This document provides an overview of SAP's SCM-EWM solution. It begins with an agenda and background on current supply chain markets and why SAP is a leading vendor. It then discusses supply chain execution and introduces SCM-EWM, including its integration capabilities. The remainder of the document outlines key SCM-EWM concepts like its enterprise structure, master data elements, processes for inbound and outbound logistics, and functionalities like wave management, labor management, and integration with RFID and material handling systems.

1. SAP SCM - EWM
SAP SCM-EWM Solution

2. AGENDA
 Current Markets
 Why SAP?
 Supply Chain Execution
 SCM–EWM Overview
 SCM-EWM Introduction
 SCM-EWM Integration
 SCM-EWM Enterprise Structure
 SCM-EWM Master Data Elements
 SCM-EWM Processes: Overview
 EWM Inbound Process
 EWM Outbound Process
 EWM Key Functionalities
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3. CURRENT MARKETS
 Various solutions for Supply Chain Execution available in market,
Cloud based as well as on – premise
 Top 4 Supply Chain Management Software vendors
 SAP Business By Design
 Oracle SCM Cloud
 JDA Software
 Infor SCM
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4. WHY SAP?
 Most sort after vendor for SCM E2E Solutions
 Some statistics to ponder:-
 SAP Market Share = 26.6% (As of 2017);
 Total no. of Customers worldwide = 390,000;
 % of transactions done using SAP = 77%
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5. SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTION
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6. CASE FOR SCM – EWM
 Complexity & Volatility in Demand: - Foremost challenges
within Supply Chain Management nowadays
 Customer – Centricity & Speed: - Key tenets of smooth &
seamless Supply Chain Management
 Current Supply Chains: - Need to be demand-driven,
responsive, efficient & customer-centric
 SAP SCM – EWM is the perfect solution for current demand
driven Supply Chains
 Part of the SAP Supply Chain Execution (SAP SCE) package
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7. THE SAP PLATFORM
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8. SCM EWM OVERVIEW
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9. SCM - EWM
OVERVIEW
Prior to releasing SCM -
EWM, SAP basically built up
functionalities on top of its R/3
architecture
Higher complexities, better
benefits provided with every
release
2005: SAP SCM - EWM
Solution released
As of 2017, SAP SCM - EWM
release 9.5 is being utilized in
Businesses
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10. WHAT IS SAP SCM – EWM?
 Best-in-class WM solution designed to manage/track
Supply Chain Execution processes
 Offers flexible, automated support for processing various
goods movement & stock management in warehouses
 Provides Labor Management, Slotting, Advanced
Optimization Techniques & connection to automation all in
one solution
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11. SCM – EWM BENEFITS TO
CUSTOMERS
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12. SCM EWM INTRODUCTION
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13. SCM - EWM Evolution
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14. SCM - EWM Positioning
 Positioned as a new generation Warehouse process flexibility,
performance & coverage solution
 Strategic investment solution with a strong roadmap
 Next generation integrated Supply Chain Execution (SCE)
solution
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15. SCM – EWM: KEY CAPABILITIES
 Multi customer warehouse
 Flexible modeling of WH processes
 Stock/Process transparency
 Optimization in Storage Planning & Process Execution
 Seamless, out-of-box integration with SAP ERP, APO, CRM,
GTS & BI Applications
 Seamless integration of Automation tools (RF, RFID, Pick-by-
Voice etc.)
 Integration with overall SAP Supply Chain Execution Solution
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16. SAP WM & EWM Functionalities
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17. ECC - IM vs. ECC - WM vs. SCM
- EWM
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18. SCM EWM INTEGRATION
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19. Methods
 Important to examine how both master data as well as
transactional data move between ERP & EWM clients.
