Goods Receipt Optimization 

Purpose

The process consists of the following subareas:

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       1.      Evaluating and reacting to the planned workload in a goods receipt

For example, you schedule more doors for inbound deliveries based on the planned workload in a goods receipt for the next day.

       2.      Preparing the goods receipt

To do so, you can use functions suited to the tasks of the goods receipt office, such as for arriving at the checkpoint or assigning doors.

The process supports Goods Receipt Posting from External Procurement as well as Goods Receipt Posting from Production.

       3.      Performing the physical goods receipt

Optimized goods receipt supports you in the following ways:

○       Performing the goods receipt as quickly as possible so doors become available again for the next commercial truck

○       Checking incoming products as quickly as possible based on data from the associated purchase order, if no shipping notification is available

○       Checking inbound deliveries as quickly as possible when they only deliver a few purchase order items for a large number of purchase orders

The process enables you to check existing inbound deliveries in Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), or create new inbound deliveries in EWM from expected goods receipts. In this way, you can begin a goods receipt and perform it in an optimal way when you do not have a shipment notification or an associated inbound delivery in SAP ERP. You check or create inbound deliveries based on the papers brought by the driver, and assign transportation units to the inbound deliveries.

Prerequisites

You periodically import expected goods receipts from SAP ERP using the report /SPE/INB_EGR_CREATE, or request expected goods receipts using the report /SCWM/ERP_DLV_DELETE.

Process

Of the process steps mentioned in the following process description, only performing the step for unloading and the physical goods receipt is mandatory. All other process steps are optional steps in an optimized goods receipt.

Evaluating and Reacting to the Planned Workload in the Goods Receipt

If you want to get an overview of the planned workload in a goods receipt, you can display and evaluate the Goods Receipt Workload for expected goods receipts. EWM shows you a results list based on your selection criteria, such as a list of inbound deliveries due the next day. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Monitoring ® Goods Receipt Workload.

Preparing the Goods Receipt

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       1.      The commercial truck drives into the yard.

       2.      The truck arrives at the checkpoint, and the driver brings the bill of lading and the other shipping documents.

       3.      You register the vehicle and the transportation units (see Arrival at/Departure from Checkpoint and Creating Vehicles and Transportation Units).

       4.      The driver leaves the checkpoint and waits in the yard. To move transportation units in the yard (see Yard Movement), you can use Yard Management.

       5.      You prepare the goods receipt. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Delivery Processing ® Inbound Delivery ® GR Preparation - External Procurement or GR Preparation - Production (see Preparing the Goods Receipt).

       6.      The driver drives to the door.

Performing the Physical Goods Receipt

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       1.      You unload the commercial truck and perform the physical goods receipt. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Delivery Processing ® Inbound Delivery ® Physical Goods Receipt (see Performing the Physical Goods Receipt).

       2.      The driver leaves the yard and you release the door. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Shipping and Receiving ® Maintain Door Assignment.

Result

You have performed an optimized goods receipt.