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Index
Notes on Usage and on the Screen Presentation
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Who This Book Is For
Organization of This Book
1 Introduction
1.1 The Importance of Warehouse Operations
1.1.1 Transport Consolidation
1.1.2 Product Mixing
1.1.3 Process Improvements
1.2 Understanding Warehouse Management in SAP ERP
1.2.1 Company Code
1.2.2 Plant
1.2.3 Storage Location
1.2.4 Warehouse
1.2.5 Storage Type
1.2.6 Storage Section
1.2.7 Storage Bin
1.3 Understanding the Physical Warehouse
1.3.1 Receiving, Shipping, and Storage
1.3.2 Inventory Accuracy
1.3.3 Value-Added Processes
1.3.4 Warehouse Safety
1.3.5 Delivery Process
1.3.6 Inspection and Quality Process
1.4 Defining the Warehouse Layout
1.4.1 Design Principles for Warehouse Layout
1.4.2 Warehouse Layout Objectives
1.5 How This Book Is Organized
1.6 Summary
2 Effective Inbound Execution
2.1 Inbound Delivery Process
2.1.1 Create a Purchase Order or Scheduling Agreement
2.1.2 Determine the Goods Receiving Point
2.1.3 Create a Manual Inbound Delivery for a Purchase Order
2.1.4 Create an Inbound Delivery for a Purchase Order Using EDI
2.1.5 Repacking the Inbound Delivery
2.1.6 Automatic Putaway for Inbound Deliveries
2.2 Packing Items for Inbound Deliveries
2.2.1 Using Handling Units
2.2.2 Creating a Handling Unit
2.2.3 Packing Materials in a Handling Unit
2.2.4 Nesting Handling Units
2.2.5 Unpacking a Handling Unit
2.3 Inbound Delivery Monitor
2.3.1 Basic Functionality of the Inbound Delivery Monitor
2.3.2 List Inbound Deliveries
2.4 Business Examples – Efficient Inbound Deliveries
2.4.1 Purchasing Process
2.4.2 Inbound Deliveries
2.4.3 Automatic Putaway
2.4.4 Use of Handling Units
2.5 Summary
3 Enhancing Your Managed Putaway and Quality Inspection Processes
3.1 Managing the Putaway Process
3.1.1 Putaway Strategies
3.1.2 Fixed Bin Storage Strategy
3.1.3 Open Storage Strategy
3.1.4 Next Empty Storage Bin Strategy
3.1.5 Addition to Existing Stock Strategy
3.1.6 Using the Storage Type Search
3.1.7 Storage Section Search
3.2 Quality Inspection in the Warehouse
3.2.1 Interface Warehouse Management to Quality Management
3.2.2 Inspection Lots
3.2.3 Usage Decision
3.2.4 Finding Inspection Lots in the Warehouse
3.3 Business Example – Effective Putaway Strategies
3.3.1 Fixed Bin Storage
3.3.2 Open Storage
3.3.3 Next Empty Storage Bin
3.3.4 Addition to Existing Stock
3.4 Summary
4 Improving Internal Warehouse Operations
4.1 Materials Movement Concepts
4.1.1 Integration Between Inventory Management and Warehouse Management in SAP ERP
4.1.2 Interim Storage Types
4.1.3 Interim Storage Bins
4.1.4 Stock Comparison
4.2 Goods Movements in the Warehouse
4.2.1 Transfer Requirement
4.2.2 Transfer Order
4.3 Posting Changes in the Warehouse
4.3.1 Reviewing Posting Changes
4.3.2 Automatic Processing of Posting Change Notices
4.4 Business Examples – Efficient Internal Movements
4.4.1 Materials Movement Concepts
4.4.2 Goods Movements
4.4.3 Posting Changes
4.5 Summary
5 Effective Picking Operations and Storage Unit Management
5.1 Defining Picking Operations
5.1.1 First In, First Out (FIFO)
5.1.2 Picking Using Stringent FIFO
5.1.3 Last In, First Out (LIFO)
5.1.4 Partial Quantity Picking
5.1.5 Picking According to Quantity
5.1.6 Picking by Shelf Life Expiration Date
5.1.7 Fixed Bin Picking Strategy
5.2 Business Example – Effective Picking Strategies
5.2.1 FIFO
5.2.2 Partial Quantity Picking
5.2.3 Picking According to Quantity
5.2.4 Picking by Shelf Life Expiration Date
5.3 Using Storage Unit Management
5.3.1 Activate Storage Unit Management
5.3.2 Activate Storage Unit Management for a Storage Type
5.3.3 Storage Unit Type
5.3.4 Storage Unit Record
5.4 Business Examples – Benefits of Storage Unit Management
5.5 Summary
6 Efficient Shipment Completion
6.1 Defining Your Shipment Completion Process
6.1.1 Creating an Outbound Delivery
6.1.2 Review an Outbound Delivery
6.1.3 Outbound Delivery Monitor
