Cross Docking Functionality in SAP ECC 6

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Cross Docking Functionality in SAP ECC 6

This blog Post is for SAP consultants and WM Teams to

understand the cross dock functionality in SAP ECC6 (WMS)

The !ost also discuss about !lanning for Cross docking and ho" the cross docking actually taking !lace "ith or "ith

out cross dock monitor# !ersonally feel that deciding "hich ty!e of cross$docking and "hat kind of materials suitable for Cross %ocking is

im!ortant Most Clients may use to customi&e the SAP Cross$docking function based on their re'uirements Ty!e of

material suitable for cross docking are like a) !re$!icked !re$!acked customer orders from another !lant or

"arehouse b) materials that are !re$tagged !re$ticketed c) !romotional material d) Sta!le retail materials "ith a

constant demand or lo" demand ariance

*et+s talk about Cross$%ocking, #n ery sim!le SAP terminology -Cross docking matches inbound and outbound

delieries to aoid haing to store material in the "arehouse. /ot all material is suitable for cross docking but "hen

it can be used it reduces labor costs deliery time to the customer and the amount of "arehouse s!ace

Types of Cross Docking:A number of cross$docking scenarios are aailable for "arehouse management

a) Manufacturing Cross %ocking$ Warehouse may receie the material and issue for !roduction orders b) %istributor

Cross %ocking$ e0am!le, com!uter !arts distributors often source their com!onents from arious endors and

manufactures and combine them into one shi!ment for the customer c) Trans!ortation Cross %ocking$ Combines

shi!ments from different shi!!ers in the less than $truckload (*T*) and small !ackage d) 1etail Cross %ocking$

1ecei!t of material from multi!le endors and sorting onto outbound trucks for a number of retail stores e)

2!!ortunistic Cross %ocking $The like is manually created transferring a material directly from the goods$receiing

dock to the outbound shi!!ing dock to meet a kno"n demand3 ie a customer sales order

SAP enables "arehouse managers to !lan the cross docking !rocess by decisions A cross docking decision is a link

that can be made bet"een a !lanning document "hich can be an inbound or outbound deliery and a candidate

document "hich is another inbound or outbound deliery

Cross Docking Movements:

When cross docking decision is made before material arries the moement can be !rocessed as a one$ste! or t"o$

ste! cross docking !rocess

One-Step Cross Docking: Moement !rocess directly from the inbound goods$receiing area to the outbound goods

issuing area 4or one$ste! cross docking to be actie check the configuration for the "arehouse to ensure that the

t"o$ste! cross docking indicator is not set So there "ill not be any Cross$dock storage ty!e re'uired This can be a

o!!ortunistic cross docking transferring a material directly from goods receiing dock to the outbound shi!!ing dock
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After due configurations for one $ste! system !rocess ste!s are

5ou need to create either Puta"ay T2Pick T2 and then system checks the cross doc config and cancel the T2 and

create a ne" T2 from 789 to 7:6 and also u!dates in the document flo" This you can do "ith out Cross dock

monitor

Two-Step Cross Docking: When a link is created bet"een an inbound and outbound deliery as !art of a cross

docking decision #f system actie for t"o$ste! !rocess the system "ill create t"o transfer orders, :) A transfer order

for the inbound deliery materials from the goods recei!t storage ty!e (789) to the cross docking storage ty!e (;C%)

9) A transfer order from the cross docking storage ty!e(;C%) to the goods issue storage ty!e(7:6)
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Configuration for Cross Docking

Configure for !lanned and o!!ortunistic cross docking for the "arehouse and the storage ty!e IMG> Logistics

!ecution> "are#ouse Management> Cross Docking> Genera$ Setting> Maintain "are#ouse Leve$ settings%

The ne0t configuration ste! is to confirm that a moement ty!e that is to be used for cross docking is set to allo"

cross docking IMG> Logistics !ecution> "are#ouse Management> Cross Docking> Genera$ Setting> Define

Cross-Docking &e$evancy for movement Types%The C% 1eleant indicator should be set for moement ty!es to

be used cross docking

Accessing the Cross %ocking MonitorTransaction, L'DC( or S)*> Logistics> Logistics !ecution> Cross Docking> Cross Docking Monitor

Cross %ocking Alert Monitor

Transaction, L'DC) or S)*> Logistics> Logistics !ecution> Cross Docking> )$ert Monitor

/ote, The cross dock decision made automatically by the system (means no cross dock monitor used) "ill not gie

good results for all the materials for cross docking SAP checks Material and

Documents

Cross Docking Functionality in SAP ECC 6