Customer Use Cases

SAP Extended Warehouse Management

A GMP-validated supply chain built for pharmaceutical precision

Sector: Pharmaceutical | Focus: SAP EWM Implementation and Rollout

The Customer: A pharmaceutical organisation requiring a fully validated supply chain system to support manufacturing operations. Their goal was to implement Embedded SAP EWM with complete product traceability at container level whilst meeting stringent Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements.

The Challenge

Pharmaceutical supply chains operate under some of the most demanding regulatory standards in any industry. This organisation faced a unique set of challenges:

    • GMP Validation: The system needed to be fully validated with supply chain functions that comply with GMP practices
    • Container-Level Traceability: End-to-end product tracing was essential, tracking movements at individual container level throughout the system
    • Complex Plant Integration: A challenging physical layout required seamless integration between warehouse and production areas
    • Quality and Movement Control: Strict quality management and movement restrictions were necessary to maintain GMP compliance

What they needed was a solution that could deliver both regulatory rigour and operational efficiency.

The Solution

Embedded SAP EWM on S/4HANA was deployed to deliver:

    • Batch and Handling Unit Management: Container-level tracking to trace product movement within the warehouse and beyond
    • Layout-Oriented Storage Control: Intelligent storage management to enable complex product movement between warehouse and plant
    • Quality Inspection Engine (QIE): Integrated quality checks at warehouse level to ensure full GMP compliance

The Outcome

    • Complete end-to-end product traceability through batch and handling unit management
    • Smooth, seamless material movement between warehouse and plant operations
    • Full GMP validation for all stock movements within the warehouse

With traceability now embedded at every stage and quality controls built into daily operations, this pharmaceutical organisation has a supply chain system that meets the highest regulatory standards whilst supporting efficient manufacturing.

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