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SAP S/4HANA
09. March 2018
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EWM (Extended commonly referred to as SAP
S/4HANA Supply chain management
illustration shows a quick difference
in the two versions. The important
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Deployment options for EWM on SAP S/4HANA
requests, inbound delivery requests What is the future landscape for The next SAP S/4HANA release is
and posting change requests. SAP EWM? aiming at more SAP Fiori® apps,
The future of SAP EWM is guided by focusing on exchanging warehouse
two principles – including maximum events with IOT applications and
functionality of decentralized EWM adding more functionality to support
in Embedded EWM and Enhancing JIT, KANBAN.
the EWM core. Since the focus of
Solution of the future this article is on Deployment
strategies, let’s focus on the first
This is the strategic tool of SAP and principle.
has a well-established product road
map, focusing on enhanced product
With every Release,
developments and releases. SAP
aims to include all functionalities of SAP aims to enhance
decentralized EWM in Embedded
the functionality of
EWM.
Embedded EWM and
Decentralized EWM
bridge the gap
Decentralized EWM is an approach
available since the 1511 release of between
SAP S/4HANA. In this deployment
decentralized EWM
option, SAP EWM is deployed on a
separate server platform and and Embedded EWM.
connected to SAP S/4 HANA using
SAP’s strategic goal
Remote Function calls and CIF. EWM
is a part of the SCM server or is is to have complete
deployed on SAP Netweaver. The
functionality of the
key advantages of ecentralized EWM
are: decentralized EWM
Ability to handle volumes of
system in Embedded
transactions and multiple EWM. The below
warehouses
Better able to support Material
illustration shows
Flow systems the journey of
Can keep running even if the
ERP system goes down Embedded EWM so
Both systems can be upgraded far and the planned
without impacting each other
future innovations.
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How to decide on a deployment with the level of automation subscription based, but the Hybrid
strategy? planned. cloud allows more flexibility to have
SAP S/4HANA gives you the option custom developments.
to have different deployment The downfall of choosing an
strategies for different warehouses Embedded EWM strategy is that in Some key considerations for
at the same client. It is technically case the SAP system is down, the companies planning the Cloud
possible to have some few warehouse operations also cannot journey for their Warehouse
warehouses running on Embedded run. However, with a decentralized Management solutions are:
EWM, some on LE-WM and others deployment, the warehouse
on a decentralized EWM server. This operations can be continued even if Data security: It is important that
gives clients a flexibility to choose the ERP system is down. The other the ERP data is secured on the
an appropriate deployment option. upside of a decentralized cloud. Personnel Data, Information
deployment is that both ERP and on Patents etc. cannot be
EWM can be upgraded compromised with. Hence, before
independently. If the Embedded migrating to the Cloud, it is
EWM option is chosen, companies important to evaluate the risks
need to ensure that their existing IT associated with Data security.
infrastructure can handle it.
Performance: The complexity and
How to design a Cloud strategy throughput of your warehouse
for EWM? determine if you should foray into
Traditionally, companies have used the Cloud. A Cloud is a shared
an On-Premise deployment strategy platform which may not be the most
for ERP Implementations. On- efficient choice for highly complex
Premise deployments require operations. Further, the governance
significant effort, as companies not is shared with a cloud platform.
only need to invest in IT Performance lapses may not be
infrastructure but also invest in monitored as closely as on an On-
designing business processes. SAP Premise deployment.
has challenged this deployment
approach and led innovations with Customizations: Deployments on
the SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Companies Cloud restrict the amount of
can benefit greatly by deploying customizations. This makes the
High warehouse throughput and
their ERP in the cloud. Cloud solution more efficient and rich with
seasonal peaks in warehouse
deployments have significant and Industry best practices, but reduces
transactions tend to hint towards
quick effect on the bottom line as the flexibility. If your warehouse
using a decentralized EWM
capital expenditure is reduced. By has specific processes which you
deployment strategy. A
using the Cloud, companies can have mastered over a period of
decentralized EWM system is
leverage on pre-built configurations time, an On-Premise strategy is
capable of handling a higher volume
and industry best practices. more suited. However, for standard
of transactions and since this is on a
Companies can opt for a Cloud processes, a cloud strategy is
different instance, system
versus a Hybrid Cloud. Both are beneficial.
performance of other processes is
not impacted. Other factors like the
complexity of enterprise structure
also have an impact on the
deployment option chosen.
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