ADV SIA Midterms

warehouse

a facility for storing goods used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport, and customs

SAP warehouse management (WM)

is a solution to manage standard warehouses, including stock/bin locations management, picking and packing strategies, and shipping

true

(T/F) WM integrates all the functions of a warehouse and streamlines them

controls virtually anything that comes and leaves the warehouse and how fast and slow that is

• manages the structure of the warehouse

• monitors the movement of stock and process their differences

• allows for easy management of potentially hazardous material

• processes all transactions carried in the warehouse

• manages inventory at the storage bin level

these are the 5 specific functions of SAP WM

key component for supply chain management

a warehouse management system such as SAP WM serves as a ___ as it offers real time visibility into an entire inventory in the warehouse and in transit

• client

• company code

• plant

• storage location

• warehouse number

• storage type

• storage selection

• picking area

• warehouse door

• allocation zone

• shipping point

• storage bin

these are the 12 components in the organizational structure of SAP WM

client

an independent environment in the systen

company code

the smallest organizational unit where a legal set of books can be maintained

plant

the operating area of a branch within the company. can be manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, or maintenance facility

storage location

an organized unit allowing differentiation between the various stocks of material in a plant

warehouse number

identifies a complex, physical warehouse structure within the warehouse management system

yes

is the warehouse number the highest level of organizational unit in warehouse management?

storage type

is a subdivision of a complex and physical warehouse

by its warehousing techniques, the form of the organization, or its function

how is the storage type identified?

storage section

a logical or physical subdivision of a storage type

a series of similar storage bins

the storage section also groups a series of what?

picking area

groups storage bins together from the standpoint of picking strategies

warehouse door

marks the point where the means of transport change to internal transportation

allocation zone

a temporary storage of goods that have just arrived or will be shipped soon

shipping point

responsible for the type of shipping, necessary shipping materials, and the means of transport

storage bin

the smallest addressable unit in a warehouse, identifies the location in the warehouse where goods can be stored

true

(T/F) the lowest level of WM organizational structure is the storage bin

• storage bin

• material

• hazard

• batch

these are the 4 master data involved in SAP WM

storage bin master data

this master data has 2 different organizational levels, including warehouse level and storage type level

warehouse level

contains all indicators and fields valid for the whole warehouse

storage type level

contains all indicators that are only valid for specific storage types

• general data

• storage bin data

• status

a storage bin has three types of data, which are?

warehouse, storage type, storage bin number

in a storage bin, general data includes these:

storage section, picking area, fire-containment section, bin type, max weight)

in a storage bin, the storage bin data includes these:

blocked for putaway, stock removal block, blocking reason

in a storage bin, the status includes these:

quant

is the smallest addressable unit of measurement for a material in SAP S4/HANA

• general data

• stock data

• block indicator

quant also has three types, which are?

general data

in quant, what type includes the following?

• material, plant/storage location

• batch

• warehouse

• storage type

• storage bin

stock data

in quant, what type includes the following?

• total stock

• available stock

block indicator

in quant, what type includes the following?

• block

• putaway/removal status

material master

contains all the information a company needs to manage a material

true

(T/F) material master is used by most components within the SAP system, including SD, MM, PP, PM, CO, QM

hazard master data

stores the data concerning hazardous materials such as flammable liquids and toxic and radioactive materials

• stroge class

• water pollution class

• flash point

• aggregate state

• hazardous materials warning

• hazardous substance number

the general data in hazard master data includes these 6:

batch master data

is a subset of material or homogenous series of unreproducible units with a unique specification

• expiration date

• inspection date

• trading data

• administration data

• text data

in batch master data, what does basic data 1 & 2 involve?

• classification of batch

• material data

aside from basic data 1 & 2, what else does batch master data have?

transfer posting

this occurs during stock to stock, material to material, and consignment to warehouse organizational levels

true

(T/F) once a transfer is done, changes in the stock type and material and batch number of the goods can be observed

stock transfer

a ___ can take place at three organizational levels:

• storage location to storage location

• plant to plant

• company code to company code

storage location to storage location

transfer wherein stock is transferred between 2 storage locations within a plant

plant to plant

stock is transferred between 2 plants belonging to the same company code

company code to company code

transfer wherein stock is transferred between two plants assigned to different company codes

true

(T/F) transfer postings should not involve physical goods movement; however, in stock transfers, there is always a physical goods movement

• one-step procedure

• two-step procedure

in goods movement, these are the two procedures:

one-step procedure

the ___ does 2 steps simultaneously during a stock transfer from the issuing organizational levels to the receiving organizational level

it doesn’t. it goes directly to stock of the receiving organizational level

does the one step procedure use stock in transfer?

