ssignment of plant/storage locations in Inventory Management (IM) to the warehou

se number in the Warehouse Management System (WM), the total stock balance betwe
en IM and WM remains the same when you post goods receipts and goods issues that
result in stock quantity changes in the system. For these goods movements, two
postings are normally required to complete the process
one in IM and one in WM.
It is possible, however, to almost completely automate this process.
Several activities and key documents are included in the movement of goods in th
e warehouse. The most important of these activities and system documents are lis
ted below. They are described in detail in other sections of this guide. They in
clude:
Goods receipt
Goods issue
Stock transfer
Posting change
Transfer requirement
Transfer order
Features
Goods receipt
Goods receipts
are inbound movements of stock that has been received as the result of a purchas
e order, production order and for other reasons. All goods receipts result in an
increase in the total stock in IM and WM. The IM posting increases the total st
ock in IM and WM at the same time. In this case, WM has a "distribution" functio
n to move the stock that was posted in IM from the goods receipt area to storage
bins in the warehouse. For this purpose, a transfer order is created to determi
ne the most appropriate storage bins. After the stock has been moved, the transf
er order is confirmed.
Goods issue
For goods issues, the IM posting decreases the total stock in IM and WM. For exa
mple, the picking of goods for delivery to a customer is a goods issue in WM. In
this case, WM has the function of finding the needed stock quantities in the in
dividual storage bins in the warehouse and moving them to the goods issue area.
See also:
Goods Receipt
Stock transfer
The physical movement of materials from one plant or storage location to another
, from one warehouse to another or from one storage bin to another in the wareho
use is called a stock transfer in WM.
Stock transfers within the warehouse (within the warehouse number) do not result
in a change in the total stock and require only a posting in the WM system (for
example, when moving stock from one storage bin to another). This process is no
t relevant to IM because the total stock in the system remains the same.
There is a difference, however, for stock transfers that involve the movement of
goods from one warehouse to another, one storage location to another or from on
e plant to another. In IM you can post this kind of stock transfer either in one
or two steps. However, you only need to make an additional posting in WM if the
storage locations concerned are managed in WM.uced by optimizing the storage ty
pe search.