{"id":7785,"date":"2025-09-08T00:26:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sapewmhelp.com\/?question=basics-of-ewm"},"modified":"2025-09-08T00:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:56:29","slug":"basics-of-ewm","status":"publish","type":"question","link":"https:\/\/www.sapewmhelp.com\/?question=basics-of-ewm","title":{"rendered":"Basics of EWM"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is a key part of supply chain and primarily aims to control the movement and storage of material within a warehouse and process the associated transactions, including Receiving, <\/span><\/p>\n

Put-a-way<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Picking <\/span>and<\/p>\n

shipping.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

A WMS monitors the progress of products through warehouse. It involves the physical warehouse infrastructure, tracking system and Communication between product stations.<\/p>\n

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SAP WM VS SAP EWM<\/span><\/p>\n

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Storage Unit Management<\/b><\/p>\n

Storage unit management\u00a0 is available WM and EWM it comes with Quantity Classification<\/p>\n

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Put a way and Removal Strategy<\/b><\/p>\n

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–> put a way material is based on size, shape types etc. e.g. electric parts, fastener, engine part, bumper etc.<\/p>\n

Replenishment<\/b><\/p>\n

–> for optimization of time and delivering orders quickly.<\/p>\n

–> if the configuration is done for Replenishment the it will take the goods or materials from the Reserve zone and put it in the primary zone empty space.<\/p>\n

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–> removal\u00a0 strategy : to pick materials as quick as possible<\/p>\n

From reserve zone to primary zone.<\/p>\n

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This strategy can be defined at bin level or at storage type level.<\/p>\n

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If I define at bin level then I have to define the maximum and minimum quantity.<\/p>\n

Pick Logic.<\/p>\n

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Logic to pick the products<\/p>\n

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  1. LIFO –> Last in Fast Out.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. FIFO –> First in First Out<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    HU management<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Handling Unit : A Packaging Material + Product with a unique ID no<\/p>\n

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    Yard management<\/span><\/p>\n

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    It represents an enclosed area outside the of warehouse where vehicles are check IN\/Check out, Park, assign warehouse doors for loading & Unloading activity.<\/p>\n

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