Multiple Warehouses

[former_member591449]

Hi. I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to achieve the following.

My client has multiple warehouses on the same site (different physical buildings) which I am trying to map into EWM. They are currently using a paper based model so the new system design needs to be as uncomplicated as possible, so as not to confuse the end users.

I have already configured one warehouse linked to 2 Storage Locations, but wondering how to add the others. So I'm thinking:

1) Multiple warehouses connected to one plant however, would each warehouse need 2 SLocs or could 'AOD' be a shared Sloc for example?

2) One warehouse using storage types to represent each warehouse and then using storage sections to further divide each warehouse. Currently each warehouse have designated products but there is nothing to say that this won't change in the future and a product could be stored across multiple warehouses.

3) Any other alternatives

Would really welcome any guidance on this as I might be over thinking the solution.

Cheers

[n_blom3]

Are the different buildings physically working individually or to goods flows move between the buildings. other interesting point would be if a single SKU can be stored in more than one physical building, which directs the solution and system org mapping. I would first draft the physical goods flows with your customer and then map the system accordingly.

[yaping_wang2]

I don't think there is possible to share F1 stock across different warehouses. ECC and EWM are one-to-one relationship. In that case, one storage location stock (map to F1), how system differentiate which warehouses to map?

Unfortunately Each warehouse F1 and F2 must have unique storage location - unless you are having different plant (EWM - Entitled Party to Dispose) for same F1 storage locations which will make our system Org. structure very complex.

[former_member591449]

Thanks for this. So for clarity, I already have 1 warehouse configured using 2 storage locations. Storage location 1 as AOD (F1 stock) and storage location 2 as available (F2 stock).

Would I be able to use storage location for F1 stock across all 5 warehouses and create 4 new F2 storage locations for the remaining 4 warehouses?

Cheers

[katrin_kraemer]

Hi Android,

You will need at least one storage location per warehouse, more are optional. The system finds the warehouse number from the storage location, so one separate storage location is mandatory.

Regards,
Katrin