Project overview
A wholesaler shipping on tight daily route windows needed better alignment between warehouse execution and transport handover. Picking was happening, but staging did not always reflect the actual departure sequence.
Challenges
- Orders were not always staged in optimal route order
- Late route changes created rehandling
- Dispatch control relied on manual cross-checks
SAP EWM solution design
The SAP EWM design used route-oriented wave grouping, staging by departure logic, and monitor-based exception control to stabilize the final outbound handover. The focus was less on raw picking speed and more on making the last mile inside the warehouse predictable.
Key outcomes
Indicative improvements include 20% to 30% lower dispatch cycle time, 15% to 25% less rehandling in staging, and better OTIF performance. Those gains fit well with the execution discipline seen in public SAP EWM and outbound benchmark stories.
Next steps
A strong next step would be dock appointment scheduling and freight-cost visibility.