SAP S/4HANA Embedded EWM (beginner to guru)

Description

A warm welcome to the SAP S/4HANA EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) course by Uplatz.

SAP S/4HANA EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) is a module built on SAP S/4HANA infrastructure and allows customers to take advantage of the higher processing power of SAP HANA and lower the total cost of ownership compared to using standalone or decentralized EWM.

SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) module is used to efficiently & effectively manage the inventory in a warehouse. It is also used for supporting the processing of goods movement. SAP EWM allows the company to control its warehouses' inbound and outbound processes and movement of goods in the warehouse. The main process in a warehouse is to manage the incoming and outgoing materials, goods receipt and goods issue, fulfill customer orders, and distribution of goods. SAP EWM application module is one of the leading warehousing applications available worldwide for enterprises both large and small in size.

With the help of SAP EWM, all the goods movements are controlled by a warehouse management system and provides the warehouse managers/supervisors the tools to monitor warehouse activities. Additional functions in the warehouse can also be managed through SAP S/4HANA EWM and these are for e.g. creating a serial number, batch number, vendor management inventory, resource optimization, and value-added services. SAP Extended Warehouse Management allows you to not only monitor the quantity of goods in warehouse but to manage other critical functions and delivery of goods efficiently.

The basic embedded EWM functionality is available to anyone with an SAP S/4HANA license, with advanced features available via an additional license. In Q4/2016, SAP EWM became an embedded application component within SAP S/4HANA.

As SAP S/4HANA is the next generation of ERP to modernize for digital businesses, SAP's business solutions are consumed as part of the SAP S/4HANA giving more choice to customers, allowing true hybrid scenarios and incremental deployments. With the release of EWM over S/4HANA platform, both basic warehousing and extended warehouse management are running on a common code base embedded in SAP S/4HANA. Thus in essence, the SAP EWM is now available as an embedded application in SAP S/4HANA and combines best-in-class proven warehouse management capabilities with the benefits of S/4 HANA.

S4HANA EWM comes with a set of new features for warehouse management in different deployment options. These include new and improved Fiori apps for picking, packing and warehouse KPIs, as well as improved stock consolidation and physical inventory. With the powerful new release, you can now extend your visibility immensely and provide employees and customers with real-time insights into your operations.

Technically, the simplified integration of the embedded EWM within the on-premise edition of S/4HANA is reached by the adoption of a unified data model (that is, new product code line). The goal is to simplify the data model as much as possible. The primary simplifications include the following:

• Core Interface is not used any more for master data including a business partner, material master and batch.

• Redundant customizing tables are eliminated.

• Direct read of actual data in SAP S/4HANA is realized instead of replication, for example, material values, accounting objects, purchase
  orders, production orders, etc.

  
  

Advantages of SAP S/4HANA Embedded EWM

The organizations may choose embedded EWM for a number of reasons. For small to mid-size customers, the basic functionality may be enough for their needs. For those with more advanced needs, the application of functionality to their specific business processes should be considered when choosing a license. But no matter which option is picked, those running embedded EWM benefit from ease of deployment and the lowered total cost of ownership, primarily because they only need to maintain and use a single physical system rather than multiple physical systems as in case of standalone EWM.

A good number of embedded EWM implementations are being done worldwide and the organizations implementing the same are very much satisfied with the outcomes. Benefits listed by these clients include reduction in master data duplication, removal of additional transactional documents, and the use of advanced SAP Fiori apps available out of box.

By embedding EWM on SAP S/4HANA, clients could take advantage of the SAP HANA in-memory database and execute high-speed transactions for their warehousing operations. With each new version of SAP S/4HANA, more functionality was added to embedded EWM, including an ever-growing list of innovative SAP Fiori apps and a stripped-down version called stock room management.

SAP S/4HANA Embedded EWM is the functionality that SAP offers for the management of warehouse inside the new release S/4 HANA. In terms of inventory management, SAP EWM helps to subdivide SAP Inventory Management Storage Locations in different specific bins and at the same time it offers all related functionality for the placement in Warehouses (Putaway processes) and the removal from them (Stock Removal processes).

