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SAP Warehouse Management
SAP Extended Warehouse Management - State of the Art logistic management
SAP EWM is a highly integrated warehouse management platform from SAP, suitable for all industries. It is scalable for both distribution centers and production warehouses, allowing complex and high-volume logistic processes to be streamlined efficiently. From operators to CEOs, everyone can access integrated analysis tools and decision boards to enhance performance. SAP EWM is a highly integrated warehouse management platform from SAP, suitable for all industries. It is scalable for both distribution centers and production warehouses, allowing complex and high-volume logistic processes to be streamlined efficiently. From operators to CEOs, everyone can access integrated analysis tools and decision boards to enhance performance.
- Improved Operational Efficiency – EWM automates many manual warehouse tasks and provides real-time visibility into inventory and resources. This enables efficient resource planning, optimization, and utilization.
- Better Customer Service – EWM enables real-time order tracking, fulfillment, and shipment tracking. It provides accurate and timely information to customers, which improves customer satisfaction.
- Reduced Inventory Costs – EWM provides real-time inventory tracking and optimization. It enables efficient inventory management, reducing inventory carrying costs and waste.
- Improved Supply Chain Visibility – EWM integrates with other business systems such as SCM and ERP to provide end-to-end supply chain visibility. This enables real-time decision-making and optimization.
- Enhanced Safety and Compliance – EWM provides real-time tracking and reporting of safety incidents, compliance violations, and regulatory requirements. This helps to ensure a safe and compliant warehouse operation.
SAP EWM – Overview
Inbound Processing
- Transportation Unit Processing
- Goods Receipt Management & Optimization
- Inbound Quality Management
- Internal Routing
Storage & Operations
- Physical Inventory
- Replenishment / Rearrangement
- Kit-to-stock Management
Outbound Processing
- Outbound Planning (Route, Wave, Bin)
- Picking Optimization, Packing, Staging and Load Management
SAP Supply Chain Execution Platform
01. Capacity Procurement & Network Planning
02. Order Management
03. Warehouse Execution
04. Freight Execution & Monitoring
05. Customer Billing & Freight Settlement
Inbound Processing with SAP EWM
Inbound Processing Highlights
- Advance Shipping Notification processing (automated/manual creation)
- Automatic, rules-based process guidance
- Comprehensive quality management and returns management
- Leading-edge warehouse technology integration (PLCs (pallet/case conveyors, RF, RFID)
- Integrated import and dangerous goods compliance (bonded warehouse; DG handling)
Storage with SAP EWM
Storage Planing & Processing Highlights
- Complete labor management solution (planning, execution, monitoring, HCM integration)
- Comprehensive slotting rules (condition technique), incl. rearrangement
- Broad set of replenishment strategies
- Value added service orders (Kit-to-stock, Kit-to-order, repackaging, labeling…)
Outbound Processing with SAP EWM
Outbound Processing Highlights
- Wave, labor & cartonization, optimization
- Full native technology support (mobile radio frequency, pick-by-voice, RFID)
- Material Flow System for direct PLC and conveyor system communication
- Transport process integration
- Comprehensive warehouse performance analytics & operations monitoring
Deep Integration with SAP Business Suite
Comprehensive, smooth, and real-time process integration
Sales and distribution
- Order processing
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Back- order processing (global available to promise)
- Advanced claims and returns management
- Track and trace
Procurement
- Advance shipping notification (ASN)
- Inbound quality management
SAP Manufacturing
- Comprehensive production supply support (process orders and create parts)
SAP Enviroment, Health and Safety Management
- Dangerous goods handling
- Storage and documents printing
SAP Global Trade Services
- Compliance with import and export regulations
- Customs; bounded warehouse
SAP Extended Warehouse Management Highlight
- Powerful warehouse analytics and monitoring
- Advanced warehouse optimization
- High performance warehouse execution
- Built-in Material Flow System technology
- Deep integration with SAP Business Suite
- Comprehensive mobile offering for warehousing
- Industry-specific process support
- Implementation tools for lower TCI/TCO (Rapid Deployment Solutions and Migration Tools)
Warehouse Performance Analytics
- It is recommended to organize a workshop about exiting functions and your individual future development route.
- The overall information about SAP Advanced EWM might be overwhelming, but still worth to consider with more given details.
SAP Warehouse Management Solutions
SAP will stop supporting the LE-WM module in SAP ECC by the end of 2025. During the transition from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA, you can migrate from LE-WM to Stock Room Management.
