Basawaraj Patil is a specialist leader at Deloitte with a focus on logistics execution. He has more than 20 years of SAP and supply chain experience in delivering complex supply chain and business transformation projects enabled by SAP S/4HANA. He leverages his deep supply chain expertise in translating complex business challenges into technology-enabled solutions and has a strong delivery track record with proficiency in SAP Extended Warehouse Management, SAP Transportation Management, inventory management, and reverse logistics domains across life sciences, consumer products and automotive sectors. He works with SAP clients to help them identify the root causes of business issues and address those issues with the appropriate SAP products and change management strategies.

Exam C_S4EWM

· ... Preface ... 17

· ... The C_S4EWM Certification Exam ... 17

· ... How This Book Is Organized ... 19

· ... Acknowledgements ... 22

· ... Conclusion ... 23

· 1 ... Warehouse Structure, Resource Management, and Master Data ... 25

· 1.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 26

· 1.2 ... EWM System Environment ... 27

· 1.3 ... Setting Up the Integration between SAP S/4HANA and EWM ... 42

· 1.4 ... Structural Elements ... 46

· 1.5 ... Master Data ... 57

· 1.6 ... Resource Management ... 65

· 1.7 ... Key Terminology ... 71

· 1.8 ... Practice Questions ... 73

· 1.9 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 80

· 1.10 ... Key Takeaways ... 85

· 2 ... Warehouse Orders and Warehouse Order Creation Rules ... 87

· 2.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 88

· 2.2 ... Warehouse Orders ... 89

· 2.3 ... Warehouse Order Creation Rules ... 91

· 2.4 ... Key Terminology ... 99

· 2.5 ... Practice Questions ... 100

· 2.6 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 102

· 2.7 ... Key Takeaways ... 105

· 3 ... Warehouse Process Types and Warehouse Tasks ... 107

· 3.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 108

· 3.2 ... Warehouse Process Types ... 109

· 3.3 ... Warehouse Tasks ... 121

· 3.4 ... Key Terminology ... 123

· 3.5 ... Practice Questions ... 124

· 3.6 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 126

· 3.7 ... Key Takeaways ... 128

· 4 ... Inbound Processing ... 131

· 4.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 132

· 4.2 ... Goods Receipt ... 133

· 4.3 ... Quality Management ... 152

· 4.4 ... Slotting and Rearrangement ... 162

· 4.5 ... Cross-Docking ... 169

· 4.6 ... Key Terminology ... 176

· 4.7 ... Practice Questions ... 177

· 4.8 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 186

· 4.9 ... Key Takeaways ... 191

· 5 ... Outbound Processing ... 193

· 5.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 194

· 5.2 ... Goods Issue ... 195

· 5.3 ... Wave Management ... 214

· 5.4 ... Key Terminology ... 225

· 5.5 ... Practice Questions ... 225

· 5.6 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 230

· 5.7 ... Key Takeaways ... 233

· 6 ... Production Integration with EWM ... 235

· 6.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 236

· 6.2 ... Integrating Production with EWM ... 237

· 6.3 ... Master Data for Production ... 238

· 6.4 ... Delivery-Based Production Supply ... 245

· 6.5 ... Advanced Production Integration ... 253

· 6.6 ... Goods Receipt for Production ... 258

· 6.7 ... Material Flow System ... 260

· 6.8 ... Key Terminology ... 260

· 6.9 ... Practice Questions ... 262

· 6.10 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 266

· 6.11 ... Key Takeaways ... 269

· 7 ... Kitting and Value-Added Services ... 271

· 7.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 272

· 7.2 ... Value-Added Services ... 273

· 7.3 ... Kitting ... 293

· 7.4 ... Key Terminology ... 299

· 7.5 ... Practice Questions ... 299

· 7.6 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanation ... 302

· 7.7 ... Key Takeaways ... 305

· 8 ... Labor Management ... 307

· 8.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 308

· 8.2 ... Labor Management Setup ... 309

· 8.3 ... Master Data ... 312

· 8.4 ... Engineered Labor Standards ... 317

· 8.5 ... Labor Activities ... 319

· 8.6 ... Workload Planning and Execution ... 321

· 8.7 ... Calculating Travel Distances ... 325