 Prerequisites: -
 Existence of RFC user in each target system / client with which EWM
system requires integration with
 Existence of RFC destinations between the corresponding ERP &
EWM target systems / clients
 TWO Integration / Data Transfer Techniques: -
 Core Interface or CIF;
 qRFC functionality
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20. Data Transfer Techniques
 Core Interface / CIF: -
 Location Master (Location
Key & Names / Addresses):
 Plant / DC’s – Plant
definition tables (ERP)
 Shipping Points – Shipping
Point tables (ERP)
 Product Master:
 Material Master
 Batch Master
 Classification
 Other ERP Master Data:
 Vendor Master – Vendor
Master (ERP)
 Customer Master –
Customer Master (ERP)
 qRFC Technique: -
 For transactional data
transfer to EWM client
 Inbound Deliveries
 Outbound Deliveries
 Production Material
Requests
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21. SCM – EWM: ENTERPRISE
STRUCTURE
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22. WM & SCM – EWM: MASTER
DATA ELEMENTS
 Relevant WM Master
Data
 Material Masters
 Batches
 Customer Masters
 Vendor Masters
 Plants
 Shipping Points
 Classes & Characteristics
 Key EWM Master Data
 Product Masters
 Batch
 Business Partner
 Supply Chain Unit (SCU)
 Storage Bin
 Packaging Specifications
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23. EWM: PRODUCT MASTER RECORDS
 Material Master records in WM
converted to Product Master records in
EWM
 Core data elements captured from WM
 EWM specific core data elements
maintained in EWM system only
o Similar to maintenance of WM views in
Material Master records (WM)
 Transactions used are as follows:-
o Product Master = /SAPAPO/MAT1
o Warehouse Product Master =
/SCWM/MAT1
 5 EWM Views:-
o Packaging data
o Storage
o Warehouse data
o Slotting
o Storage Type data
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24. EWM: BUSINESS PARTNER
Vendors, Customers & Plants as well get
converted to Business Partners in SCM – EWM
Transaction = BP
Created with a ‘General Role’ assignment
o Contains basic data (Name, Address,
Partner Type)
o Other BP role types created for various
purposes viz. Vendor, Sold-To Party, Ship-
To Party, Plant etc.
Creation of Business Partner always done
automatically via the CIF interface
Changes done to business partner data viz.
Address change, name change etc., not sent
back to WM system automatically
Changes to source data (WM system) result
in overwriting of values changed in EWM
system
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25. EWM: SUPPLY CHAIN UNIT (SCU)
Supply Chain Unit (SCU) EWM –
specific concept as far as
organizational hierarchy is
concerned
Transaction:
/SCMB/SCUMAIN
Assign a Category / Type to
the SCU
Plant, Shipping Point,
Receiving Point
Customer / Vendor
etc.
Link it to a Business Partner
record
Mandatory set up for the
following cases:
Plant, Shipping Point,
Warehouse
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26. EWM: PACKAGING SPECIFICATIONS
Master data record wherein information
on how to package a product for storage
or shipping is maintained
Contains:
o Accurate product & quantity details;
o Combination of packing materials & work
steps
Can contain multiple levels with specified
target quantities for each level
Describes in detail which quantities
product can be packed with which packing
materials as well as in what sequence
Can be easily used in: Inbound,
Outbound & Internal processes
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27. EWM: STORAGE BINS
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28. EWM PROCESSES: OVERVIEW
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29. EWM: PROCESS - ORIENTED
STORAGE CONTROL
Also called POSC
Warehouse Process Type
(WHPT) determines need for
Storage Control.
Intermediate steps (Inbound):
Unloading, Deconsolidation,
Counting, QI, Packing.
System creates Warehouse task
(WT) from Receiving area to
intermediate storage.
Auto WTs for next steps; Created
upon completion of intermediate
activity.
Works with packed HU’s
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30. EWM: LAYOUT – ORIENTED STORAGE
CONTROL
Also called LOSC
Works most efficiently &
effectively if there is no direct
path to the destination bin
but inventory has to go
through intermediate steps.
Works when inventory is
taken to some intermediate
identification or “ID Point”
before being put away to the
final destination bin.
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31. EWM: INBOUND PROCESS
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32. EWM: INBOUND PROCESS
(CONTD.)
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33. EWM: INBOUND PROCESS
(CONTD.)
 Multiple Goods Receipts options
 Goods Receipt for PO (Expected GR)
 Goods Receipt against Inbound Delivery (ASN)
 Goods Receipt via Handling Units (LPN’s)
 Goods Receipt via Dock Door / Trailer ID
 Real – Time integration & validation of ERP documents & Master data
 Real – Time validation against PO, Material master
 Batch & / or Serial Number creation directly during GR via desktop / RF
transactions
 Ability to carry out SLED (Shelf-Life Expiration Date) check against allowed
tolerances
 Checking & validations of over / under – delivery tolerances on PO
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34. EWM INBOUND: PUT AWAY
 SCM EWM supports system – guided put away strategies
 Addition to Existing Stock
 Next Empty Bin
 Fixed Bin
 Near Picking Bin
 Manual Stock Placement
 Open Storage
 Bulk Storage
 Bin Capacity Management possible. Allows system to only
propose bins that have available capacity
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35. EWM: OUTBOUND PROCESS
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36. EWM: OUTBOUND PROCESS
(CONTD.)