It is a functionality every logistics consultant or practitioner should be aware of it.

The latest version i.e. SAP S/4HANA EWM 1909 provides a lot of flexibility to the users to define and manage a variety of warehousing landscapes.

Uplatz provides this extensive SAP S/4HANA EWM training covering both business and technical processes for embedded and decentralized EWM for version 1909.

The purpose of this training is to provide you a clear understanding of basic concepts and functionalities of SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) on S/4HANA infrastructure. This training provides building and executing end-to-end scenarios in the system.

Join this webinar to get a look into what is new in 1909 and learn how you can bring your supply chain to the next level with a fully integrated real-time supply chain suite.

Course Objectives

• Understand Warehousing Structures and Master Data

• Basic Processes in SAP S/4HANA EWM

• Understand key functionalities in EWM

• Warehouse Monitoring and Processing with Mobile Devices

• Additional Functions in SAP EWM

• Warehouse Organization

• Basic Customizing Process

• Optimization of Resources

• Warehouse Extensions

• SAP EWM Rapid-Deployment Solution

• Combined Inbound and Outbound Processes

• Build and execute multiple end-to-end EWM scenarios

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Describe the SAP Logistics Execution Process

• Define the SAP S4H EWM Organization Structure and their relevance within the SAP EWM process

• Create, change, display different Organization, Master and Transactional data for relevant SAP S4H EWM

• Create, change and display SAP EWM-IM Stock splitting

• Understand SAP IM-EWM Interface

• Create, change and display SAP EWM transactions

• SAP EWM End to End Scenarios independently!

SAP S/4HANA EWM - Course Syllabus

1. SAP Introduction

• Overview of SAP R/3

• Overview of SAP ECC

• Overview of SAP SCM

• Overview SAP S/4 HANA

• Comparison of SAP R/3, SAP ECC, and SAP S/4 HANA

• SAP ECC & SAP S/4 HANA system landscapes, deployments and databases

• Delta Changes & new features

2. Introduction to SAP HANA

• SAP In-Memory Strategy

• Architecture Overview

• Row Store

• Column Store

• Attribute Views

• Calculation Views

3. Introduction to SAP S/4 HANA

• S/4HANA Roadmap

• Benefits of S/4 HANA from business perspective

• Ways from Business Suite to S/4 HANA

• Deployment Options (On Premise, Cloud and Hybrid)

4. Introduction to SAP Activate Methodology

• System conversion

• Landscape transformation

• New Implementation

5. Overview of SAP HANA Cloud Solutions

• SAP Strategy for Cloud and SAP HANA

• SAP Cloud Data Centers

• SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

• SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Use Cases

• Examples of On-Premise to Cloud Integration

6. Key Innovations

• Business Partner

• Order Management Billing

• Credit Management

• Inventory Management

• Material Requirement Planning

• Architectural Changes / Configurations related to Sales

7. Overview of Fiori Apps

• Overview of SAP Fiori Apps related to Logistics / Supply Chain

8. SAP S/4 HANA Deployment Options in EWM

• Organizational Units in EWM in S/4

• EWM Landscape - Existing & New

• Planned EWM Road Map for S/4HANA

• Embedded EWM - Business Benefits

9. Master Data in S/4 HANA System

• Master Data creation

• Core Interface (CIF) existing and New

10. Integration in S/4HANA System

• Basic ERP and EWM Integration

• Delivery Document Integration

11. Structural Elements and Master Data in S/4HANA System

• EWM Structural Elements

• EWM Master Data

12. Radio Frequency (RF) Frame Work

• How to use RF Framework

• Developing new screens in RF

• Layout Oriented Storage Control

• ITS Mobile and how to create templates for different mobile devices

13. Goods Receipt and Inbound Process

• Goods Receipt Process Overview

• Goods Receipt using EWM

• ERP and EWM documents

• Availability Groups for Inventory Management

• Goods Receipt Process Overview

• Put-away Rules & Strategies

• Process Oriented Storage Control

• Packing HU management Pack Specification

• Deconsolidation

• Value Added Services (VAS)

