CrossDockinginSAPWarehouseManagementOneStep

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CROSSDOCKINGINSAPWAREHOUSEMANAGEMENTOneStepIntroduction:Crossdockingisa
Businessoperationwhichishighlyrecommendedintodayswarehousingscenarioswherecustomersstriveto
achieveprofitsbyreducingthematerialhandlingcost,labourandtime.Ingeneraltermscrossdockingenables
warehousetomapinbounddeliverydocumentstooutbounddeliveriestoreducethematerialhandlingand
storinginthewarehouse.BusinessProcessandassignments:Inourscenariowearedealingwithplanned
crossdockingthatenablesustoplanthecrossdockingbeforegoodsarriveintowarehouseviacrossdocking
decisionsinCrossdockmonitor.Ingeneralbusinessprocesscrossdockingisnormalizedatmateriallevels,
certainspecificmaterialaredesignatedforcrossdocking.Weherebyinthisdocumentusespecialmovement
indicatorSandcustomWMmovementtype990withrespectto101IMmovementtodistinguishcross
docking.[Note:thisispurelyconditionalanddependsonhowthesolutionisdesigned]Onestepcrossdocking
movementprocessdirectlyfromInboundGRareatoOutboundshippingarea.Wehavethebelow
Prerequisites:a)CheckthewarehouseconfigurationinSPRO>IMG>LogisticsExecution>Warehouse
Management>Crossdocking>Generalsettings>MaintainWarehouseLevelsettings

ensurethatforrelevantwarehouse2stepcrossdockingindicatorisnotchecked.
b)Nopreallocationstockcheckinmovementtypes990(inthiscase)ingeneralfor101and601.consider
Preallocstock

c)stockplacementandstockremovalconfirmationrequiredforstoragetype902and916.Inourcasewehave
usedcustomstoragetypeCD1inplaceof902standard.Configuration:a)SPRO>IMG>LogisticsExecution>
WarehouseManagement>Crossdocking>Generalsettings>MaintainWarehouselevelsettings

ForourwarehouseXY1,2stepisunchecked,andopportunisticCDforbothINBandOBDareselectedwith
planningtimeof24HRs.
b)SPRO>IMG>LogisticsExecution>WarehouseManagement>Crossdocking>Generalsettings>Define
CrossDockingRelevancyforMovementTypes

Forourmovementtype990Crossdockisrelevantc)SPRO>IMG>LogisticsExecution>Warehouse
Management>Crossdocking>Generalsettings>DefineCrossDockingDecisionNumberRange

InternalnumberrangemaintainedforCrossdockdecisionduringcrossdockplanning.Business
Transactions:a)CreatepurchaseorderandwrttoPO,createtheinbounddelivery.

Inbounddel#180000115createdfor5EAb)CreateSalesorderfor5EAandcreatetheOutbounddelivery.

Deliverycreatedc)NowweneedtoplanthecrossdockingincrossdockmonitorLXDCKtransaction

Execute:

Selectplanandsystemwillshowthebelowscreen:

Leftsideistheinbounddeliverywhichisthecandidateandrightistheoutbounddeliverywhichistheplanning
document.SelectbothandclickonAddtoPlan

Onceyousave,systemwillcreateadecisionnumber.

Boththedocumentsarenowlinkedtoperformthecrossdocking.d)CreateTOwrttotheInbounddelivery.

createinforeground.

Wecanseethatthedestinationstoragetypeisautomaticallyselectedas916andthestoragebinisour
outbounddeliverynumberfromtheGRareaasCD1withPO#4500017274Thatmeansthatthestockisdirectly
movingfrominterimGRareatoshippingareadeliverables.Note:Forthemovementtype990inourscenario,
thesourcestoragetypeconfiguredisCD1inSPRO.Ingeneralfor101movementitis902

e)ConfirmingtheTOusingLT12.WMstockbeforeconfirmation:

AfterTOconfirmation

Wecanseethatnowtheavailablestockin916/800015848is5EAf)Thedocumentflowforoutbounddelivery
showstheTOisconfirmed

samegoeswithinbounddeliverycase,wheretheTOisconfirmedandGRisdone.Thiscompletestheprocess.

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