lean and centralized warehouse management

[Former Member]

hi gurus,

what is the difference between lean and centralized warehouse management?

thanks,

paul

[Former Member]

lean -some functionalities

centralized - all features

[Former Member]

hi,

SAP WM functionality supports the most complex operations with cross-docking, batch picking, and interleaving. Warehouse management integrates with all the other key SAP R3 modules, such as inventory management, sales and distribution, remote data processing, quality management, and production supply.

SAP WM provides control of the processes involved in moving these materials within a warehousing and storage facility, as well as a real-time view of inventory based on its actual physical movement.

Companies also can scale their WM solutions by using modified programs such as lean warehouse management or decentralized warehouse management. Lean warehouse management requires less configuration than full warehouse management, yet still reduces the number of steps in the process by enabling warehouse personnel to use transfer orders as pick lists. Lean warehouse management, however, does not provide inventory management functionality beyond the storage location level, and it lacks other optimization opportunities such as additional strategies and options for picking, packing, and bin-level accuracy.

Decentralized warehouse management refers to the use of SAP as a stand-alone WMS system, with SAP (or another ERP system) as the separate core system. The two systems communicate by using BAPIs for transactions or IDOCs for master data. Goods movements are done through delivery notes from the core system to the stand-alone WMS.

A notable benefit of this solution is that down time on the host system will not affect the WM, since these are separate systems. (Conversely, since the host system is not 24/7, it may not always be accurate when used for validation purposes, resulting in IDOC or BAPI errors that require human intervention.) Decentralized WM allows you to leverage new SAP R3 releases, even if the core system is on an older release. In addition, you can add warehouses without affecting the core system or communicate with multiple core ERP systems. A potential drawback of decentralized warehouse management is the need to modify IDOCs (because they do not offer all the available field options that are part of a GUI transaction).

regards

sadhu kishore

[Former Member]

Hi

Lean - Warehouse concept used small level.

Centralized - Full fledged warehouse concept.

It will be decided.

Muthu