Executive Summary There are few credible sources on the number of customers for various SAP products. We review the issues with the reported numbers for SAP EWM. Introduction It is easier to find the number of customers of an application than to find the number of live and active customers. This is because a customer…
Executive Summary SAP EWM has a very particular design based upon a third-party logistics provider rather than a shipper. This has had negative implications for customers but is not discussed by SAP consulting companies. Introduction This article will discuss how major SAP consultancies conspired with SAP to bring a completely inappropriate application called EWM to…
Executive Summary On the EWM product master, there are important settings in the storage tab and the package tabs. Introduction This is a simple description of master data fields for EWM. Storage Tab Packaging Tab Unit of Measure Transaction Which Holds Product Master Data for EWM EWM is unusual in that it does not add…
Executive Summary Batch management is a functionality in EWM. Important areas in batch management are the batch record and the batch specification. This article covers the setup of batch management in EWM. Introduction Batch management is used to track individuals items in a supply chain at a batch level. It is a functionality within SAP…
Executive Summary Labor is a major cost driver in warehouses. Labor Management is a functionality within EWM. We cover the major features of Labor Management, comparing actual vs. the plan, integration with HR, and questions to ask if EWM Labor Management is right for you. Introduction Labor management was introduced in EWM in SCM 5.1….
Executive Summary Kitting is a mechanism for combining products into a kit. Kitting is supported in EWM. We cover the EWM kit to order, kitting in reverse, and the two processes in kitting. What Is Kitting? Kitting is the practice of managing items as a group. A kit is essentially a BOM that is not…
Executive Summary The QIE or Quality Inspection Engine is part of SAP QM. It supports quality inspection, which connects to EWM, which increases the functionality of both EWM and QM or Quality Management. QIE – Quality Inspection Engine This is a more advanced side of QM, which is integrated to EWM (sits on SCM and…
Executive Summary Rearrangement is functionality in SAP EWM that helps manage the space and efficiency in warehouses. Rearrangement requires that slotting be performed before rearrangement. Introduction In this article, we will cover rearrangement in SAP EWM. How Rearrangement Works in EWM This optimizes space in a warehouse by moving stock to optimal locations This is…
Executive Summary Yard management is functionality in EWM that integrates the warehouse with the yard. It is copied from the yard management in other warehousing applications. The yard is based upon parking spaces, doors, and checkpoints. Introduction <p “>This is a function that can be used to manage the flow of vehicles. The yard is…
Executive Summary We cover physical inventory in EWM. Physical inventory in EWM has specific configuration steps. Physical Inventory As with the post on low stock checking. EWM has the ability to perform physical inventory. The first step is navigating to define the physical inventory configuration object. Next, we can decide which categories to display. Now…