{"id":40006,"date":"2022-12-12T10:14:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T09:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.test-leogistics.com\/?p=40006"},"modified":"2022-12-19T11:13:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T10:13:20","slug":"storage-disposition-reorganization-ewm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leogistics.com\/en\/blog-en\/storage-disposition-reorganization-ewm\/","title":{"rendered":"“Slotting” or Warehouse Disposition and Reorganization – Underestimated Topics in SAP EWM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A topic that still does not receive much attention from customers is storage disposition in SAP EWM, better known as “slotting”. Often the interaction between storage disposition and warehouse reorganization is relevant as well.\u00a0<\/strong>The storage disposition can be understood as a part of the master data concept. With its help the optimal material master data for the storage of a product can be determined on the basis of certain criteria. Thus, the putaway strategy in EWM is also influenced by various master data. In order that the optimal material master data can also be determined, further master data and customizing entries must be cultivated for the determination. The condition technique can be used for the determination.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Parameter<\/b> storage disposition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The following parameters, which are updated in the product master, are influenced during storage disposition:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

  1. Putaway or stock removal indicator<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
  2. Storage section indicator<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
  3. Storage bin types in storage type<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
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    While step one is always executed by the EWM, steps two, three and four can be optional. Steps one to three are determined using condition technique. This can be used to filter certain results based on parameters such as length or color. In step three, you can alternatively maintain customizing entries for determination, which in turn are determined at the storage type level. In practice, the focus for <\/span>putaway<\/span> should be on the first three indicators.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    How to Define Important Factors<\/b> for Storage Disposition <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    In addition to the four indicators mentioned above, there is a separate area in \/SCWM\/MAT1 for storage disposition. In this area, further influencing factors can be defined, which in the end can be used for the determination of the three mentioned criteria.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    The requirement quantity, the sales order position and the recommended storage position are dimensionless values at first, which can be interpreted freely for itself, but used for the deduction of the requirement indicators.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The requirements indicators are derived from the quantities in the material master (requirements quantity, sales order quantity and recommended stock quantity) and the intervals defined in customizing. Once a requirements indicator has been determined, it can in turn be used to determine the indicators required for <\/span>putaway<\/span> (<\/span>e.g.<\/span> storage section indicators) using the condition technique. The quantities to be specified can be maintained manually in the material master or imported via interface. This can be done via the standard APO interface or an external system.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Another way to determine the three most important <\/span>putaway<\/span> indicators is to determine the dimension indicators. In the material master, the values must be maintained in the basic data so that they can be matched with the intervals from customizing. If the data is determined correctly, the indicators for each dimension indicator are updated in the material master. The indicators can then be used to determine the three <\/span>putaway<\/span> indicators using the condition technique.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    This is How the Storage Scheduling<\/b> or Slotting Process<\/b> is Executed<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Slotting is carried out using transaction \/SCWM\/SLOT and is determined from a combination of customizing and master data. The result is the optimal values for the <\/span>putaway<\/span> control indicator, storage section indicator and storage bin type indicator. We do not consider the maximum storage quantity in this article.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

    For an example scenario, let’s take the following warehouse data in the material master \/SCWM\/MAT1:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>