On this page we deal in detail with all important questions concerning the SAP solution SAP EWM.
The abbreviation SAP EWM stands for SAP Extended Warehouse Management. As the name suggests, it is a warehouse management system with an extended range of functions. Essentially, the SAP EWM system supports the entire warehouse logistics, the processing of all goods movements and warehouse management. The focus is on efficient logistics and warehouse processes.
SAP has been a leading provider of warehouse logistics solutions in the past. For a long time, SAP LES Warehouse Management (SAP WM for short) was regarded as the standard for logistics and warehouse management. Since its introduction in 1993, the functionality of the module has been continuously expanded.
Numerous extensions in the form of add-ons were also available. Only a few examples are integration options for further functions such as floor conveyor technology, C-parts bearings or machine controls. SAP EWM, introduced in 2005, already has most of these functions on board as standard.
In contrast to SAP WM, SAP EWM is not a module, but a completely independent system for the requirements of intralogistics. Companies therefore operate their ERP and SAP EWM on different instances. While ERP is responsible for commercial processes, logistics transactions are handled by EWM.
Master data, transaction data and documents for goods receipt and goods issue are exchanged and compared via interfaces. The reason for this separation is to distribute the workload evenly.
Since the introduction of S/4HANA, "Extended Warehouse Management" has been integrated into the core of the latest Business Suite ("embedded EWM"). Furthermore, SAP EWM is part of SAP SCE, SAP's Supply Chain Execution Platform.