• Drivers of Automation (E-commerce, Labor Shortage, Rising Costs)
• Overview of Automation Technologies (AGV/AMR, AS/RS, Conveyors, Picking Systems)
• What is SAP MFS (Material Flow System)?
• Role of MFS within SAP EWM
• Key Success Factors for an Automation Project
• Question Bank & Assessments
• Warehouse Structure & Organizational Units
• Storage Types, Sections & Bins
• Handling Units (HU) Concept
• Warehouse Tasks & Warehouse Orders
• Activity Areas & Resources
• Prerequisites for Enabling MFS
• Practical Activities & Exercises
• EWM/MFS Decentral Deployment
• EWM/MFS Decentral + External MFS
• SAP EWM + External / 3rd Party MFS
• Integration vs Complexity vs Performance Trade-offs
• Choosing the Right Architecture for Your Business
• On-Site vs Hosted Considerations & Latency
• Question Bank & Assessments
• How SAP EWM/MFS Communicates with the PLC
• Communication Points (CP) Concept
• Telegram Structure & Telegram Types
• Communication Channels & Connections
• Inbound & Outbound Telegram Processing
• Message Acknowledgements & Error Telegrams
• Practical Activities & Exercises
• Configuring Communication Channels
• Setting Up MFS Resources & Resource Types
• Conveyor Segments & Routing Tables
• Mapping Bins to Communication Points
• Telegram Customizing & Field Mapping
• Integration with EWM Storage Control
• Practical Activities & Exercises
• Route Determination Between Communication Points
• Conveyor System Control for Totes & Pallets
• HU Movement & Tracking Across the Layout
• Goods-to-Man Picking Workstations
• Sequencing & Buffering Strategies
• Aisle & Crane Assignment Logic
• Question Bank & Assessments
• Stacker Crane Control via MFS
• Miniload & High-Bay Warehouse Handling
• Shuttle Systems & Multi-Level Coordination
• Why External MFS is Needed for Shuttle Movements
• Double-Deep Storage Strategies
• Performance & Throughput Considerations
• Practical Activities & Exercises
• Resource & Communication Point Monitoring
• Handling Telegram & Communication Errors
• Exception Codes & Reprocessing
• Blocked Resources & Manual Intervention
• Logging, Tracing & Diagnostics
• Performance Tuning & Latency Testing
• Question Bank & Assessments
• Box & Small-Parts Automated Warehouse Design
• Partially Integrated Solution with External MFS (Shuttle Coordination)
• Pallet & Miniload Warehouse Scenarios
• HAZET Case Study – Warehouse Automation with EWM & MFS
• Lessons Learned & Solution Justification
• End-to-End Process Walkthrough (ERP – EWM – MFS – PLC)
• Practical Activities & Exercises
• Decision Criteria for Architecture Selection
• Designing the Best Solution for Your Requirements
• Estimating Future Adaptions & Project Budget
• Testing, Simulation & PLC Integration Validation
• Go-Live & Hypercare Support
• Interview Questions & Real-Time Scenarios
• Final Project & Certification Readiness






















