Week 1: Introduction to TM and EWM in SAP S/4HANA
Unit 5: Overview and History of EWM
Overview and history of EWM
SAP EWM customers worldwide
Customers Countries
2500+ 65+
Customers Live Industries
SAP S/4HANA
1100+ 24
Customers Live Customers using MFS
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
105+ 350+
17% 12% 10% 9% 8%
Consumer Products Automotive Mill Prod. & Mining Industrial Machinery Retail
& Components
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More then 30 years experience…
1991 2002 2015 2016 2017 2018 2023
ERP-WM / LES SCM-EWM SAP S/4HANA EWM
Warehouse Management Extended Warehouse
Extended Management
Warehouse Management Extended Warehouse Management
SAP Extended Warehouse Management
▪ Mature solution with comprehensive features
▪ Support of latest technologies through SAP S/4HANA
▪ Real-time business processes and analytics with SAP HANA
▪ Award-winning design with SAP Fiori
▪ Clear roadmap to solve future logistics challenges
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From SAP EWM 9.5 until now
Using Distribution JIT/JIS Kanban Integration to QM Defects Plant Maintenance Synchronous
Equipment in Integration in & QM Notifications (PM) Integration Postings
Production Supply Production Supply
SAP
EWM
9.5
New SAP Fiori Apps e.g. MES Integration Advanced Shipping Unified Package
Packing; WT confirmation and Receiving Builder in EWM
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SAP Extended Warehouse Management – Overview
Inbound Processing Storage and Operations Outbound Processing
Analytics • Transit warehousing • Labor management • Cross-docking • Compliance
Native technologies • Implementation tools
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Optimized and integrated warehouse processes
Inbound Outbound
▪ Advanced Shipping Notification ▪ Wave Management
▪ Integrated Quality Management ▪ Order and Packaging Planning
▪ Slotting & Rearrangement ▪ Mobile Picking & Pick by Voice
▪ Cross-Docking ▪ Order Consolidation & Packing
▪ Efficient Returns Processing ▪ Export Processing
▪ Customs Clearance ▪ System Guided Loading
Internal
▪ Permanent Physical Inventory &
Replenishment
▪ Planned & Predictive Replenishment
▪ Ressource Management
▪ Forklift Guidance System
▪ Warehouse Billing
▪ Labor Management
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Optimized and integrated warehouse processes
Integration Distribution Logistics
▪ Advanced Shipping & Receiving ▪ High Volume Processing
▪ Courier-Express-Parcel-/ & ▪ Late Order Changes
Transportation Management Integration ▪ Kit-to-Order & Value Added Services
▪ ME Integration ▪ Export Processing
▪ SAP Global Batch Traceability ▪ TMS Integration – Packaging Planning
Integration and Load Sequences
▪ Plant Maintenance Integration
Production Logistics
▪ Production Supply
▪ Kanban & JIT Integration
▪ Consumption, Cancellation and
Restocking
▪ Missing Parts Handling
▪ MES Integration & Production Inventory
▪ WIP Handling
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Features that serve a broad spectrum of industries
Transport & Chemicals and
Retail Automotive Consumer Goods
Logistics Oil & Gas
▪ Merchandise cross-docking ▪ Production supply ▪ Transport cross-docking ▪ Batch management ▪ Batch management
▪ Batches ▪ Kit-to-stock ▪ Dangerous goods ▪ Shelf-life ▪ Dangerous goods
▪ Catch weight ▪ QM integration ▪ Transit warehousing ▪ Production and QM ▪ QM integration
▪ Shelf-life ▪ MES integration ▪ Warehouse billing integration
▪ Returns clerk ▪ JIT/JIS integration ▪ Palletization
▪ Wave management ▪ KANBAN
SAP S/4HANA
Aerospace
Mill Products Service parts Life science High Tech
and Defense
▪ Production and MES ▪ Slotting ▪ Batch management ▪ Serial number management ▪ QM integration
integration ▪ Kit-to-stock ▪ Shelf-life ▪ Production supply ▪ Dynamic bin
▪ Batch management ▪ Kit-to-order ▪ QM integration ▪ MES integration ▪ Flexible storage area
▪ Packaging specifications ▪ Global batch tracing ▪ IUID
▪ ATTP integration ▪ Explosives management
Types of Warehouses
Production Warehouse Distribution Center Service Parts Cross-Dock or Transit
Warehouse Warehouse
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Integration
Additional Functions ▪ Multi-Client-Warehouse ▪ Handling Unit Management ▪ Resource Planning Process Automation
▪ Multi-Warehouse-System ▪ Forklift Guidance System ▪ Labor Management
▪ Batches ▪ Warehouse Billing
▪ Mobile Working
▪ Serial Numbers ✓ Warehouse Layout ▪ Integrated Material Flow
▪ Hazardous Substances ▪ Route Determination
✓ Master Data Mgmt System
▪ Stock-Specific UoM Extended Warehouse Management ▪ Wave Management
✓ Inventory Management ▪ Automatic Follow-Up
▪ Catch Weight Articles ▪ Cartonization Planning Actions
✓ Warehouse Task Mgmt
▪ Packaging ▪ Value Added Services ▪ Direct Hardware Integration
Core Functions
Specifications ▪ Customs Procedure ▪ Migration Tools
▪ Empties ▪ RFID Support
▪ Production Supply Inbound Internal Outbound ▪ Consignment Stock ▪ Pick by Voice
▪ GR from Production
▪ Tugger Train ▪ Notification ▪ Stock Transfer ▪ Order Management ▪ Slotting
▪ Cross-Docking ▪ Goods Receipt ▪ Replenishment ▪ Picking ▪ Rearrangement
▪ Dock-/Yard ▪ Deconsolidation ▪ Sock Postings ▪ Consolidation ▪ ABC Analysis
Management ▪ Quality Management ▪ Physical Inventory ▪ Packing ▪ Stock Consolidation
▪ Kit-to-Order / Kit-to- ▪ Putaway ▪ Warehouse Control ▪ Shipping ▪ Multi-Deep Storage
Stock ▪ Inventory Center ▪ Delivery Confirmation
▪ Returns Confirmation
▪ Scrapping
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Optimized and integrated warehouse processes
SAP S/4HANA ECC
Enterprise Resource
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
SAP’s Strategic Planning (ERP)
Inventory Management
Warehouse
Plant 0001 Management Solution
quantity / value
Plant 0002 Plant 0003
StLoc 1 StLoc 2 StLoc 3 StLoc 4 StLoc 5 StLoc 6 StLoc 7 StLoc 8 StLoc 1 StLoc 2 StLoc 1 StLoc 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
Stock Room Non-
MM-IM WM Management
Embedded WM
EWM SAP
ERP
1) WM as compatibility scope in Decentral
SAP S/4HANA till Dec 31, 2025 S/4HANA
available Optional
2) Stock Room Management only in
EWM Middleware
4) 4)
SAP S/4HANA
3) Embedded EWM only in SAP S/4HANA Business Decentral
Non-SAP
Suite LE-
4) Standard maintenance of SAP WM and
specific versions of SAP EWM till EWM WM WMS
Dec 31, 2027
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Key takeaways
SAP EWM is SAP’s strategic future warehousing
solution
SAP EWM has a large customer base and is
continuously improved
SAP EWM supports different types of warehouse:
▪ Production
▪ Distribution
▪ Service Parts
▪ Cross-Dock / Transit
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Further reading
SAP Extended Warehouse Management –
Product Site
https://www.sap.com/products/scm/extended-
warehouse-management.html
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