· 8.8 ... Employee Performance ... 327

· 8.9 ... Key Terminology ... 328

· 8.10 ... Practice Questions ... 328

· 8.11 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 331

· 8.12 ... Key Takeaways ... 332

· 9 ... Exception Handling ... 333

· 9.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 334

· 9.2 ... Exception Handling ... 334

· 9.3 ... Exception Codes ... 335

· 9.4 ... Manage Stock Transport Order Exceptions ... 344

· 9.5 ... Key Terminology ... 344

· 9.6 ... Practice Questions ... 345

· 9.7 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 347

· 9.8 ... Key Takeaways ... 348

· 10 ... Batch Management and Serial Numbers ... 349

· 10.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 350

· 10.2 ... Batch Management ... 351

· 10.3 ... Serial Number Management ... 358

· 10.4 ... Key Terminology ... 362

· 10.5 ... Practice Questions ... 363

· 10.6 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanation ... 366

· 10.7 ... Key Takeaways ... 369

· 11 ... Post Processing Framework ... 371

· 11.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 372

· 11.2 ... Overview of the Post Processing Framework ... 372

· 11.3 ... Configuring the Post Processing Framework ... 373

· 11.4 ... Using the Post Processing Framework for Printing ... 377

· 11.5 ... Key Terminology ... 378

· 11.6 ... Practice Questions ... 379

· 11.7 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 380

· 11.8 ... Key Takeaways ... 381

· 12 ... Process-Oriented and Layout-Oriented Control ... 383

· 12.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 384

· 12.2 ... Storage Control Concept ... 384

· 12.3 ... Process-Oriented Storage Control ... 385

· 12.4 ... Layout-Oriented Storage Control ... 388

· 12.5 ... Key Terminology ... 390

· 12.6 ... Practice Questions ... 390

· 12.7 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 394

· 12.8 ... Key Takeaways ... 396

· 13 ... Physical Inventory ... 397

· 13.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 398

· 13.2 ... What Is Physical Inventory? ... 399

· 13.3 ... Configuration of Physical Inventory ... 402

· 13.4 ... Physical Inventory Process ... 417

· 13.5 ... Physical Inventory Monitoring ... 426

· 13.6 ... Key Terminology ... 426

· 13.7 ... Practice Questions ... 427

· 13.8 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanation ... 431

· 13.9 ... Key Takeaways ... 433

· 14 ... Replenishment ... 435

· 14.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 436

· 14.2 ... Replenishment ... 437

· 14.3 ... Planned Replenishment ... 442

· 14.4 ... Automatic Replenishment ... 444

· 14.5 ... Order-Related Replenishment ... 445

· 14.6 ... Crate Part Replenishment ... 447

· 14.7 ... Direct Replenishment ... 448

· 14.8 ... Key Terminology ... 450

· 14.9 ... Practice Questions ... 450

· 14.10 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 453

· 14.11 ... Key Takeaways ... 455

· 15 ... Posting Changes and Stock Transfers ... 457

· 15.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 458

· 15.2 ... Posting Changes ... 458

· 15.3 ... Stock Transfers ... 465

· 15.4 ... Key Terminology ... 469

· 15.5 ... Practice Questions ... 470

· 15.6 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 472

· 15.7 ... Key Takeaways ... 474

· 16 ... Warehouse Monitor ... 475

· 16.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 476

· 16.2 ... Warehouse Monitor ... 476

· 16.3 ... Easy Graphics Framework ... 483

· 16.4 ... Warehouse Analytics ... 485

· 16.5 ... Key Terminology ... 486

· 16.6 ... Practice Questions ... 487

· 16.7 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 490

· 16.8 ... Key Takeaways ... 492

· 17 ... Shipping and Receiving ... 493

· 17.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 494

· 17.2 ... Shipping and Receiving ... 494

· 17.3 ... Yard Management ... 497

· 17.4 ... Planning Transportation and Advanced Shipping and Receiving ... 507

· 17.5 ... Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 508

· 17.6 ... Shipping Cockpit ... 508

· 17.7 ... Key Terminology ... 510

· 17.8 ... Practice Questions ... 511

· 17.9 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 513

· 17.10 ... Key Takeaways ... 515

· ... The Authors ... 517

· ... Index ... 519