SAP for Logistics and Supply Chain

Operations kept moving and disruption kept down across fleets, routes, warehouses and the partners in between.

Where we have done this

Our logistics work runs inside other sectors: fleets, routing, transfer stations and operational reporting for two major US waste companies; warehouse operations, EDI, procurement networks and supply chain processes for manufacturers in the United States and Europe; and store operations, e-commerce, replenishment and distribution for retailers.

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What we do here

  1. We run the logistics inside SAP, whoever owns the trucks.

    Fleets, routes and transfer stations for haulers; warehouses, EDI and procurement networks for manufacturers; stores, web shops and replenishment for retailers. The modules and interfaces are the same, and so is the month-end that waits on them.

  2. We keep the fleet straight in the books.

    Trucks, trailers and containers as assets, maintenance orders in Plant Maintenance rather than a notebook, and cost per vehicle that finance and operations both believe.

  3. We connect dispatch and warehouse systems to the ledger.

    Route and dispatch platforms, warehouse systems and Extended Warehouse Management, point-of-sale and e-commerce integrated with SAP and monitored by us, so a delivery, a goods receipt and an invoice tell the same story.

  4. We make EDI boring.

    IDoc and EDI traffic with customers, suppliers and carriers monitored continuously; failed messages are reprocessed by us before the customer calls about a missing order.

  5. We report movements the way operations run.

    Volumes, costs and margins by region, site and route in SAP Analytics Cloud, with budget against actual, instead of depot spreadsheets collected at month-end.

  6. We upgrade without stopping the trucks.

    Release upgrades and cloud moves rehearsed in a cloned sandbox and done over one weekend, with the business testing beforehand and the users back by Sunday.

The result: fewer disruptions, better operational visibility, more efficient processes, and a greater return on the SAP you already run.

Where SAP landscapes go wrong in logistics and supply chain

The same four things, at almost every landscape we take over in this sector.

  1. Interfaces between dispatch, warehouse and SAP that nobody owns end to end.
  2. The vehicle list in SAP and the vehicle list in the yard disagree.
  3. EDI failures found by the customer, not by the system.
  4. Reporting by route and site rebuilt in spreadsheets every month.

Processes and systems

What we support for logistics operations, from the yard and the warehouse to the ledger.

SAP processes

  • Sales and delivery processing
  • Materials Management and inventory
  • Warehouse Management and EWM
  • Plant Maintenance for fleet and equipment
  • Fixed Asset Accounting (FI-AA)
  • Intercompany clearing
  • Period close by site and company code

Platforms

  • SAP S/4HANA and ECC
  • SAP EWM
  • SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
  • SAP Integration Suite (CPI)
  • SAP on AWS
  • SAP Fiori

Integrations

  • Route and dispatch platforms
  • Warehouse systems and scanning
  • EDI and IDoc with customers, suppliers and carriers
  • Point-of-sale and e-commerce
  • Bank and payment platforms

Governance and reporting

  • Failed-job and IDoc monitoring
  • Monthly service reviews
  • Fixed asset packs
  • Audit evidence and change documentation
  • Release windows around operations

Signs you need us

If more than one of these is true, it is time to talk.

  • A carrier invoice and the goods receipt never match without a phone call.
  • Your warehouse system and SAP tell different stock stories.
  • Month-end waits for the depot spreadsheets.
  • The upgrade keeps slipping because the trucks cannot stop.
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