on 07-29-2015 3:53 PM
Experts,
I am newbie to SAP EWM. I learnt that EWM is decentralized. I would like to understand the prime reasons behind this architecture. Communications between ECC & EWM happen thru CIF APO interface. What are the business benefits of doing this setup/why does SAP recommend this setup.
Also i learnt that SCM EWM can also be deployed centralized. Central installation requires ECC 6.0 with EhP3 and SCM 5.1.
What should be the driving factors behind centralized or decentralized installation.
Please share your valuable inputs.
BR,
Aspire
Hi Aspire,
check out this SAP note 1606493 - SAP EWM Deployment Options Best Practices there are all deployment options and advantages and disadvantages explained.
Cheers,
Tobi
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HI Aspire,
Globally all best of breed solution are independent WM system..
Decentralization concept give you flexibility of a single EWM system integrated to multiple ECC system of single ECC to multiple ECC..Also if requireb you can connect an ECC and a non SAP system to same EWM system.there are many more technical advantage as well..
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Hi Aspire,
Centralised resides on the same system and uses the same database as
the ERP. If the ERP goes down, means your warehouse management system
also goes down. Decentralised means the WM system resides on its own
system and has its own database. Master data and transactional data
must be interfaced from the ERP into the WM system, so master data
such as customers/vendor and materials and transactional data such as
inbound and outbound deliveries is interfaced from the ERP into the
WM. If the ERP system is not available, the decentralised WM system
can continue to work at least with the deliveries already interfaced
into it. And will batch the communications back to the ERP until it is
available again. Decentalised is mainly there for performance and
resilence reasons, but also to allow the use of more advanced WM
solutions than is provided within the ERP software suite, i.e. EWM
when using SAP ECC ERP. Although EWM can now be installed onto the
same server as that running the ERP.
Regards,
Jobi
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