Warehouse Management

(Part 1)

EGN 5622

Enterprise Systems Integration

Spring, 2015

WM
Organizational Structure, Master Data,
Process Management and Control, and Physical Inventory

SAP Implementation

WM Overview
WM

Organizational Structure
WM Master Data
WM Process Management and Control
WM Physical inventory procedures

WM Organizational Structure

(Review)

Client

An independent environment in the system

Company

Code

Smallest org unit for which you can maintain a

legal set of books
Plant

Operating area or branch within a company

Manufacturing, distribution, purchasing or
maintenance facility

Storage

Location

An organizational unit allowing differentiation

between the various stocks of a material in a
plant

WM Organizational Structure
Warehouse Number
Number that identifies a complex, physical warehouse
structure within the warehouse management system
Storage Type
Subdivision of a complex, physical warehouse
Is identified by its warehousing technique, form of
organization, or its function
Storage Section
Logical or physical subdivision of a storage type
Groups together a series of similar storage bins
Storage Bin
Smallest addressable unit in a warehouse, which
identifies the exact location in the warehouse where
goods can be stored

WM Organizational Structure
Picking Area
Groups storage bins together from the standpoint of
picking strategies
Warehouse door
Marks the point where the means of transport changes
to an internal transportation
Allocation Zone
Temporary storage of goods, which have just arrived or
will be shipped soon
Shipping Point
Is the part of the company responsible for the type of
shipping, the necessary shipping materials and the
means of transport
Transportation Planning Point
Place of planning and processing transportation activities

Connecting Warehouse Management to Inventory Management

Figure 250

Substructure of a Warehouse Number

Figure 251

WM Master Data
Warehouse number
Material Master Data
Plant Master Data
Storage location Master Data

WM Master Data - Warehouse

number

WM Master Data - Storage type

WM Master Data - Storage Section

Storage Section
Storage section is a logical or physical subdivision of a
storage type. In one section, you can group together a
series of storage bins. You can define the criteria for
such groups as required (for example, fast-moving
items, slow-moving items, and so on).

Storage Bin Master Data

Storage Bin Master Data

Two different organizational
levels

1) Warehouse Level:
All indicators and
fields which are valid
for the whole
warehouse
2) Storage Type Level:
All indicators which
are only valid for
specific storage types
Also includes Storage Bins and
Quants

Storage Bin Master Data

Storage

Bin

Smallest addressable unit in

a warehouse
General Data

General Data

Warehouse number
Storage type
Storage bin number

Storage Bin Data

Storage section
Picking area
Fire-containment section
Bin type
Max. weight

Storage Bin Data (WM)

Storage Bin Master Data

Quant
Smallest addressable unit of
measure for a material in SAP
ERP
General Data

Material
Plant / Storage location
Batch
Warehouse number
Storage type
Storage bin

General Data

Stock Data (MM)

Stock Data
Total stock
Available stock

Block Indicator
Block
Putaway/removal status

Blocking Indicator (MM)

Material Master Data

Material Master
Contains all the information a
company needs to manage
about a material
It is used by most
components within the SAP
system

Sales and Distribution

Materials Management
Production
Plant Maintenance
Accounting/Controlling
Quality Management

Material master data is stored

in functional segments called
Views

Hazard Master Data

Storage area for

hazardous materials
Flammable liquids
Toxic materials
Radioactive materials

General Data

Storage class
Water pollution class
Flash point
Aggregate state
Hazardous material
warning
Hazardous substance
number

Batch Master Data

Subset of Material
homogeneous series of
unreproducible units with an
unique specification

Basic Data 1 & 2

Expiration date
Inspection date
Trading data
Administration data
Text data

Classification of Batch
Material data

Logistics Execution - Process Overview

Figure 249

Process of Goods Receipt With Transfer Order

Figure 252

WM Process Management & Control

Transfer requirement (TR)

A request to transfer materials at a particular time from a source
storage bin to a destination storage bin in a warehouse complex
Represents the expected and scheduled goods movements in WM
Generally generated by postings in the inventory management
Consists of transfer request header and line items

Posting change notice (PCN)

Generated by posting change processes in WM-administrated stocks
Functionality similar to transfer requests
Not necessarily combined with a physical goods movement

Transfer order (TO)

Central documents for WM
Every material movement requires a transfer order
No difference between real and logical movement

Transfer Order
Creation

of transfer order depends on preceding

document
Transfer request (TR)
Posting change notice (PCN)
Outbound delivery
Inbound delivery
Types of Transfer Order (TO) Creation
1. Manual (TR, PCN, material document)
2. Direct TO-creation
3. Automatic TO-creation
4. Manual (Delivery Monitor)

Global Bike, Inc.

WM
Organizational Structure

GBI 2.1 Structure for Warehouse

Management
Global Bike

Client 570

Global Bike Inc. US

Global Bike Inc. DE

Company Co

San Diego

Miami

Plant

Dallas
Trading Goods

Finished Goods

Miscellaneous

Warehouse Number

San Diego Warehouse

Shelf Storage

GR Area Ext.
Receipts

Pallet Storage

Storage Location

Shipping area
Deliveries

Stock Transfers
(Plant)

Storage Section

Total Section

STBN-2-000

STBN-2-001

Storage Type

STBN-2-999

Storage Bin

GBI 2.1 Enterprise Structure in SAP

ERP (Logistics)
Shipping
Point
Storage
Location

DL00 MI00 SD00

TO00

RM00 TG00 TG00 TG00

SF00 FG00 FG00 FG00
FG00 MI00 MI00 MI00
MI00

HD00 HH00
RM00 TG00
SF00 FG00
FG00 MI00
MI00

PE00
TG00
FG00
MI00

Central Purchasing Organization (global) GL00

Purchasing Org. US00

CA00

PO DE00

Purchasing Group North America

N00

Dallas
DL00

Miami S. DiegoToronto
TO00

CC US00 MI00
Client GBI

SD00

CA00

AU00

PGr Europe
E00

Heidelb.

HD00

CC DE00

Hamburg

HH00

Asia
A00

Perth

Plant

PE00

AU00

Company Code

GBI 2.1 WM in SAP : Logistics

Execution (LE)

GBI 2.1 WM in SAP: Define

Warehouse Number

GBI 2.1 WM in SAP: Define Storage

Type

GBI 2.1 WM in SAP: Define Storage

Section

GBI 2.1 WM in SAP: Define Storage

Bin Structure

Exercises:

(Due Date 3/27/2015)

Case Study 1:Goods receipt for Inbound Delivery

Process overview
1. Create purchase order
2. Display materials inventory
3. Display material inventory value
4. Receive goods
5. Review material inventory after GR
6. Review material inventory value after GR
7. Run Bin status report
8. Create transfer order
9. Confirm transfer order
10. Run bin status report

Exercises:

(Due Date 3/27/2015)

Case Study 2:
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Create and Process Transportation Order

Display materials inventory
Create transport order
Display materials inventory
Display material inventory value
Create goods issue
Review material inventory after GI
Review material inventory value after GI
Create goods receipt
Display materials inventory
Display material inventory value
Run Bin status report
Create transfer order
Confirm transfer order
Run bin status report