Detailed Process Description 

Purpose

The following provides an example detailed description for a transportation cross-docking scenario (TCD scenario) with storage control.

Prerequisites

●     You have carried out the Customizing for Transportation Cross-Docking.

●     You defined warehouse processes. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Extended Warehouse Management under Cross-Process Settings ® Warehouse Task ® Define Process-Oriented Storage Control.

●     If EWM is to create the pick handling unit warehouse task (pick HU WT) automatically, the current process step must be indicated with the Prod/HU WT indicator. To do so, in Customizing for EWM under Cross-Process Settings choose Warehouse Task ® Define Process-Oriented Storage Control and in the navigation tree, choose Storage Process Definition. Select a definition and choose Assign Storage Process Step in the navigation tree. Select the Prod/HU WT  indicator.

●     If EWM is to create follow-up WTs, you have set the Auto. WT indicator for automatic follow-up WT creation. To do so, in Customizing for EWM under Cross-Process Settings choose Warehouse Task ® Define Process-Oriented Storage Control and in the navigation tree, choose Storage Process Definition. Select a definition and choose Assign Storage Process Step in the navigation tree. Select the Auto. WT indicator.

Process

The following figure provides an overview of the example scenario for TCD with storage control.

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       1.      You are working in a warehouse with the following layout.

○     Goods receipt doors (GR doors)

○     GR zone

○     Deconsolidation stations

○     Stations for value-added services

○     Packing stations

○     Goods issue zone (GI zone)

○     GI doors

A truck brings an inbound delivery to the GR door.

The inbound delivery contains nested HU1 within which TCD HU11 and putaway HU12 are located.

EWM has already created an outbound delivery order for TCD HU11.

In storage control, HU1 contains a storage process for GR.

       2.      You post the GR for the inbound delivery.

       3.      The unload WT for HU1 is either created by you or by EWM. The inactive pick HU WT for TCD HU11 is either created by you or by EWM. You set the Prod/HU WT  indicator (see 'Prerequisites') so that EWM can create the inactive pick HU WT. EWM creates the inactive putaway WT for putaway HU12.

However, you can also create the pick HU WT manually via the user interface.

To do this, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Work Scheduling ® Create Warehouse Task for Warehouse Request ® Stock Removal for Outbound Delivery Order.

When EWM creates the pick HU WT, it simultaneously updates the status and quantities in the inbound and outbound deliveries in EWM (see Updating the Inbound Delivery in the GR Process and Updating the Outbound Delivery Order in the GI Process).

If you attempt to put away an HU in a final storage type for which TCD is necessary, EWM displays a corresponding error message. Since TCD is involved, there are no products for putaway.

       4.      Since the consolidation groups for TCD HU11 and putaway HU12 are different, EWM determines that deconsolidation is necessary in accordance with the Customizing settings.

       5.      You move the highest-level HU1 to deconsolidation station 8010 and confirm the pick HU WT for TCD HU1.

       6.      You deconsolidate HU1 there.

You perform the following for TCD HU11:

                            a.      You pack TCD HU11 from HU1 into TCD HU13.

                            b.      You complete TCD HU13.

During this, EWM activates the pick HU WT and creates a corresponding warehouse order.

If EWM determines a stock removal process via the warehouse order, EWM transfers it to the TCD HU13.

                            c.      The pick HU WT is either confirmed by you or by the system.

                            d.      EWM updates the inbound delivery and the outbound delivery order.

If the Auto. WT indicator is set for the current process step (see ‘Prerequisites’), EWM creates a stock removal HU WT according to the next process step for TCD HU13 (a user-defined goods issue step, for example).

If the Auto. WT indicator is not set for the current process step, EWM does not create a stock removal HU WT for TCD HU13 and TCD HU13 remains at the deconsolidation station.

                            e.      You confirm the stock removal WT.

You perform the following for putaway HU12:

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                            a.      You pack the products of putaway HU12 into putaway HU14.  

                            b.      You complete TCD HU14.

During this, EWM activates the putaway WT.

                            c.      You put away the products of putaway HU14.

       7.      If the storage process for stock removal contains a loading step, you can load TCD HU13 using a load WT.

Results

You have deconsolidated a nested HU that was delivered, you have performed TCD with repacking for the TCD HU, and you have put away the putaway HU.

EWM has correspondingly updated the statuses and quantities of the inbound and outbound deliveries for the TCD HU.