文档介绍：SAP IM vs. WM: How to Choose, Use, and Optimize
Gavin Klaus
Catalyst International, Inc.
What We’ll Cover …
Understanding the difference between WM and IM
Choosing between WM and IM
Optimizing and ing limitations with IM and WM
Inventory Management (IM)
Key features/strengths
Inventory management by quantity
Visibility of on-hand quantity by storage location
Management of special stocks
Entry and documentation of all material movements
Real-time updates of inventory
Documentation of all receipts, issues and transfers
Physical inventory
Carry out physical inventory at the material level
Perform inventory adjustments
R/3 Inventory Management (IM) (cont.)
Key features/strengths (cont.):
Inventory management by value
Postings update account assignments for cost accounting
Updates G/L account for financial accounting
Key integration points
Integrates directly with MRP, purchasing and invoice
verification
Provides information for MRP, updates PO; used to check
conformity during invoice verification
Real-time updates
When transactions are entered, the results the stock
updates real time to reflect actual changes
anizational Structure
Company
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Company
Client
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Plant
Organizational Structure at the IM Level
Challenges with Inventory Management
Lack of detailed visibility to material flow
. When the delivery pick list is generated, the delivery’s “actual pick quantity” is updated prior to actual picking
Requires manual updates when quantities differ
Inability to assign ing materials to outbound demand to avoid multiple material handling
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Challenges with Inventory Management (cont.)
Immediate update of inventory receipts and issues
System inventory and status NOT representative of the
physical process
Limited visibility to locations of materials
Only possible to assign a single fixed bin location per
storage location
Bin location is “text” only; no strategies are available
Solution: R/3 Warehouse Management