Advanced Production Planning- EWM Synchronization🏭--📦--🏢

[GowthamParasa]

Introduction:
EWM and PP process integration enables the consumption of raw materials for production and
the receipt of finished goods back into the warehouse.

Workflow:

• The process is initiated with the creation of a Production Order or Process Order in the S/4HANA system. Subsequently, in the EWM system, components are picked against the production order and staged in the Production Supply Area (PSA).
• These components are then consumed at the work center during the manufacturing process to produce the finished goods.
• Key master data elements such as Work Center, Bill of Materials (BOM), and Routing play a critical role in this process.
• The process can be further designed to route the finished products back to the warehouse using an Inbound Delivery from production.
• Additionally, a Quality Inspection step can be incorporated through POSC before the finished goods are moved to their final Putaway bins, ensuring product quality and compliance.

                                   Differences between Production Order and Process Order:

                        Advance Production Planning integrates with EWM has two Steps:

• Consumption of Raw Materials.
• Receiving of Finished Products

                                   1.1 Consumption of Raw Materials:

                                                      Configuration:

                                                     Production Planning Master Data

                                                        Material Master Settings

                                                                Testing:

[schulte-bahrenberg]

Hi Gowtham, 

thanks for the comprehensive summary. One question - 

Why are your raw materials already in P2 stock type ahead of creation and confirmation of the staging WTs? My understanding is that you've maintained stock determination rules to allow picking from F2 and avoid having to post to P2 upfront (or store as P2).

Regards, 

Hendrik

[GowthamParasa]

Hello @schulte-bahrenberg 

Thanks for bringing this up — your observation is absolutely valid.

Ideally, with the stock determination strategy configured to pick from F2, the system should consume directly from unrestricted-use stock without requiring materials to be posted into P2 upfront.

However, in this specific scenario, the raw materials were already posted to P2 due to upstream planning decisions. As a result, the system simply utilized the stock that was already available in P2 at the time of staging. Once the P2 stock is consumed and reaches the final destination (e.g., after staging or goods receipt), it is converted or posted into F2 , So the behavior observed aligns with system logic.

Appreciate your insights — always helpful to align on the intent vs. actual flow.

Best,
GowthamParasa

[schulte-bahrenberg]

...thanks for clarifying @GowthamParasa ! Got your point!