6.1.4 Grouping Outbound Deliveries
6.2 Adding Value to Shipment Completion
6.2.1 Creation of Transfer Orders for Outbound Deliveries
6.2.2 Wave Picking
6.3 Auditing, Reporting, and Clean-Up Activities
6.3.1 Incompletion Log
6.3.2 Shipping Output
6.3.3 Creating a Transfer Order for a Cancelled Delivery
6.4 Business Example – Efficient Shipment Procedures
6.4.1 Outbound Delivery Monitor
6.4.2 Wave Picking
6.4.3 Wave Pick Monitor
6.5 Summary
7 Maximizing Returns Processing
7.1 Introduction to Returns Processing
7.1.1 Notification of a Return
7.1.2 Receipt of Return at the Warehouse
7.1.3 Placing Returns in the Warehouse
7.2 Successful Returns Processing
7.2.1 Return Order
7.2.2 Return Delivery
7.2.3 Outbound Delivery Monitor
7.2.4 Post Goods Issue
7.2.5 Return Materials in the Warehouse
7.2.6 Transfer Requirement for Returned Materials
7.2.7 Transfer Order for Returned Material
7.2.8 Review of Warehouse Inventory
7.2.9 Transfer Materials from Returns to Own Stock
7.3 Business Example – Benefits of Returns Processing
7.4 Summary
8 Efficient Physical Inventory
8.1 Cycle Counting
8.1.1 Benefits of Cycle Counting
8.1.2 ABC Method of Cycle Counting
8.1.3 Configuration for ABC Cycle Counting
8.1.4 Cycle Counting Documents
8.1.5 Printing the Count Document
8.1.6 Enter the Cycle Count
8.1.7 Recounts and Clearing Differences
8.1.8 Understanding the Error
8.2 Continuous Inventory
8.2.1 Configuration for Continuous Inventory
8.2.2 Creating a Continuous Inventory Count Document
8.2.3 Entering a Count for Continuous Inventory
8.3 Business Example – Benefits of Physical Inventory
8.3.1 Cycle Counting
8.3.2 Continuous Inventory
8.4 Summary
9 Successful Cross-Docking
9.1 Defining the Cross-Docking Process
9.1.1 Types of Cross Docking
9.1.2 Materials Suitable for Successful Cross-Docking
9.1.3 Planned Cross Docking
9.1.4 Cross-Docking Configuration
9.1.5 Cross-Docking Decisions
9.1.6 Cross-Docking Monitor
9.2 Cross-Docking Movements
9.2.1 One-Step Cross-Docking
9.2.2 Two-Step Cross-Docking
9.3 Business Example – Effective Cross-Docking
9.3.1 One-Step Cross-Docking
9.3.2 Two-Step Cross-Docking
9.4 Summary
10 Working with Hazardous Materials
10.1 Introduction to Hazardous Materials
10.1.1 Configuration for Hazardous Materials
10.2 Hazardous Materials in the Warehouse
10.2.1 Activating the Functionality for Hazardous Materials
10.2.2 Hazardous Material Record
10.2.3 Assigning the Hazardous Material to a Material Master Record
10.2.4 List of Hazardous Materials
10.2.5 Fire Department Inventory List
10.2.6 Check Goods Storage
10.2.7 Hazardous Substance List
10.3 Business Example – Successful Handling of Hazardous Materials
10.3.1 Hazardous Material Records
10.3.2 Hazardous Material Reporting
10.4 Summary
11 Using Radio Frequency Identification Effectively
11.1 Introduction to RF and RFID
11.1.1 RF Devices
11.1.2 Bar Code Functionality
11.1.3 RFID
11.1.4 Differences Between RF and RFID
11.2 How You Can Use RF in Your Warehouse
11.2.1 GUI Devices
11.2.2 Character-Based Devices
11.2.3 SAPConsole
11.2.4 RF Monitor
11.3 How You Can Use RFID in Your Warehouse
11.3.1 Supported Functions in SAP AII
11.3.2 Outbound Processing (Slap and Ship)
11.3.3 Flexible Delivery Processing
11.3.4 Returnable Transport Items (RTI) Processing
11.4 Business Example – Successful RFID Processes
11.5 Summary
12 Effective Use of Warehouse Data and Reporting
12.1 Warehouse Activity Monitor
12.1.1 Configuration for the Warehouse Activity Monitor
12.1.2 Using the Warehouse Activity Monitor
12.2 Key Warehouse Reports
12.2.1 List of Empty Storage Bins
12.2.2 Bin Status Report
12.2.3 Capacity Load Utilization
12.2.4 Inventory Status
12.3 Business Examples – Using Warehouse Reports Effectively
12.4 Summary
13 Conclusion
13.1 Lessons Learned from This Book
13.2 Applying What You’ve Learned
A Glossary of Terms
B Bibliography
C The Author
Index
Service Pages
Legal Notes
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