Project overview
An electronics distributor needed better control over inspection stock, blocked stock, and saleable inventory. The problem was that stock status existed in the system, but did not always support fast operational decisions.
Challenges
- Items waited too long in quality-hold status
- ATP confidence suffered from unclear stock status
- Manual follow-up increased aging risk
SAP EWM solution design
The SAP EWM solution used status-based stock segmentation, inspection-related flows, and monitor-driven exception handling. This made it easier to separate what was sellable now from what required a quality or business decision.
Key outcomes
Expected benefits include 20% to 35% lower dwell time in quality-hold, stronger visibility into saleable stock, and materially less manual investigation work. These gains align with the value of better stock-type transparency in SAP EWM.
Next steps
A strong follow-up would connect inspection exceptions to automated workflow notifications.