I have been working with SAP WM – Warehouse Management nearly 30 years now. I began with R/2 AS400 main-frame system, sounds like the stone age. Since 2008, I’m working with SAP EWM – Extended Warehouse Management. I was the first student of SAP EWM Training class in Houston, TX. Glen Gordon was our instructor and...
The Definitive List of Warehouse Metrics You Need to Start Tracking Today Knowing the right warehouse metrics to track to improve profitability and operations is key to the success of your organization. Unfortunately, key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics can be confusing. As explained by ERP Consultant Inc., successful metric tracking benchmarking procedures, including identifying areas that need...
The biggest measuring success factor in a warehouse is always the efficiency. How can we achieve the highest efficiency, that is the question! Here are a few criteria that I always emphasize: Inventory accuracy: inaccurate inventory always interrupt on-going warehouse processes and causes delays in shipments in timely manner and makes customer upset, lost customer causes revenue loss. Labeling (Storage...
A WMS, or warehouse management system, is software that helps companies manage and control daily warehouse operations, from the moment goods and materials enter a distribution or fulfillment center until the moment they leave. WMS software systems are a key component of supply chain management and offer real-time visibility into a company’s entire inventory, in...
SAP’s Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) solution has become an integral part of many organisation’s warehousing and distribution operations. For large and high-volume warehousing, a decentralized deployment is often the most appropriate option to go for as it is more able to handle a higher throughput. For smaller and mid-sized warehousing operations however, a decentralized deployment...