Handling Unit Management vs Storage Unit management

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

Could you please let me know the difference between Handling Unit Management vs Storage Unit management in perspective of with and without Warehouse management system.

Regards,

Kumar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Kumar,

The basic difference b/n HUM and SUM is that, HUM is a combination of Goods and Packing Material and it is mainly used for tracking purpose. Whereas when it comes to SUM, its nothing but palletisation of the mateials. The primalry function of SUM is to effective use warehouse complex and gives greater flexibility in terms of handling goods movement and storing goods inside the warehouse.

For your clear understanding SUM is a subdivision of storage Bin where stocks are stored with SU number rather in quant number. The another advantage of SUM is, we can maintain two or more different quants inside a SU.

Both SUM and HUM shares same identification number, whereas SUM features limited within the warehouse, and HUM has its role outside the WMS.

Handling unit management can be used with or wtihout WMS. But when you have WMS in place you need SUM to process Handling units.

Let me know whether this information is useful, or need more.

Prajey.

[User05 · Accepted solution]

"The another advantage of SUM is, we can maintain two or more different quants inside a SU."

Can you explain what does this mean? Like if I have material having palletization in Material with 50 Qty, having SU managed and If I do GR for 150 Qty then the system will create automatically 3 SU's for 3 next empty bins, how can we maintain multiple Quants in same SU. Can you clarify?

[Former Member]

Hi

You can use Handling Unit Management (HUM) to reflect packing-based logistics structures in the SAP System. Using this method, you track the movements of entire handling units and the materials they contain rather than tracking each material individually.

When you base logistics processes on handling units, goods movements processing is made easier, which in turn optimizes all logistics operations. This simplified processing includes the existing packing function in shipping and warehouse processing in the Warehouse Management system, which is expanded here.

Storage unit (SU) management in Warehouse Management (WM) enables you to optimize warehouse capacity and control material flow by utilizing storage units within the warehouse.

A storage unit is a logical grouping of one or several amounts of material such as a pallet or a container that can be managed within a warehouse as a unit that belongs together.

If a handling unit (HU) is put away, it becomes a storage unit with the same number in the warehouse. Handling units are treated like storage units in the warehouse.

Hope it will help u.

Deepak

[Former Member]

Hello Deepak

Hello

Would it be possible to mix different materials and batches under one SU? If so what would the label look like?

Would it be same SU number on each material and batch?

Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi Prajey,

Thanks

Kumar