1 ... Foreword ... 23

1 ... Introduction ... 25

... Target Audience ... 25

... Objective ... 26

... Structure of the Book ... 26

... Acknowledgements ... 31

... Basic Warehouse Management ... 33

1 ... Warehouse Management in SAP ... 35

1.1 ... What Is Warehouse Management? ... 35

1.2 ... Warehouse Management with SAP ... 37

1.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Conversion and Migration ... 41

1.4 ... Deployment Options for SAP EWM ... 44

1.5 ... Basic and Extended Warehouse Management ... 46

1.6 ... Summary ... 48

2 ... Organizational Structures ... 49

2.1 ... Client ... 50

2.2 ... Company ... 51

2.3 ... Company Code ... 52

2.4 ... Plant ... 53

2.5 ... Storage Location ... 55

2.6 ... Warehouse ... 56

2.7 ... Summary ... 63

3 ... First Steps in Implementing Embedded EWM in SAP S/4HANA ... 65

3.1 ... Basic System Setup ... 66

3.2 ... Master Data Integration ... 70

3.3 ... Delivery Settings and Integration ... 71

3.4 ... Migration from Third-Party Systems ... 75

3.5 ... Migration from WM to Embedded EWM ... 77

3.6 ... Summary ... 84

4 ... Warehouse Structures ... 85

4.1 ... Storage Type ... 87

4.2 ... Storage Section ... 116

4.3 ... Storage Bins ... 117

4.4 ... Staging Area and Warehouse Door ... 133

4.5 ... Activity Area ... 135

4.6 ... Work Center ... 138

4.7 ... Summary ... 145

5 ... Master Data ... 147

5.1 ... Supply Chain Unit ... 148

5.2 ... Business Partners ... 148

5.3 ... Product Master ... 152

5.4 ... Packaging Material ... 185

5.5 ... Packaging Specifications ... 187

5.6 ... Routes ... 194

5.7 ... Summary ... 195

6 ... Cross-Process Settings ... 197

6.1 ... Warehouse Requests ... 197

6.2 ... Handling Units ... 211

6.3 ... Warehouse Tasks ... 218

6.4 ... Warehouse Order ... 225

6.5 ... Storage Control ... 236

6.6 ... Exception Handling ... 245

6.7 ... Batch Management ... 252

6.8 ... Stock Identification ... 259

6.9 ... Catch Weight Management ... 264

6.10 ... Postprocessing Framework ... 268

6.11 ... Travel Distance Calculation ... 278

6.12 ... Serial Number Management ... 283

6.13 ... Quality Management ... 294

6.14 ... Summary ... 317

7 ... Inbound Processing ... 319

7.1 ... What Happens During Inbound Processing? ... 320

7.2 ... Configuring Inbound Delivery Processing ... 324

7.3 ... Inbound Delivery ... 331

7.4 ... Check-In ... 332

7.5 ... Unloading and Goods Receipt ... 334

7.6 ... Putaway ... 339

7.7 ... Summary ... 358

8 ... Outbound Processing ... 359

8.1 ... What Happens During Outbound Processing? ... 360

8.2 ... Configuring Outbound Delivery Processing ... 363

8.3 ... Outbound Delivery ... 368

8.4 ... Stock Removal ... 376

8.5 ... Picking and Packing ... 386

8.6 ... Loading ... 402

8.7 ... Goods Issue Posting ... 405

8.8 ... Summary ... 406

9 ... Internal Warehouse Processes ... 407

9.1 ... Replenishment ... 407

9.2 ... Ad Hoc Warehouse Movement ... 423

9.3 ... Posting Change ... 425

9.4 ... Stock Transfer ... 430

9.5 ... Summary ... 432

10 ... Physical Inventory ... 433

10.1 ... What Is Physical Inventory? ... 433

10.2 ... Physical Inventory Processes ... 435

10.3 ... Configuring Physical Inventory ... 441

10.4 ... Physical Inventory Documents ... 453

10.5 ... Using Radio Frequency in Physical Inventory Processes ... 462

10.6 ... Summary ... 464

11 ... Resource Management ... 465

11.1 ... What Is Resource Management? ... 466

11.2 ... Configuring Resource Management ... 466

11.3 ... Radio Frequency ... 474

11.4 ... Task Interleaving ... 479

11.5 ... Pick, Pack, and Pass ... 480

11.6 ... Resource Execution Constraint ... 485

11.7 ... Summary ... 488

12 ... Warehouse Monitoring and Reporting ... 489

12.1 ... Warehouse Monitor ... 489

12.2 ... Graphical Warehouse Layout ... 503

12.3 ... Measurement Services ... 504

12.4 ... Summ