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SAP EWM

SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) is used to efficiently manage inventory in the Warehouse and for supporting processing of goods movement. It allows the company to control their Warehouse inbound and outbound processes and movement of goods in the Warehouse.With the help of SAP EWM all the goods movement are controlled by a warehouse management system and provides you the tools to monitor warehouse activities. You can also manage additional functions in the Warehouse like 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.SAP Warehouse Management is opposite to Inventory management. Inventory management tells the count of goods in the storage location and its physical location is unknown. Warehouse management deals with goods movement and monitoring the physical location of the goods recorded with specific documents.

SAP EWM is different from SAP Warehouse Management

SAP EWM is a part of SAP Supply Chain Management like Warehouse management system but provides more robust and advanced features to manage key activities in the Warehouse.SAP Extended Warehouse Management is similar to Warehouse management but it provides more features like picking, put away, RF framework, Warehouse structure and more flexible options to manage the warehouse functions.You can create new elements like an activity area, resources, labor management and work centers in SAP EWM which were not available in WM.SAP EWM provides more a robust solution to manage warehouse functions in an organization. It is also a part of SAP Supply Chain Management and also supports all the processes within logistics and supply chain.

Why SAP SCM EWM was developed?

EWM Represents a new Supply Chain Management (SCM) based Warehouse Management System (WMS) solution rather than a highly modified Logistics Execution System (LES) / Warehouse Management (WM). Reasons for this completely new design include:

• Requirement for data volume, performance and process flexibility made a new architecture necessary.
• Follow on from the Decentralised SAP Warehouse concept enabling 24/7 system availability
• Extend the basic concept of SAP ECC WM, Transfer Orders to enable process flexibility
• To avoid high risk of changing existing architecture of mature application (WM) with thousands of live customers
• Customer mind shift from Managing Stocks to Controlling Processes.

Uses of SAP EWM

The following are the key features in SAP EWM

• Using SAP EWM, you can control the warehouse activities like picking, posting and managing storage bin and good receipts.
• You can set alert for changed data before goods receipt from EWM to the ERP system, reversal or correction of the goods receipt from EWM to the ERP system and an inbound delivery split from EWM to the ERP system.
• You can perform deconsolidation of handling units which contain different products before putting them away in different storage sections.
• You can determine storage concepts using slotting for products and optimize arrangement of goods warehouse automatically.
• It allows you to perform executable tasks like work packages, consisting of warehouse tasks warehouse employees should perform as part of warehouse management activities.
• It allows you to manage and track vehicles as well as other transportation units from the yard check-in to yard check-out, including movements and other tasks within the yard.
• SAP EWM also includes storage and handling of hazardous substances and their transportation in accordance with the regulations from SAP Environmental Health & Safety EHS.
• In SAP EWM, you can also plan labor times and resources more effectively and hence you can make your Warehouse efficient by managing key resource management tasks effectively.
• In SAP EWM, you can use Warehouse cockpit that allows you to display warehouse key figures graphically and to evaluate or monitor activities using defined chart types.
• You can use cross-docking that allows you to perform transportation of handling units across different distribution centers or warehouses till they reach final location in the Warehouse.

Benefits of EWM/WM

• SAP EWM management focusses on activities related to the identification of bulk storage, racking facilities and bin locations.
• All the activities related to the warehouse such as storage bins and handling units are monitored by SAP EWM, along with utilizing all the available resources and maintaining them at a healthy rate.
• SAP EWM renders help to the warehouse managers apart from assigning tasks and maintaining warehouse orders by integrating the processes.
• Utilizes all the available resources and maintains the warehouse orders by integrating the processes of slotting, cross-docking, kitting, VAS, yard management, de-consolidation and complex internal routing.
• SAP EWM allows the user to exactly determine where the stocks belong to a particular metal has been placed. o provides the user with a smooth support for processing the movement of their products which also enables them to manage their stocks present there.
• SAP WM is equipped to handle issues for troubleshooting and dealing with complex warehouse stocks in an enhanced and simplified manner.
• The flow of material becomes very smooth with the pick-and-put away techniques of WMS.
• SAP WM handles issues such as proper processing of stock goods, effective management of receipts of goods, and stock transfers. The tool has made work processes much more progressive and crystal clear for organizations and their customers alike.
• SAP WMS helps companies in tackling the challenges related to maintaining the inventories in the warehouse in a very systematic and economical manner.