Inbound Process
The inbound process enables the receipt of goods from the supplier and store it in the appropriate location within the warehouse.
It supports various variants, such as receiving from a supplier, another storage location, or a different plant.
Fig. Simple Inbound Process
Various processes involved in inbound deliveries
- Receiving from a supplier (Purchase Order)
- Plant-to-Plant transfer (Stock Tranfer Order)
- SLoc-to-SLoc transfer (Stock Transfer Order)
- Subcontracting process (Subcontracting Purchase Order)
- Initial stock upload (MIGO-Movement Type 561)
- Receiving stock without a Purchase Order (MIGO-Movement Type 501)
- Returning items from a customer
- Kit to Stock
- Receiving finished goods from a production order
Complex Inbound Process
Storage control plays a crucial role in complex processing, where products are moved through various stages based on the process requirements and the warehouse layout.
There are two types of storage control
- Process-oriented storage control (POSC)
- Layout-oriented storage control (LOSC)
- POSC is utilized to carry out multi-step procedures in line with warehouse operations, such as deconsolidation, quality inspection, and Value-Added Services.
- LOSC executes multi-step processes according to the warehouse layout.
- POSC takes precedence over LOSC, meaning the system sets the process step and then adds an additional step between two process steps according to the warehouse layout.
Fig. Complex Inbound Process
- The inbound process begins with the creation of an inbound delivery in the SAP ERP system, which is then distributed to the EWM system.
- When the truck arrives at the warehouse door, the handling unit is unloaded by the HU warehouse task.
- The receiving team carries out the goods receipt, which posts the goods movement document in the SAP ERP system.
- The Handling Unit (HU) are transported to the deconsolidation station, where they are broken down into smaller units for put-away to their final destination.
- Based on the relevance to quality, the system will create an additional Handling Unit (HU) warehouse task to transfer the products to the quality work center. There, the quality management team conduct the inspection and close the HU.
- A final Handling Unit (HU) warehouse task is generated following the usage decision made by the quality team, which then directs the product to either the scrap zone or its designated storage location.
***The system determines the deconsolidation and quality step if applicable or creates a direct putaway HU warehouse task for their designated storage location.
