Project Description
Batch Management and Serialization in SAP
Gapless tracking and transparency in the SAP system guarantees the fulfillment of documentation obligation
The SERKEM solution in detail
At many products the verification of built-in components, their origin and the performed processing steps becomes increasingly important.
In addition, there are legal guidelines as well as requirements on hygiene, quality and industry, which require a gapless traceability.
SERKEM helps you fulfilling the requirements at traceability and transparency over all company processes in SAP. The usage of the SERKEM solution is possible under both SAP warehouse management solutions, SAP WM and SAP EWM.
At a glance
With the help of batch tracking, it will be documented, which material/which article has been used in production or for customer orders. Thereby the batches or their characteristics can be considered in all company processes like the goods receipt or picking. In addition, the materials can be guided as individual verification according to serial numbers.
In both cases, the exact origin, quality and refining as well as their way in the procurement and production process will be verified and documented up to the final customer. Material single pieces will be marked and are individually distinguishable.
- Batch recording already in the order process
- Inclusion of customer specific batch attributes
- Classification of batches and batch valuation
- Rules for definition of batch relations
- Definition of batch determination strategies and batch finding schemes
- Automated batch determination
- Reports for batch usage, control and removal
- Inventory overview for checking and blocking of batches
- Expiration data
- Shipping with test certificates
- Documentation of delivery and reception of goods
- Automatic placing of serial numbers at production orders
- Registration of serial number structures
- Setting of serial number obligation
- Central administration of serial numbers
- Building and representation of hierarchies
- Track & trace over all hierarchy levels
- Archiving of serial numbers
- Component-wisely allocation of serial numbers
- Changing of allocation over installation and extension functionalities
- Changing history and reports
By using the batch management and serialization under SAP EWM, there are a few features and functions which have to be considered:
The following functions for the batch management are available in SAP EWM:
- The batch master data can be distributed from the SAP ERP system in SAP EWM, manually created in EWM or automatically created at distribution of an delivery from SAP ERP
- Batch determination during delivery processing with batch finding criteria
- Usage of fixed batches from the delivery position in the EWM system
- Batch status control with distinction between free and not free
- Display of batch inventories in the storage monitor or selection
- Documentation batch as a special batch type for saving batch characteristics for shipping receipts because of documentation reasons
With the serial number management in SAP EWM you can identify and track individual products in your Warehouse from the goods receipt to the goods issue.
There are three levels of serial number obligation in the SAP EWM system, on which the serial number management acts completely different: the serial number obligation for document items, serial number obligation at warehouse number level and the serial number obligation in the inventory management. Every level has different consequences to SAP EWM.
Consequences of the serial number management to processes in SAP EWM
If the serial number management is activated, it has high consequences to the process steps in SAP EWM. Especially the steps, which work with inventories, are affected. Consequences exist at:
- Stock item maintenance
- Creation and confirmation from warehouse tasks
- Delivery processing
- Edit in working places (packaging workplace, quality management…)
- Inventory
- Warehouse monitor
- Integration with SAP ERP
- Traceability till the final customer over explicit numbers
- Documentation obligation of all ingredients attainable
- Mapping of product history
- Storage processings can be tracked over all levels, the location is always known
- Timely inventory management
- Effective recall management
- Deposit of information like expiration date or chemical analysis
- Optimized reporting system, creation of customer specific reports
- High automation, manual entries are avoided
- Forgery protection
- Direct jump off in the order, delivery, etc.
- Possibility of displaying the inspection lots
- Hierarchical and list-shaped presentation
- Jump off in the batch master/material master data
- History is high performant and displayable nearly in real-time
Extract from our references
Schleifring & Apparatebau GmbH
- Electrical Technology
- Turnover: 134 Mio €
- Employees: 650
Groupe SEB:
- Consumer Goods
- Turnover: 3,2 Mrd. € (2009)
- Employees: 18.900 (2009)
