concept of wm picking areas

Concept of SAP WM Picking areas

klwhdh asked Feb 15, 2007 | Replies (8)

SAP SD user replied Feb 15, 2007

We use pick areas very extensively in one of our warehouses. We have a

very large warehouse where we have the bottom two stacks as fixed bins

and stacks 3 through 7 as over stock which requires a fork lift to

remove the product. Our pick list breaks on the pick area, which we

call a zone in the warehouse. Transaction LRF1 or LM77 can be used to

move a user from one pick area to another. LRF1 is a good way to manage

the work load because a manager can immediate see how many transfer

orders are assigned to a picker and as soon as the picks are complete,

transfer the user to another pick area or create additional pick lists.

It's very typical that we get 8-10 transfer orders for a large delivery.

At night, we run fixed bin replenishment based on deliveries the are

sitting in the queue waiting to be processed. This insures that we have

the fixed bins filled to capacity or at least to a level to cover all

the picks scheduled for the next day.

The configuration is not extremely complex, but there's lots of little

pieces.

Hope this helps.

Duane

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klwhdh replied Feb 15, 2007

I really appreciate the reply. I am in the initial stages where I

am putting some thought process of how to define/utilize the

pick areas/storage types/strategies. I have not gone to the down

to the details of processes and transaction level yet.

I am working on one warehouse implementation now and it has kind

of similar situation as yours where in only the first stack on

the ground is the pick location and the 4 above are for put

away.

I need some help with the configuration part. Here is what I have

understood so far:

Defining storage types

Defining pick areas for the storage types/warehouse

Now I am getting lost when I am defining the warehouse movement

types which involve picking. Example we have outbound delivery

documents (generated from the STO's) these delivery documents

should trigger picking right? how do I link this to the pick

areas. All I see in the config screen for defining the warehouse

movement type is source storage type and destination storage

type (I don't see any picking areas that I can assign as the

source and the interim as the destination)

I am probably missing some pieces here please suggest.

Thank you

Hi All,

Can someone give me a direction of how to use setting up of picking areas in WM.

I realize that they are defined at the Warehouse level per storage types.

How do I use this functionality and link it for stock removals.

Please suggest

Thank you

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Here are just the majors steps I used and the path in the IMG

1. Way : Path: IMG\Enterprise Structure\Definition\Logistics Execution\Ware

house Management\Master data\Define Pick Areas.

Define as many pick areas as you need based on the size of your warehouse

and how you want to split your picking. You will need at least two, one fo

r fixed bins and one for overstock.


house Management\Activities\Transfers\ Processing Performance Data / T

O Split\ Define Profiles

Create A split profile that will b e used to tell the system what fields w

ill be used to split on transfer orders. This is where pick areas come int

o play. The 1st sort field should be the Pick area. Other fields could be

sort field in the bin number, the source bin, and material number.



O Split\Control for Performance Data Processing / Define TO Split\Performan

ce data control

Set the movement type 601 where the source storage type is *** and the des

tination storage type is 916. You assign the transfer order split profile

here too.


house Management\Planning and Monitoring\RF Queue Management

Set up RF queue monitoring. This is where you define the pick areas. You

probably should have 4-5 pick areas that could be used for cycle counting,

fixed bin replenishment, put away and the pick areas for you fixed bins an

d open stock. Here is also where you define the removal and put away strat

egies, linking the storage type, the pick area defined in the bin, the dest

ination storage type information, and the pick area name.

5. Way : Path: IMG\Enterprise Structure\Definition\Logistics Execution\War

ehouse Management\Strategies\ Activate Storage Section Search

We defined storage section id's where we wanted specific inventory types t

o be placed together, but as you know, you can do it different ways with st

ock placement strategies. This section id is also defined in the bins.

6. Use transaction OMLV to define the program to be used. Of course, you w

ould have a special form that would be used by this program.

7. We also created a special movement type for fixed bin replenishment that

was also part of the queue definitions earlier. But, you can always use s

tandard SAP fixed bin replenishment.

Hopefully, this will get you started. These are the major steps, but each

step listed has multiple options to define and assign the components.

Good luck

Duane

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Thank you for the response Duane. Now the different ways you mentioned are the different

ways of defining/using picking areas right?

I think I am going to consider the 1st way to define the picking areas for the warehouse/storage

type and will take it from there.

I will post a message if I get stuck anywhere

Thank you

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Thank you for the response Duane. Now the different ways you mentioned are the different

ways of defining/using picking areas right?

I think I am going to consider the 1st way to define the picking areas for the warehouse/storage

type and will take it from there.

I will post a message if I get stuck anywhere

Thank you

Haritha

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Here are just the majors steps I used and the path in the IMG

1. Way : Path: IMG\Enterprise Structure\Definition\Logistics Execution\W

are

house Management\Master data\Define Pick Areas.

Define as many pick areas as you need based on the size of your wareh

ouse and how you want to split your picking. You will need at least two, o

ne fo r fixed bins and one for overstock.


are


O Split\ Define Profiles

Create A split profile that will b e used to tell the system what fie

lds w ill be used to split on transfer orders. This is where pick areas co

me into play. The 1st sort field should be the Pick area. Other fields cou

ld be sort field in the bin number, the source bin, and material number.


are


O Split\Control for Performance Data Processing / Define TO Split\Performan

ce data control

Set the movement type 601 where the source storage type is *** and the des

tination storage type is 916. You assign the transfer order split profile

here too.


are

house Management\Planning and Monitoring\RF Queue Management

Set up RF queue monitoring. This is where you define the pick areas.

You probably should have 4-5 pick areas that could be used for cycle cou

nting, fixed bin replenishment, put away and the pick areas for you fixed

bins an d open stock. Here is also where you define the removal and put aw

ay strategies, linking the storage type, the pick area defined in the bin,

the destination storage type information, and the pick area name.


arehouse Management\Strategies\ Activate Storage Section Search

We defined storage section id's where we wanted specific inventory ty

pes t o be placed together, but as you know, you can do it different ways w

ith stock placement strategies. This section id is also defined in the bin

s.

6. Use transaction OMLV to define the program to be used. Of course, yo

u would have a special form that would be used by this program.

7. We also created a special movement type for fixed bin replenishment t

hat

was also part of the queue definitions earlier. But, you can always use

standard SAP fixed bin replenishment.

Hopefully, this will get you started. These are the major steps, but each

step listed has multiple options to define and assign the components.

Good luck

Duane

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pkusted2000 replied Jul 31, 2007

Duane, You are the man.

Is there a possibility that you send me email email@removed, Peter

Kustedjo

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Srinivas replied Aug 1, 2007

Hi Duane,

I am really happy that I am going in right direction after reading your Email, I made similar

setting as you said in my new project that started recently,but I got a problem, where

I wanted to separate the normal picking TOs and replenishment TOs and assign these to

differnet queue( like all Picking TOs - to - PICK queue and all replen TOs -to- REPLEN queue).

As both TOs use same TRANSFER TYPE( A-picking) for both picking and replen TOs, I am not

able to separate these TOs and assign to different queues( in path OLML/MDE/assign areas

and acctivities to queues).

I really appreciate if you can send me any Ideas/custom developments you did at your company

to my EMAIL( my profile name).

Thanks a lot in advance.

ASH.

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