• Counting in EWM

14. Goods Issue and Outbound Process

• Goods Issue Process

• Outbound Delivery Processing

• EWM Documents

• Storage Control in Outbound Processing

• Stock / Storage Removal Strategies

• Pick Denial / Handling Differences in Picking

• Batch Management

• Using Pack Specification Condition records management

• Wave processing

• Replenishment

15. Storage Control

• Storage Control Concepts

• Process-Oriented Storage Control

• Layout-Oriented Storage Control

16. Warehouse Order Creation

• Warehouse Order Creation

17. Posting Changes, Stock Transfers and Replenishment

• Posting Changes and Stock Transfers

• Ad-Hoc Movements and Replenishment

18. Physical Inventory

• The Physical Inventory Process

• EWM Physical Inventory Procedures

19. Slotting and Rearrangement

• Slotting and Rearrangement

20. Post Processing Framework (PPF)

• Overview of Post Processing Framework (PPF)

• PPF in Delivery Processing

• Process & Layout Oriented SC

• PPF & Printing Conditions Records in EWM

21. Yard Management

• Introduction to Yard Management and Usage

22. Serial Management in SAP EWM System

• Inventory Level

• Bin Level

• Warehouse Level

23. Cross Docking in SAP EWM System

• Opportunistic Cross Docking

• Transportation Cross Docking

24. Kitting in SAP EWM System

• Kit to order

• Kit to stock

• Reverse Kitting

25. SAP EWM integration with other modules

• Integration of EWM with MM (IM)

• Integration of EWM with PP

• Integration of EWM with SD

• Integration of EWM with TM

26. SAP S/4 HANA – Interfaces

• SAP to SAP Interface

• SAP to non-SAP Interface

High-level List of Topics covered in SAP S/4 HANA Embedded EWM 1909

Phase I

Warehousing Structures and Master Data

Lesson: Differentiating the SAP Solutions for Warehouse Management

Lesson: Outlining Organizational Structures

Lesson: Maintaining Master Data for SAP EWM

Basic Processes in SAP EWM

Lesson: Processing Goods Received

Lesson: Processing Goods for Shipping

Warehouse Monitoring and Processing with Mobile Devices

Lesson: Managing the Warehouse

Lesson: Outlining the Radio Frequency (RF) Framework

Additional Functions in SAP EWM

Lesson: Applying Storage Control

Lesson: Employing Serial Numbers

Lesson: Processing Batches

Lesson: Mapping Quality Inspection Processes

Lesson: Applying Value-Added Services

Warehouse Organization

Lesson: Performing Slotting

Lesson: Applying Replenishment Methods

Lesson: Performing a Physical Inventory

Phase II

Basic Customizing Process

Lesson: Complete Customizing Process Steps

Optimization of Resources

Lesson: Applying Wave Management

Lesson: Applying Labor Management

Lesson: Executing the Production Supply Process

Lesson: Executing Expected Goods Receipts Processes

Lesson: Applying Cross Docking

Warehouse Extensions

Lesson: Planning the Shipping and Receiving of Products

Lesson: Controlling the Material Flow System (MFS)

SAP EWM Rapid-Deployment Solution

Lesson: Accelerating Implementation Processes

Combined Inbound and Outbound Processes

Lesson: Executing an End-to-End Process with SAP EWM

Appendix - SAP S/4HANA EWM Terms Definition

Warehouse Number: Define an entire physical warehouse complex applying a single warehouse number

Storage Type: Sub-division of entire warehouse complex is defined to type of storage area/ "storage type" on the basis of its spatial, technical, and organizational characteristics

Storage Section: Every storage type is divided into storage sections. A storage section involves certain characteristics in common like "fast-moving items" or “slow-moving items" near a goods issue area in the warehouse complex

Storage Bin: Each storage type and storage section contains various rows and columns of storage spaces that are known as storage bins. The three-dimensional coordinates of the bin indicate the exact position in the warehouse complex where the product can be stored or removed.

Quant: The quant is defined as existence of the product in the storage bin. It serves to perform stock management function of a product at the storage bin level.

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