SAP EWM
SAP EWM
Technological advancements like omni-channel, digitalization, Internet of Things, and blockchain are improving efficiencies in the supply chain. Organizations must evolve continuously to gain a competitive edge. Having a flexible solution for warehousing and fulfillment with real-time insights to identify bottlenecks and mitigate risks is key.
SAP EWM Defined
SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) is a software platform within SAP’s suite of supply chain solutions. With advanced functionality and real-time connectivity controlling inbound and outbound processes and movement of goods, SAP EWM lowers total cost of ownership. Integrated with inventory management and delivery processing, when business processes are triggered, it leads to goods movement within the warehouse. SAP EWM delivers high visibility and control to optimize inventory tracking, cross-docking, distribution operations, and multichannel fulfillment — all in real time with S/4HANA.
SAP EWM includes:
- On premise cloud deployment
- Comprehensive warehouse solution
- Fully integrated for quality, production, and track and trace processes
- Direct control of warehouse automation equipment
Key capabilities are:
SAP EWM
Technological advancements like omni-channel, digitalization, Internet of Things, and blockchain are improving efficiencies in the supply chain. Organizations must evolve continuously to gain a competitive edge. Having a flexible solution for warehousing and fulfillment with real-time insights to identify bottlenecks and mitigate risks is key.
SAP EWM Defined
SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) is a software platform within SAP’s suite of supply chain solutions. With advanced functionality and real-time connectivity controlling inbound and outbound processes and movement of goods, SAP EWM lowers total cost of ownership. Integrated with inventory management and delivery processing, when business processes are triggered, it leads to goods movement within the warehouse. SAP EWM delivers high visibility and control to optimize inventory tracking, cross-docking, distribution operations, and multichannel fulfillment — all in real time with S/4HANA.
SAP EWM includes:
- On premise cloud deployment
- Comprehensive warehouse solution
- Fully integrated for quality, production, and track and trace processes
- Direct control of warehouse automation equipment
Key capabilities are:
- Streamline execution: SAP Global Batch Traceability, to trace inventory from end-to-end across any location
- Optimize operations: For mixed and layered pallet building, set up labor structures and standards for tracking
- Improve retail process efficiency: For flexible returns, picking, delivery changes, or cancellations
Two options are available: deploy basic warehouse management or advanced functionality. Basic warehouse management focuses on inventory management, inbound and outbound processing, goods movement, physical inventory, and reporting. Advanced warehouse management focuses on material flow control, yard management, labor management, value-added services, and cross-docking. To aid your decision, quantify the savings and potential return on investment (ROI) based on your specific operational assessments.
Benefits of EWM are:
- Inbound processing management: Validate advanced shipping notifications and optimize the receipt process
- Storage and internal process control: Information on stock ownership, inventory, and cycle counting
- Fine-tuning for outbound process: Schedule for pick, pack, ship in two waves, and optimize by voice picking
- Cross-functional features: Manage batches, serial numbers, weights, and dock appointments
Key Considerations for SAPinsiders are:
- Successfully build a solid business case for SAP EWM. SAPinsider hosts an event presentation to examine why organizations are considering the adoption of SAP EWM.
- Master bar code labeling from SAP S4/HANA, SAP ECC, and SAP EWM. Explore a question-and-answer session about bar code labeling with enterprise labeling solutions.
- Make the most of your warehouse management with SAP EWM. Read about the new elements of SAP EWMto help scale process functionality in a complex based warehouse.
Vendor partners available to help SAP customers with warehouse management include: AEB, Almasons Consulting, Innovapptive, Movilitas, and Pillir.
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National Distributor of Pet Foods and Supplies Achieves Higher Levels of Customer Service and Associate Productivity with Voice-Directed Picking Solution
Pet Food Experts is a national distributor of pet foods and supplies to independent pet stores, currently operating six distribution centers across the U.S. Discover how the company went from paper-based picking to voice-directed picking to gain increases in productivity, visibility, and employee retention.
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Caterpillar Replaces Previous Voice Solution and Achieves 32% Increase in Productivity
When Caterpillar’s operations team explored their options for a technology refresh, they were looking for the perfect solution to meet all their needs. As a device-independent voice solution, Lydia Voice allowed Caterpillar to choose from various Android devices for their 5 distribution centers. In addition, Lydia Voice is SAP certified and provides a native interface…
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How UzAuto Motors Leverages a Unified Environment to Manage All Business Operations
Process unification under one common ERP system is the goal of every manufacturing company. The fragmentation of the processes of all departments causes interruptions in the warehouse order processing, the supply for assembly lines, and the warehouse resource planning. Establishing cross-functional processes in the organization, enabling the integration of warehouse, sales, financial, production, analytical, and…
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Mobility Solutions in Warehouse Management
Warehouse operations have always been intricate enough to manage seamlessly and efficiently but COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the challenges. The pandemic has created many “new normal” paradigms and to address these, warehousing executives will need to create scalable systems to accommodate not only unanticipated demand but associated evolutions in the wake of COVID. For example,…
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Deriving More Value From Your SAP EWM Investment with Voice Picking Capabilities
Incorporating voice picking technology into enterprise warehouse management processes is indisputably beneficial —but many SAP shops encounter initial integration and configuration challenges that derail their project before it gets off the ground. This Webinar tackles those challenges head on and provides workarounds and solutions to seamlessly integrate voice capabilities across your SAP EWM and SAP…
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Barcoding System Migration from SAP ECC to S/4HANA with EWM
As SAP ECC 6.0 users plan, begin, or resume their SAP software system migration to S/4HANA with Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), there must be an established plan/strategy for migration of a business’s existing mobile RF barcode scanning system that was; designed for use with Inventory Management (IM), Warehouse Management (WM), or that is intending to…
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How to Use Data Collection to Run a Remote Warehouse
Manufacturers currently stand in a unique position. Their current environment is riddled with challenges: supply chain issues, worker shortages, and enhanced safety protocols for consumers and employees alike. In addition, there has never been a better — or more necessary — time to improve business processes. Increased customer demand coupled with longer delivery times has…
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Coca-Cola Amatil Automates Distribution Center Operations and Vehicle Load Planning
Logistics planners leverage SAP EWM and SAP TM to optimize order fulfillment by Pierce Owen, VP of Research and Publishing, SAPinsider Only 7% of SAP supply chain customers currently use both SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and SAP Transportation Management (TM), according to SAPinsider’s Transforming the Intelligent Supply Chain research; however, one of those customers,…...…
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Bob’s Discount Furniture Grows from 40 to 120+ Stores with Improved Warehouse Management
Warehouse managers leverage SAP Extended Warehouse Management to integrate with SAP ECC and scale with the business by Pierce Owen, VP of Research and Publishing, SAPinsider Most (59%) leading SAP supply chain customers — companies achieving significantly better supply chain business results than the competition — currently use a warehouse management system (WMS) to manage…...…
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An Overview of SAP EWM Shipping Cockpit Planning and Execution
Hein Botha and David Webb explain how to set up and configure an end-to-end outbound business process using the Shipping Cockpit inside SAP’s Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) product. They describe the two functions inside the Supply Chain Cockpit: Shipping Cockpit Planning (SCOP) and Shipping Cockpit Execution (SCOE). This content is for Basic Access, SAPinsider Monthly…