two-step procedure

shows 2 separate steps during a stock transfer, using the stock in transfer this time

stock transport order (STO)

is a purchase order used to request or instruct a plant to transport material from one plant to another (to affect a long-distance physical stock transfer) within the same corporate enterprise

purchase order

is the same as a stock transport order since these are technically purchased goods from the other plant, but it is a transport because the plants are under the same company code

allows delivery costs incurred due to the stock transfer to be charged to the material transported

what does the stock transport order allow?

posting change notice (PCN)

ie generated by posting change process in WM administered stocks

transfer requests

PCN has similar functionalities to ___ which record the information based on the type of change, purpose of transport, the category of request, and target system

transfer requirement (TR)

is a request to transfer materials at a particular time from a source storage bin to a destination storage bin in a warehouse complex

the expected and scheduled goods movement in WM

what does transfer requirement represent?

by postings in inventory management and consist of a transfer request header and line items

how is a transfer requirement generated?

transfer order (TO)

the central documents for WM, as every material movement requires it

no

does transfer order have a difference between real and logical movement?

true

(T/F) the creation of a transfer order depends on its preceding document, such as a transfer request, posting change notice, outbound delivery, or an inbound delivery

it can be manual, direct, and automatic

a transfer order creation can be what?

SAP project management or project system (PS)

oversees projects, tasks, and timelines while identifying critical paths, assigning resources, and tracking progress

it doesn’t. it inherits the organizational structures via assignment into organization units in the enterprise architecture

does SAP PS have an organizational structure?

true

(T/F) the PS module is integrated into the finance and logistics modules. productivity of PS is created thru integration of other SAP modules

true

(T/F) SAP PS master data includes master data unique to itself

projects

this master data details the project characteristics that include complexity, uniqueness, risk, goal-oriented, time restriction, cost, capacity, strategic meaning, and quality standards

customer projects, overhead cost projects, investment projects

project types include what?

projects

these are complex tasks found in several components of the SAP system such as SD, CO, FI, and MM

project builder

is a SAP tool that allows users to edit projects quickly and efficiently

true

(T/F) a project builder is where all data is prepared using only 1 transaction

WBS element

this describes either a concrete activity or a sub-activity that can be further subdivided into work

true

(T/F) WBS means work breakdown structure

work project

is a quantitative and qualitative description of an activity to be carried out in the project, such as work to be done and result to be achieved for clearly defined task within the project

• released

• unlocked

• technically complete

• closed

• deletion flag

• fully invoiced

these are the 6 possible statuses for WBS elements

released

a WBS elements status, entry of effective costs possible

closed

a WBS elements status, processes in logistics and finance

fully invoiced

a WBS elements status, further invoices can be inhabited

hierarchy graphic

consists of access sequences and relationships

hierarchy graphic

forms the bases for planning based on costs, revenues, payments, budgets, and schedules

true

(T/F) hierarchy graphic can be structured in functions, objects and phases like conceptual design, overall planning, or permissions

• when structuring objects, objects with the same features can be displayed using a separate hierarchical structure project summarization

• when planning is done using processes that are assigned to WBS elements

in the hierarchy, WBS elements are subordinated based on the following:

access sequences in external processing, internally processed activities to externally processed ones

hierarchy graphic allows the possibility to create ___ and enable the change of ___

activities

can be linked together by relationships to establish a chronological order

network

the resulting arrangement structure of activities is called a ___

• internally and externally processed activities

• general costs activities

the project system distinguishes between the following activity types:

• duration

• defined start and finish

• processed without interruption

• needs for resources to execute them

• costs

the german standard DIN 69900 describes activities as components of a process with the following characteristics

relationships

these describe the chronological sequence in a network plan order standard network

true

(T/F) in relationships, there can be dependencies of a technical or logical nature

• normal series

• start series

• finish series

• bounding series

the relationship between activities in a project are defined by these sequence types:

normal series

from the end of one series to the beginning of another

start series

from the beginning of one series to the beginning of another

finish series

starting at the end of one series and going to the end of another series

bounding series

from the beginning of one series to the end of another series

• finish - start (FS)

• start - start (SS)

• finish - finish (FF)

• start - finish (SF)

these are the 4 relationship types that determine how the activities are linked

finish - start (FS)

the relationship between the end of an activity to the beginning of the following activity

start - start (SS)

the relationship between the beginning of an activity to the beginning of the following activity