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To all those  who are familiar with the traditional SAP Warehouse Management Solution,
you must be wondering why SAP  came up with the new  Extended Warehouse
Management (EWM)  solution as a  completely new  product instead of  adding  more
functionality  into existing WM solution? Is it just for getting more licensing revenue or if
there is more to it?

To understand it better, we need to go back 15 years, when SAP WM was a standard

solution implemented by thousands of SAP customers. Since the beginning, there always
was a need from customers to add more functionality in SAP WM solution.  SAP  was
focusing on delivering new  functionalities  after release 4.7 as part of WM extension sets. 
Some of the key functions added  as part of these extension sets were Yard Management,
Cross docking, Dynamic Cycle Counting, SAP Value Added services, etc. to name a few.

As part of evolving supply chains, Warehouses and Distribution centers  started playing a
signi cant role in supply chain networks. Warehousing systems needed more than just
optimal storage and picking of materials. Warehousing systems needed to be more
integrated with overall supply chains. They needed to provide  additional value added
services such as packaging, kitting,  dynamic routing,  slotting, opportunistic  cross
docking, Labor management, etc. to name a few. Warehousing systems needed to promptly
respond to supply chain exceptions.

This required out of box thinking and required totally new system architecture.  That was
one reason, I believe, SAP came up with a new product, SAP EWM – Extended Warehouse
Management.

EWM was developed from the ground up as a new Warehouse Management System option
for SAP customers delivering enhanced functionality over ERP WM for more complex
distribution processes needed as part of integrated supply chain networks.

Following graphic from SAP gives a good overview of EWM capabilities by each version. It
clearly shows how fast SAP is innovating EWM to become a market leader.

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Solution Details of SAP EWM

SCM EWM offers signi cant functionality above and beyond ERP WM, offering functional
parity with Best of Breed WMS solutions

Multistep Inbound process such as  unloading, receiving, deconsolidation, packing and storage trips
Multistep Outbound process such as wave management, Pick trip building, picking, packing, staging,
loading and shipping
Labor Management including creation of labor standards and planned and actual workload comparison
Slotting to identify optimal storage spot for fast moving and slow moving materials and rearrangement of
materials based on slotting results
Integration with Material Flow Systems such as conveyers and ASRS
RF framework which is exible and easy to con gure and customizable as per customer requirements
Integrated Quality Inspection Engine
Resource Management to get  better traceability and monitoring of warehouse operations
Cross-Docking to enable better service ll for back order parts  by minimizing normal putaway and picking
process steps
Value Added Services to enable value added operations in warehouse such as packaging and Kitting
Yard Management to have better traceability and scheduling of transportation units  in yard.

EWM is tightly integrated with  ECC to always have real time integration of all goods
movement carried out in warehouse. It is integrated with planning systems such as SAP
APO to utilize real time planning data in slotting, Priority point calculations to prioritize
inbound processing of back order parts and push deployment across other distribution
centers.

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As EWM provides signi cant functionality with lot of exibility, there is a risk that it could
become overwhelming for warehouse operators. It is important to keep  standard
processes simple  for warehouse operators and keep all complexities out of their way to
more advanced users or warehouse supervisors.

Contact us on contactus@geniusbsi.com if you want to learn more about implementation

and optimization of your SAP EWM Solution. Genius Business Solutions is an ERP
Consulting rm headquarted at Moline -Quad Cities, Illinois with clients based throughout
the United States and India.  With over 12 years of industry experience and multiple EWM
implementation and optimization projects, our certi ed industry experts can help you
unlock the best performance within your WMS solution. With software expertise and
business knowledge we can help run your business e ciently by optimizing your ERP
system and re engineering your business processes to achieve unprecedented business
results.

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Lane Steinhouse Says: March 9, 2017 At 9:23 Am

Very well written, and on point.

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Admin Says: March 13, 2017 At 9:49 Pm

Thanks Lane. Glad you enjoyed reading the blog.

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