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We publish field notes for the supply chain executive who has to sign for the outcome. Practical decision guides, framework pieces and post-mortems from inside SAP EWM rollouts in Australia and APAC. No vendor talking points, no AI-written filler. Written by Johan Bruwer, managing partner.

No. 42What SAP EWM does on the floor: a plain-language guide for operations leaders.Field note · 10 min · ExplainerRead →No. 41Choosing a warehouse system when SAP is already your ERP: the four real options, and who should help you pick.Decision guide · 11 min · SelectionRead →No. 40Hypercare when the build team is in Europe: running the first weeks eight hours apart.Field note · 9 min · Global templateRead →No. 39One template, many sites: sequencing a rollout in one country.Field note · 8 min · Global templateRead →No. 38Getting a local fix into the global template, so the next country inherits it.Field note · 8 min · Global templateRead →No. 37What a European template misses on an Australian floor: seven checks for fit-gap.Field note · 7 min · Global templateRead →No. 36Before the build team flies in: what an Australian site should ask of a global template.Field note · 8 min · Global templateRead →No. 35Who owns EWM in year two: choosing a support model before the integrator rolls off.Field note · 8 min · Health checkRead →No. 34Taking over an EWM system someone else built: what to ask for, and what to do first.Field note · 8 min · Health checkRead →No. 33Slotting and replenishment when the product mix has moved on from go-live.Field note · 8 min · Health checkRead →No. 32Exception handling the floor avoids, and what it costs every shift.Field note · 9 min · Health checkRead →No. 31Stock accuracy after go-live: where EWM inventory variances come from.Field note · 8 min · Health checkRead →No. 30When the floor cannot scan: labels, symbology and hardware on a live EWM site.Field note · 8 min · Health checkRead →No. 29What an SAP EWM health check looks at in the first week: the floor, then the system, then the people.Field note · 7 min · Health checkRead →No. 28Cutting over a live warehouse from WM to EWM: stock in the racks, trucks at the door.Field note · 9 min · WM migrationRead →No. 27Like-for-like or redesign: how far to move on a WM to EWM migration.Field note · 8 min · WM migrationRead →No. 26Migrating WM data to EWM: what the SAP tools move, and what they leave to you.Field note · 9 min · WM migrationRead →No. 25SAP WM vs EWM: what changes on the floor for operators and supervisors.Field note · 9 min · WM migrationRead →No. 24Classic WM on S/4HANA after the Compatibility Pack: what to check and what to do.Field note · 8 min · WM migrationRead →No. 23Stock Room Management or EWM: when SAP's lighter path is the right one for a WM site.Field note · 8 min · WM migrationRead →No. 22Basic or advanced EWM: what your S/4HANA licence already covers, and what tips you into the separate one.Field note · 8 min · WM migrationRead →No. 21Big bang or phased go-live for a new distribution centre: what actually decides it.Field note · 8 min · GreenfieldRead →No. 20Testing a first WMS: UAT written from the shift, not the specification.Field note · 9 min · GreenfieldRead →No. 19The team a greenfield build needs on your side: four seats the integrator cannot fill.Field note · 8 min · GreenfieldRead →No. 18Standing up SAP EWM alongside the building: two clocks, one go-live.Field note · 9 min · GreenfieldRead →No. 17Designing warehouse processes for a floor you cannot walk: running design while the site is a drawing.Field note · 10 min · GreenfieldRead →No. 16Master data for a warehouse that does not exist yet: what to create before the racking arrives.Field note · 10 min · GreenfieldRead →No. 15How long a greenfield SAP EWM build takes, what each phase is waiting on, and what stretches it.Field note · 9 min · GreenfieldRead →No. 14Embedded or decentralised EWM for a new site: how to make the call on the floor, not the diagram.Field note · 9 min · GreenfieldRead →No. 13The business case for SAP EWM: turning warehouse execution into P&L.Field note · 10 min · Business caseRead →No. 12What an SAP EWM rollout really costs, and where the money actually goes.Field note · 10 min · CostRead →No. 11SAP WM end of life: what the 2025, 2026 and 2027 dates mean for your warehouse.Field note · 10 min · MigrationRead →No. 10Inventory management is not a WMS: why a billion dollars of stock still is not a warehouse system.Field note · 9 min · WMSRead →No. 09Labour drift: reading the six-month signals that your EWM rollout is quietly regressing.Field note · 10 min · MetricsRead →No. 08Global template, local floor: adopting a group SAP EWM template without breaking your operation.Field note · 12 min · TemplateRead →No. 07Cutover weekend: the runbook decisions that decide whether Monday works.Field note · 13 min · CutoverRead →No. 06The RF flow is the product: designing warehouse screens your operators do not fight.Field note · 11 min · DesignRead →No. 05Readiness is not training: what operational readiness actually means at go-live minus four weeks.Decision guide · 12 min · ReadinessRead →No. 04Hypercare done early: the post go-live mistakes that show up six months later as labour drift.Field note · 10 min · HypercareRead →No. 03Z code is an arrogance tax: when standard SAP EWM is the right answer and how to tell.Field note · 12 min · StandardRead →No. 02System vs Reality: the four moments in a rollout where operators quietly stop using the system.Field note · 11 min · RealityRead →No. 01How to interview an SAP EWM integrator: the questions that separate floor people from slide people.Decision guide · 14 min · Pre-RFPRead →

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