SAP Extended Warehouse Management

Use of SAP EWM to Map Warehouse Processes Efficient, Flexible and Future-Prooved

Your Requirements

Sustainable, modern warehouse solution
Seamless integratoin in SAP ERP-Processes
Integrated material-flow-control
Transparency in the storage
Flexible process configuration
Support of modern services in the storage

SAP EWM Provides:

Multiclient-Capability
Flexible modelling of warehouse and processes
Inventory- and Process-transparency
Optimization in warehouse planning and process realization
Kitting, Cross-Docking, Yard Management
Seamless integration of technology (Automation, RF, RFID…)

We Support You With:

Consulting
Requirement analysis
Concept & planning
Blueprint creation
Projec planning
Implementation
Customizing & optimization

SAP EWM- The Modern Warehouse-Solution

With SAP EWM, the warehouse processes can be controlled with an IT-solution in the standard. As a modern warehouse-management-system to control the Supply Chain, SAP EWM is a part of the SAP Supply Chain Execution Suite (SAP SCM). In contrast to SAP LES, in SAP EWM many functions are already complete integrated and offers a deep integration with SAP TM and SAP EM, the other components of the SCE Suite.

Optionally, SAP EWM can be licensed independent of SAP SCM and integrated as an Add-On in SAP ERP.

Companies use the functions of SAP EWM to optimize planning, control, execution and monitoring of the material flow. Beside the support of RF-devices, the solution makes the direct connection of automated storages, without an extra storage control, possible.

SAP EWM – Coverage of Market Requirements

Supply chain networking & intralogistic processes
Efficient use of storage space & central monitoring
Flexible process modelling
Inventory transparency
Optimization of ressources
Improvement of employee planning
Support of logistics service providers in the warehouse
Scaleability, suitable for all warehouse types
Multi-customer warehousing
Direct control of the automated conveyer systems

Basic Functions SAP EWM

SAP EWM is, as the Extended Warehouse Management, the SAP-Solution for all processes and functions in the warehouse administration and warehouse control. Through the generic systems approach, SAP EWM makes the high-flexible Design of many warehouse processes in the SAP Standard possible.

The Warehouse management solution SAP EWM supports the transaction of all goods movements, the administration of the inventories and the planned and efficient operation of all logistic processes in the warehouse- and all of that flexible and automated.

Storage-Bin-Management and Optimization

Mapping of the Whole Warehouse-Facilities and Structures

Setup of different warehouse facilities (automated storage, high-rack storage, block storage, fixed-place storage, etc.)
Different warehouse types
Definition of the storage bins according to the own requirements

Inventory-Management at Storage-Bin Level

Tracking of warehouse movements in the system: overview of the total amount and the location of a product
Automated storage-bin-decision to size and access frequency of the products
Completely integrated stock management: inventory procedures, registration of inventory differences

Work Management

Increased planning of working hours and ressources in the storage
Measure, planning, simulation and visualization of storage activities
Analysis functions

Goods Movements

Incoming and Outgoing Goods

Incoming functions: unload, counting, deconsolidate, final store
Outgoing functions: establishing the storage bin for outsorcing, packaging, load
Consideration of bearing arrangement and process-oriented rules/operations
Storage and outsourcing strategies

Delivery Processing

Activities for incoming and outgoing goods
Transfers and internal redistribution
Functions: status administration, quantity calculation, text administration, field control, validation, change documents, archiving

Receiving Department and Shipping in the areas:

Loading and unloading
Yard- and transport-management
Route determination

Batch Management

Creation and picking of batches
System includes the countries of origin at the storage-order-creation
Batch-status-management at the process with outgoing goods
Administrate documentations-batches
Implement batch-valuations

Cross-Docking

Transport-cross-docking (TCD)
Planed cross-docking: operation of the cross-docking-processes in customizing
Opportunistically cross-docking: cross-docking-relevance will be identified after the good has been arrived in the storage or leaves the storage

Warehouse-Control

Editing of all Goods Movements in the Warehouse

Relocations, automated replenishments, administration of dangerous goods
Layout- and process-oriented warehouse control
Effective work preparation over automated picking wave creation
Ressourcenoptimization over rule-directed bundling of warehouse tasks
Editing of inventory-differences

Interface to External Systems

Application-link-enabling-interface (ALE-interface)
Integration of automated storage- and retrieval-systems or fork-lift control systems

Material Flow System

Connect automated storages
No additional material flow calculator is necessary

RF-Framework

RF-Framework

Support of GUI-, character- and browser-based devices
Supports the usage of barcodes for identification and verification purposes
Personalisation of image buildup and menue