It’s important to note that SAP does not plan any future developments for Stock Room Management, and there are no plans to update the Fiori Launchpad for any future changes related to Stock Room Management.
Defining and Supporting Roles and Authorizations in Warehouse Management System
In the SAP Warehouse Management System (WMS), roles and authorizations are crucial for ensuring efficient and secure operations. Properly defining and managing these roles helps streamline processes, enhance productivity, and maintain data integrity.
Defining Roles
Roles in SAP WMS are designed to reflect the various responsibilities and tasks within the warehouse. These roles can include:
- Warehouse Manager: Oversees overall warehouse operations, including inventory management, order fulfillment, and staff supervision.
- Inventory Controller: Manages stock levels, conducts regular inventory audits, and ensures accurate record-keeping.
- Picker/Packer: Responsible for picking items from storage locations and packing them for shipment.
- Shipping Coordinator: Handles the logistics of shipping, including preparing shipping documents and coordinating with carriers.
- Receiving Clerk: Manages the receipt of goods, including verifying incoming shipments and updating inventory records.
Supporting Authorizations
Authorizations in SAP WMS are permissions granted to users to perform specific actions within the system. These authorizations ensure that users can only access the information and functions necessary for their roles. Key aspects include:
- Access Control: Restricting access to sensitive data and critical functions to authorized personnel only.
- Task-Specific Permissions: Assigning permissions based on the tasks associated with each role, such as inventory adjustments, order processing, and shipment tracking.
- Audit Trails: Maintaining logs of user activities to monitor and review actions taken within the system, ensuring accountability and traceability.
- Segregation of Duties: Implementing checks and balances by separating critical tasks among different roles to prevent fraud and errors.
Benefits of Proper Role and Authorization Management
- Enhanced Security: Protects sensitive data and reduces the risk of unauthorized access.
- Improved Efficiency: Streamlines workflows by ensuring users have the necessary access to perform their tasks without unnecessary delays.
- Compliance: Helps meet regulatory requirements by maintaining proper access controls and audit trails.
- Accountability: Ensures that all actions within the system can be traced back to the responsible individual, promoting transparency and responsibility.
By effectively defining and supporting roles and authorizations in SAP WMS, organizations can optimize their warehouse operations, safeguard their data, and ensure compliance with industry standards.
SAP LE-WM - Stock Room Management
These functions are available in LE-WM but are NOT available in Stock Room Management:
- Task and resource management (WM-TRM)
- Warehouse control unit interface (WM-LSR)
- Value-added services (WM-VAS)
- Yard management (WM-YM)
- Cross-docking (WM-CD)
- Wave management (WM-TFM-CP)
- Decentral WM (WM-DWM)
Comparison Warehouse Management Solutions
We support the following:
- Stock Room Management (with HUM)
- Basic Embedded EWM on S/4HANA
- Advanced EWM Embedded on S/4HANA
- EWM Decentralized on S/4HANA
SAP Extended Warehouse Management - State of the Art logistic management
Automation in SAP Warehouse Management offers numerous benefits that you can highlight in your consultation:
• Increased efficiency: By automating warehouse processes, companies can significantly increase their efficiency. This includes optimizing storage and retrieval processes and reducing errors and manual intervention.
• Cost reduction: Automated systems can reduce operating costs by reducing the need for manual labor and optimizing warehousing costs.
• Improved inventory accuracy: Automated warehouse management systems provide more precise inventory tracking and management, resulting in better inventory accuracy and fewer stock-outs.
• Scalability: Automated solutions are often scalable and can be adapted to the growing needs of a company.
• Integration with other systems: it can be seamlessly integrated with other SAP modules and external systems, enabling end-to-end data processing and analysis.
• Increased efficiency: By automating warehouse processes, companies can significantly increase their efficiency. This includes optimizing storage and retrieval processes and reducing errors and manual intervention.
• Cost reduction: Automated systems can reduce operating costs by reducing the need for manual labor and optimizing warehousing costs.
• Improved inventory accuracy: Automated warehouse management systems provide more precise inventory tracking and management, resulting in better inventory accuracy and fewer stock-outs.
• Scalability: Automated solutions are often scalable and can be adapted to the growing needs of a company.
• Integration with other systems: it can be seamlessly integrated with other SAP modules and external systems, enabling end-to-end data processing and analysis.