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Warehouse Management

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hi friends,

What is the difference betwen

1.Lean warehouse mgmt

2.centralise warehouse mgmt

3.Decentralised warehouse mgmt.

kindly give some examples also

thanking you

manu

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Lakshmipathi
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Dear Manu

1) Lean Warehouse Management

When you implement the Warehouse Management System (WMS), you manage goods movements and stock changes in the warehouse at storage bin level. However, if you implement Lean WM, inventory management takes place solely at storage location level. The system does not update the stock data at storage bin level using the quants.

You use Lean WM solely for processing goods receipts and goods issues. Using Lean WM, you process the warehouse movements in basically the same way as if using the Warehouse Management System: you work with deliveries, and you create transfer orders for these deliveries. These transfer orders serve as pick lists

The use of transfer orders in Lean WM provides the following advantages:

=> You can reprint transfer orders at any time.

=> You can split transfer orders and thus distribute the workload better among the staff in your warehouse.

=> You can pass on the transfer order target data and the names of those who process transfer orders to the HR application component, where this data can be used to calculate incentive wage.

If you do no wish to update stocks in your fixed bin warehouse at storage bin level, Lean WM provides you with the option of using the advantages of warehouse management through transfer orders in the same way as warehouse management using the WMS.

If you are already using the standard WM system, we recommend that you implement Lean WM in a further warehouse where no updating of stocks at storage bin level is necessary. In this way, you ensure that the processes for warehouse management are uniform in all warehouses.

Since Lean WM does not update stocks at storage bin level, you can display the stock quantities solely in Inventory Management (IM) and not with the stock overview function in WM. Also, you cannot process possible stock differences that occur in the warehouse using Lean WM, only using Inventory Management (MM-IM):

2) Decentralized Warehouse Management

This component describes the SAP Warehouse Management System (WMS) as a decentralized stand-alone system that is operated separately from a centrally operated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system.

To achieve a high level of efficiency in the supply chain, all system components involved must:

<> interact smoothly

<> be flexible enough to adapt to changes

<> perform their tasks cost-effectively and quickly

The warehouse, which is used not only for the storage of goods but also particularly for the distribution of goods, represents the link between internal and external logistics. Since warehouse processes constitute an essential integral part of the supply chain, the SAP WMS is integrated with the entire logistics process. In addition, in order to achieve the flexibility required, the SAP WMS is able to carry out these warehouse processes independently.

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi

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