Advanced execution & special integration

EWM supports transportation cross-docking (TCD, across distribution centres along a route), merchandise distribution (retail), and opportunistic cross-docking where inbound stock is routed directly to outbound demand at putaway.

• Opportunistic cross-docking can be triggered by EWM at putaway or by the outbound side.
• Reduces handling and storage cost for fast-moving goods.
• Requires tight inbound–outbound timing.

VAS orders describe activities like labelling, oiling, assembling or gift-wrapping performed at a VAS work centre, based on packaging specifications. Kitting creates kits to order (kit-to-order from sales), to stock or reverse kitting.

• VAS order created automatically from a delivery based on condition records.
• Work steps and auxiliary products are recorded for billing or costing.
• Kit-to-order uses sales BOMs from the ERP order.

T-codes & apps

/SCWM/VAS

Production supply areas (PSA) near the line are replenished from the warehouse. Staging methods: pick parts (exact quantity per order), release order parts (via staging for multiple orders) and crate parts (Kanban-like replenishment). Production material requests (PMR) drive staging and consumption.

• S/4HANA advanced production integration links manufacturing orders and EWM directly.
• Consumption posting can be at GI or by backflush.
• Receipt from production uses its own inbound process.

The RF framework renders screens on handheld and vehicle-mounted devices, with logical transactions, steps and verification profiles. Personalisation and screen sizes are configurable; SAP Fiori-based mobile apps exist for selected processes.

• Logon via /SCWM/RFUI with resource and presentation device.
• Verification fields (bin, product, HU) enforce scan discipline.
• Custom screens are built by copying standard logical transactions.

T-codes & apps

/SCWM/RFUI

Resource management assigns warehouse orders to resources through queues, priorities and qualifications (system-guided work). Labour management (advanced) measures planned vs actual time with engineered labour standards and supports performance reporting.

• System-guided by queue, or semi-system guided by selection.
• Labour management uses formulas and time measurements.
• Indirect labour tasks capture non-productive time.

T-codes & apps

/SCWM/RSRC/SCWM/MON

MFS connects EWM directly to programmable logic controllers (PLCs) of conveyors and automated storage systems, without a separate warehouse control system. Telegrams exchange movement instructions and confirmations in real time.

• Communication points, communication channels and telegram structures are configured.
• MFS uses LOSC with identification points for conveyor routing.
• Monitor PLC communication in the warehouse monitor.

Dock appointment scheduling (DAS) lets carriers book loading/unloading slots per door. Yard management tracks TUs and vehicles in parking spaces and creates yard movement tasks.

• DAS appointments link to TUs at check-in.
• Yard bins are modelled as storage bins in a yard storage type.
• Improves dock utilisation and reduces truck waiting time.

T-codes & apps

/SCWM/CICO/SCWM/TU

The warehouse monitor (/SCWM/MON) is the central cockpit: documents, stock, resources, alerts and the ability to act (confirm WTs, release waves, unassign resources). Custom monitor nodes can be added for client-specific views.

• Monitor alerts highlight overdue tasks, stuck queues and capacity issues.
• Exception codes link RF exceptions to follow-up actions.
• Graphical warehouse layout and analytics apps support supervisors.

T-codes & apps

/SCWM/MON/SCWM/EGF (easy graphics framework)

Labels, delivery notes and shipping documents in EWM are output through PPF actions triggered by document status or user actions, with condition records deciding when and where to print.

• Action profiles are assigned to delivery types and HU types.
• Printer determination uses condition technique.
• Reprint via the warehouse monitor or SPPFP.

T-codes & apps

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