RFID

RFID

Contactless identification, control and tracking of packed products and handling units
RFID-label with integrated RFID-transponder (RFID-tags)

Ressource management

Controlled distribution of work with queues
Storage order execution in environments with and without radio-frequency (RF)
Manual and automated mapping of storage orders to ressources
Optimized storage order selection
Control and monitoring of ressources

Workplace

Mapping of Physical Units in the Warehouse

Packaging
Deconsolidation
Weighing
Quality Control
Counting

Personalized Workspaces for Every User

Personalized display for every user
Restrict the display to required fields ,data and register cards

Planning & Monitoring

Monitoring

Warehouse management monitor: information about actual situations in the storage with functions for alert monitoring
Easy graphics framework: configured cockpits for graphical illustration of dates as a supplement to text-based monitors
Graphical warehouse layout: illustration of inner and outer warehouse as a two-dimensional graphic

Serial number

Additional character string to product number
Individual distinction of unique pieces and all other pieces
Explicit combination of product- and serial number

Analytical Functions

Indicator functions
Functions for graphical analysis and monitoring or control
Analysis of ist- and plan-dates
Strategies for increased efficiency of the warehouse
Control of impacts for different sceneries and planning goals

Inventories

Inventory at Warehouse Management Level

Storage bin based inventory
Pruduct based inventory

Inventory procedures with Different Priorities

Deadline inventory procedures
Permanent inventory procedures
Cycle counting

Additional Functions

Differential monitor with configurable tolerance groups
Automatical abandon according to time limits
Zero check and control of low inventories
RF- functionality and HU´s are integrated in the inventory

At a glance

Customer Value

SAP EWM is worldwide one of the high-performance standard software systems for warehouse management and control. SAP EWM is particularly suited to the integration of service provider and complex internal storage processes through the high process orientation. So, complex supply chain networks can be realized and mapped.

The Most Important Advantages of SAP EWM

Planning, control and execution of the material flow within the storages in EWM
Direct implementation of automated storages without an extra storage control (control over material flow calculator)
Support of mobile technologies, e.g. RF, Pick-by-Voice, RFID
Decision support with preconfigured analysis and monitoring of storage indicators
Monitoring and optimization of incoming- and outgoing goods, inventory and supply processes
Optimized processes in work management, storage disposition and packaging planning

Highlights

SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) is part of the SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) Suite and is implemented as a decentralised warehouse management system to a central ERP-system.

SAP EWM is applicable universal and more flexible as the previous products.

Some Highlights of SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM):

Direct control and connection of automated storage-/conveyor-systems with integrated SAP Material Flow System (SAP MFS)
New transport control: layout- or process-dependent multi-step-transports are possible, thereby the single-steps can be executed by different service providers
Flexible administration of monetary and physical ownership of the inventories
Workplaces are fully integrated in the new transport control for tasks like packaging, additional logistic services or kitting
RF-frameworks make the individual design of processes for mobile data collection possible
Coverage of the entire operational logistic

Differences SAP WM – EWM

As Extended Warehouse Management, SAP EWM is based on the functions of the WM-module in SAP ERP and offers a number of new and extended functions.

There are functional differences between SAP WM and SAP EWM in the following areas:

Incoming Goods:
Dispatch notification-processing, registration of incoming goods, deconsolidation, quality management, inventory management, warehouse organization, returns handling, stock order registration, storage control, additional logistic services, yard management, cross-docking, integrated customs processing
Internal Storage Functions:
Wave formation, supplies, inventory, scrapping, quality management, kit-to-stock, warehouse reorganisation, stock order registration, storage control

Outgoing Goods:
Wave formation, consolidation, kit-to-order, packaging planning, stock order registration. Storage control, additional logistic services, yard management, cross-docking, integrated customs processing

Process Supporting Functions
Work management, radio frequency (RF), monitoring/reporting, graphical storage layout, exceptional cases, serial numbers, inventory management, RFID at incoming and outgoing goods, material flow control, SAP transportation management

Result:

The full integration of SAP WM in SAP ERP is the greatest advantage towards SAP EWM. Business bookings in ERP can directly initiate the follow-up processes in the storage management.

Previously, a decentralized WM for performance-intensive storage management processes was recommended but the ERP-systems are meanwhile performant enough for the central SAP WM implementation. However, if a decentralized solution is required for certain reasons, SAP EWM is in most cases the better decision.