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Volume 73 | Issue 12 | Year 2025 | Article Id. IJCTT-V73I12P101 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V73I12P101

Enhancing SAP EWM–S/4HANA Integration for Shuttle Stock Transfers through an Advanced RF Validation Framework

Kavin Bubalan Sakthivel Sivakami

Received Revised Accepted Published
15 Oct 2025 19 Nov 2025 03 Dec 2025 13 Dec 2025

Citation :

Kavin Bubalan Sakthivel Sivakami, "Enhancing SAP EWM–S/4HANA Integration for Shuttle Stock Transfers through an Advanced RF Validation Framework," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT), vol. 73, no. 12, pp. 1-4, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V73I12P101

Abstract

This paper presents the implementation of a tailored Radio Frequency (RF) solution that aims to enhance the connectivity between SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and SAP S/4HANA with respect to the shuttle stock transfers between main production sites and the partner 3PL. The method tackles major issues in the standard SAP process, which involve manual handling of development requests and inconsistent data entries. Above all, there is no expected result validation in real-time. Using the Direct Outbound Delivery Order (DODO) framework and placing configurable, rule-based checks, the enhanced RF transaction enables the successful end-to-end process of scanning shuttle bins to automatic goods issue and inbound delivery creation. It runs in real-time to stop work from happening, errors from happening, and improve the correct data. All in all, this paper demonstrates bespoke RF design for greater efficiency, reliability, and agility of warehouse operations, resulting in resilient supply chain ecosystems through further digitalization.

Keywords

Stock Transport Order (STO), Outbound Delivery (OBD), Direct Outbound Delivery Order (DODO), Radio Frequency (RF) Transaction.

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