SAP Warehouse Management (WM) Training Course
SAP Warehouse Management (WM) is an ERP functionality for managing stocks at storage and bin locations, picking and replenishment strategies, and warehouse resource management.
This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at SAP users who wish to use SAP WM to better manage standard warehouses.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand the ins and outs of SAP WM.
- Effectively manage warehouse activities.
- Reduce warehouse costs and optimize warehouse usage and management.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lecture and discussion.
- Lots of exercises and practice.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
Course Outline
Introduction to Warehouse Management
- Overview of SAP Warehouse Management (WM)
- Understanding warehouse structure and master data
Working with Organization Data
- Defining the warehouse structure
- Understanding the basic warehouse data
- Warehouse transfer requirement
Transfer Order (TO)
- Using number range for TO
- Creating TO
- TO background creation
- Confirming TO
- Canceling TO
- Printing TO
Understanding Storage Strategies
- Empty bin
- Working with fixed tray and open storage
- Adding to existing bin
- Using pallets
- Using fixed bin strategies
Selection Strategies
- Shelf life expiration
- FIFO and LIFO
- Rigorous FIFO
Warehouse Management (WM) Business Scenarios
- Processing goods receipts with inbound delivery
- Processing goods receipts without inbound delivery
- Goods for internal consumption
- Controlling replenishment for storage type
Warehouse Movement
- Types of warehouse movement
- Defining reference movement codes for WM
- Assigning reference movement codes to WM movement codes
Research Strategies
- Storage type search
- Storage section search
- Storage bin type search
Using Batch Management in WM
- Using condition tables
- Managing access sequence
- WM batch search procedure
- Using batch status and batch SLED in WM
- Understanding characteristics and class
- Using manual and automatic batch display in WM
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- An understanding of ERP basic concepts
Audience
- Product consultants
- Solutions architects
- Business analysts
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