lean WM

[Former Member]

what is the difference between the leanWM and WM /

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RPS

[Former Member]

Hi RP S,

this is one of the thread where you could have perhaps used the search functionality. Please check it once. It has been covered many a times.

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sadhu kishore

[Former Member]

Hi,

Using Lean Warehouse Management means using a small part of the functions

provided by the Warehouse Management component.

If you have a warehouse with random storage, you need to use the WM system

with full functionality. Since a material can be stored in different storage bins

or even several storage bins at the same time, precise inventory management at

the level of the storage bin is required.

LeanWM does not have inventory management at the level of the storage bin and

is therefore more suitable for fixed bin warehouses. In a fixed bin storage area, a

particular material is always in the same storage bin.

Some of the WM functions not included in Lean WM are:

• Storage sections

• Reserve storage bins

• Strategies for putaway and picking

• Replenishment

• Inventory at storage-bin level

This considerably reduces the time needed for implementation.

Regards

Mahesh

[former_member204513]

Hi RPS,

In the 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.

In WM, inventory management takes place solely at storage bin level. The system update the stock data at storage bin level using the quants.

Please go through these links you will get better idea

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/c6/f8386f4afa11d182b90000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/32/dba788517d11d4869c0000e81ddea0/frameset.htm

I hope it will help you,

Regards,

Murali.

[Lakshmipathi]

Dear RPS

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 (see also Using the Transfer Order as a Pick List in Lean WM).

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):

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi