is material handling.

THE ROLE OF THE WAREHOUSE IN THE LOGISTICS SYSTEM

The warehouse is where the supply chain holds or stores goods.

Functions of warehousing include:-

Transportation consolidationProduct mixingDockingServiceProtection against contingencies

TYPE OF WAREHOUSING

• Public Warehousing

• Private Warehousing

• Contract Warehousing

• Multi-client

Warehousing

What is EWM?

• It is a best-in-class warehouse management solution designed to manage & track logistics execution processes

• It offers flexible, automated support for processing various goods movements and for managing stocks in a whse.

• In 1 solution provides labor management, slotting, advanced optimization techniques, connection to automation

• How do companies benefit from EWM?

• High warehouse productivity / efficiency

• High inventory accuracy

• Reduced labor costs

• Better customer service

• What are key capabilities of EWM?

• Multi customer warehouse • Flexible modeling of warehouse

processes • Stock and process transparency • Optimization in storage planning

and process execution • Seamless integration of

Automation (RF, RFID, Pick-by-Voice, …)

• Integration in the overall SAP Logistics Solution

WAREHOUSE ACTIVITIES• Receive goods• Identify the goods• Dispatch goods to

storage• Hold goods• Pick goods• Marshal shipment• Dispatch shipment• Operate an

information system

PRINCIPLES OF WAREHOUSE LAYOUT DESIGN

Use one-story facilities

Move goods in a straight line

Use efficient materials-handling equipment

Use an effective storage plan

Minimize aisle space

Use maximum height of the building

SAP EWM is different from SAP Warehouse Management

How SAP SCM EWM Evolved ?

Solution Overview

WAREHOUSE PROCESSPut-away

•Identify Product•Identify Product Location•Move Products•Update Records

Storage•Equipment•Stock Location– Popularity– Unit Size– Cube

Shipping Preparation

•Packing•Labeling•Stacking

Order Picking•Information•Walk & Pick•Batch Picking

Shipping•Schedule Carrier•Load Vehicle•Bill of Loading•Record Update

RECEIVING•Schedule Carrier•Unload Vehicle•Inspect for damage

INPUT

OUTPUT

Let’s See The Course Agenda for SAP EWM

Agenda1. Introduction to SCM2. Introduction to EWM3. ERP – EWM integration

a) CIFb) qRFC

4. Organizational structures in SAP EWM5. Master data in SAP EWM

a) Productsb) Binsc) Packaging Specificationsd) Resourcese) Work Centers

6. SAP EWM general features overviewa) EWM Document Typesb) WOCRc) POSCd) LOSCe) Serial Numbers in SAP EWMf) Batch Management in SAP EWMg) Quality Management in SAP EWMh) Kitingi) VAS

7. Inbound processes in SAP EWMa) Expected Goods Receipt

8. Internal warehouse processesa) Replenishment b) Physical inventoryc) Internal movements

9. Production Integration with SAP EWM10. Outbound processes in SAP EWM

a. Direct Outbound procesb. Simple Outbound procesc. Pick Denial

11. Advanced Return Management12. Build-in-Optimization tools (only Information)

a) Slotting and Rearrangement b) Cartonizatiionc) Wave Managementd) Labor Managemente) DASf) Cross-Dockingg) Yard Managementh) Tasks interleaving and resources constrains

Agenda

13. Technical aspects of SAP EWMa) User interface optionsb) Post Processing Frameworkc) RF frameworkd) MFS integration

14. SAP EWM reporting and monitoring15. Migration strategies to SAP EWM