Warehouse Management

Presented by: Shankar Sharma

Overview
Warehouse Management An Overview? The Process Integration with other Modules

Warehouse Management - Overview

Overview
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods.

Direction and tracking of materials in the warehouse is coordinated by the Warehouse Management System.

Overview - Purpose
Management of complex warehouse structures with various types of storage areas (high rack random storage, block storage, fixed bin storage, etc), within on or several plants down to the storage bin level.

 Planning & Monitoring with such tools as the Warehouse Activity Monitor, Rough Workload Estimate, Time Performance and the Delivery Monitor.

 Processing of all stock movements such as Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Stock Transfers using Stock Placement and Stock removal Strategies, also taking the characteristics of the individual materials into account.

The Process

Organizational Structure

Inbound

Internal Processing

Outbound

Purchases Mfg / Assembly Transfers Outside Processing

Pick Pack Inspection Count

Assembly Storage Move Replenish

Customer Shipments Vendor Returns Transfers Outside Processing

Integration
Warehouse Management System is integrated with other SAP system modules that provide the following functions.

Integration
All goods movement in the WM system affect data posted in the Inventory Management system The Handling of inventory samples in connection with Quality Management The supply of materials in connection with the PP/PI systems The processing of deliveries in conjunction with the Sales & distribution Shipping System The processing of items through the Transportation system

Questions