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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Storage Type Roles and Purpose in SAP EWM

Storage Type Roles in SAP EWM

Standard Storage Type: A physical area in the warehouse where products are stored. SAP has pre-configured a number of standard storage types.

Identification Point :An area within a warehouse where goods are labelled, identified, and/or checked during the putaway process.

Pick Point:A physical area within the warehouse where goods are checked, labeled, inspected, and/or packed during the goods removal process

Identification and Pick Point: An area within a warehouse where both identification (Identification Point) and picking (Pick Point) takes place.

Staging Area Group:A material staging area, or many material staging areas, in the warehouse.

Work Center:A physical area within the warehouse where processes such as deconsolidation, inspection,packing or value added service processing take place.

Doors:A door or many doors is a certain physical locationwithin a warehouse, for example the doors to the west of the warehouse.

Yard:A yard adjacent to the warehouse.

Automatic Storage Retrieval (Material Flow Control):An area using automated storage and/or retrieval, for example an a conveyor system.

Automatic Warehouse (Controlled by MFS):An automated high-rack storage area with a stacker crane

Work Center in Staging Areas Group: A work center within a material staging area.

Production Supply:An area where products for the production are staged, near the production line.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The Difference Between SAP WM and SAP EWM Functionality

The below table lists the differences between SAP EWM and WM functionalities

Functionality	SAP WM	SAP EWM
Managing Stock at Bin Level	Available	Available
Stock Removal Strategies	Available	Available
Stock Placement Strategies	Available	Available
Replenishment	Available	Available
Standard Basic RF Technology	Available	Available
Storage Unit Management	Available	Not Available
Handling Unit Management	Not Available	Available
Yard Management	Not Available	Available
Enhanced RF Technology	Not Available	Available
Advanced Replenishment	Not Available	Available
Resource Management	Not Available	Available
Value-Added Services	Not Available	Available
Opportunistic Cross Docking	Not Available	Available
Dynamic Physical Inventory	Not Available	Available
Loading and Unloading Functionalities	Not Available	Available
Transportation Units and Vehicles	Not Available	Available
Deconsolidation	Not Available	Available
Slotting and Rearrangement	Not Available	Available
Labor Management	Not Available	Available
Standard Voice Picking	Not Available	Available
Task Interleaving	Not Available	Available
Material Flow System	Not Available	Available
Integration with TM	Not Available	Available
Dock Appointment Scheduling	Not Available	Available
Advanced Production Integration	Not Available	Available
Quality Inspection Engine	Not Available	Available
Cartonization Planning	Not Available	Available
Kit to Stock	Not Available	Available
Kit to Order	Not Available	Available

Thursday, January 27, 2022

What is Cross-Docking in SAP WM

Cross-docking means taking an item of finished goods from the production plant and delivering it directly to the customer with virtually no material handling in between. Cross-docking reduces material handling and storage of the material in the warehouse. In most cases, the material sent from production to the loading dock has been allocated for outbound deliveries.

The many benefits to a company that uses cross-docking include:

Ø Lower labor costs because the material no longer requires picking and put away in the warehouse

Ø Less time moving material from production to the customer, improving customer satisfaction

Ø Less need for warehouse space, because the material is not stored.

The finished goods are delivered from the production area directly to a location near the loading dock and from there are packed and shipped. In some instances, the material does not arrive at the loading dock from the production area, but may arrive for shipment from the warehouse as a purchased product to be resold or delivered from another company’s manufacturing plants.