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37. EWM OUTBOUND: PICKING
 SCM EWM supports following system – guided picking strategies: -
 Stringent FIFO: Searches for absolute oldest inventory by receipt date in
the Warehouse
 Partial Quantity Management: Minimize number of partial pallets, by
removing partial pallets for pick quantities less than full pallet
 FIFO: Searches for oldest inventory within section of Warehouse, with
ability to sequence section searches
 Shelf Life Expiration Date (FEFO): Searches for inventory with least
shelf life (but not expired) in given sequence of Warehouse sections
 LIFO: Searches for newest inventory in Warehouse. Helps prevent users
to having to move new stock to access older stock behind it
 Large / Small Quantities: Used to break Each / Case / Pallet picks
 Fixed Bin: Fixed Bin storage. Ideally suited for forward pick locations
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38. SCM EWM SOLUTION
KEY FUNCTIONALITIES
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39. WAVE MANAGEMENT
 Significant advantage with SCM EWM: Individual Outbound
Delivery Order (ODO) items can be assigned to separate
waves
 ERP WM: Entire Outbound Delivery needed to be assigned
to individual waves
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40. EWM: YARD MANAGEMENT &
MONITORING
 Yard Management
 Check In / Check Out
 Load / Unload
 Yard Movements
 Dock Door Scheduling &
Assignment
 Sealing / Unsealing
 Weighing
 Driver & Equipment
Registration
Monitoring
 Inbound Processes
 Outbound Processes
 Physical Inventory
 Resources
 Labor Management
 Bin Locations
 Yard Activities
 Stocks
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41. EWM: LABOR MANAGEMENT
 Capture of Indirect Labor Tasks
 Integration to SAP HR for performance – based incentives
 Employee Performance Evaluation
 Planned workload visibility (task – based)
 Executed workload visibility (task – based)
 Integration of Engineered Labor Standards used to calculate planned
duration of Warehouse Tasks (WT’s)
 Integrated reporting with SAP BI
 Use of SAP Measurement Services in EWM for graphical reporting
 Travel Distance Calculation for creation / planning of WT’s
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42. EWM: RF PROCESSING
 SAP offers two standard native options for integrating mobile data
collection in real – time via handheld RF devices / VMU’s (Vehicle
Mounted Units); Task – based
 SAP Console
 SAP ITS Mobile
 SAP Console: Telnet based solution (Character based display)
 ITS Mobile: Web browser based solution for GUI displays
 Standard transactions for full scope of processing from inbound to
outbound & all internal processes
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43. MATERIAL FLOW SYSTEMS (MFS)
 Enables connection of
Warehouse automation
equipment to EWM
 Additional WCUs (Warehouse
Control Units) or WCS
(Warehouse Control Systems)
not required
 Provides direct control over PLCs
from within EWM
 Supported Processes: -
 Put Away
 Picking (Full Pallet / Pick HU)
 Replenishment
 Rearrangement
 Empty Pallet Removals
 Capabilities: -
 Real – Time integration between
EWM & PLC
 Asynchronous data exchange via
RFC
 Background execution
transparent to human users
 Sub - second response times
 Automatic sensing of failed
PLC’s, Blocking of resources &
redirection of tasks
 Integrated monitoring
 Scalable
 BAdIs available to extend logic &
capabilities
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44. RFID INTEGRATION WITH EWM AND
AII
 SCM – EWM seamlessly integrated with SAP AII (Auto – ID
Infrastructure)
 SAP’s RFID suite managing EPC data, business events (tag reads) &
controlling hardware
 Integrated RFID processes in EWM include: -
 Vehicle Check – In / Check - Out
 Vehicle Unloading & Receiving
 Location to Location (Bin to Bin) movements
 Packing
 Vehicle Loading
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45. QUESTIONS?