Executive Summary There is an inbound delivery process that includes the Inbound Delivery Document, Inbound Processes, Warehouse Request Document, Warehouse Task Document, Handling Unit Warehouse Task, and Product Warehouse Task Document. ASNs and Expected Goods Receipt have important interactions with EWM. We cover the applicable transactions for the ASNs and the Expected Goods Receipt. Introduction…
Executive Summary We compare SAP WM to EWM. EWM is a strange combination of functionality that is not designed around the requirements for shippers. Introduction to EWM vs. WM EWM is the most advanced WM offering that SAP has. It is far larger than SAP WM. You will learn how the two applications compare in…
Executive Summary The EWM Organizational Unit setup means performing an assignment to a supply chain unit. We cover the Storage Type and Storage Section and the Resource Type, a type of grouping. There are important steps in performing the EWM Organizational Unit setup. Introduction: EWM Org Structure In this post, we will begin at the…
Executive Summary The SAP PDS is a fundamental master data structure for PP/DS. Learn about the many dimensions of the SAP PDS. Introduction Strangely this has no definition of SAP PDS in the SAP Help, which is pretty unusual for a term as important as the SAP PDS in SCM. The book Sales and Inventory…
Executive Summary CIF is the integration component between APO and SAP ERP. We cover how to create integration models in the CIF, understanding outbound and inbound queues, how to interpret CIF errors, and the CIF Queue Manager. There is much to learn about the CIF regarding the real story and the importance of the CIF…
Executive Summary APO has an alternate part functionality within the product master. The product master has many capabilities, and one being the extension of the part or product to a new part or new product. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and other related Brightwork articles,…
Executive Summary We cover both Planning Models and Planning Versions. We cover the version copy process in APO. One can copy changes to the active version from the inactive version. Introduction to Planning Models and Planning Versions This article covers creating copies of the active version for various purposes. A common reason for creating a…
Executive Summary We cover the basics of capacity planning in SAP APO, including Resource Categories for SNP and Resource Types for SNP. There are capacity planning tools in MRP and heuristics. Introduction to Capacity Planning Tools Capacity planning is a broad description of how capacity is managed in a supply planning system. In this article,…
Executive Summary Transit times are set up in APO and ECC. We cover these transit times in both locations. We cover the implication of the XO MRP Type and transit time. The Challenge of Lead Times and Transit Times Lead times are required by planning systems to effectively: Bring in inventory on time to meet…
Executive Summary The pharmaceutical industry hides its inefficiency from the public. US Pharmaceuticals is a welfare industry living off of government funding while making duplicate drugs called me too drugs. Introduction How efficient is the current pharmaceutical industry? The industry has 6 different drugs that are copies of each other for “erectile dysfunction” (a medical…