Publication of LogiPlus in the E-3 magazine | October 2022 | Raphael Barreto & Marco Guckenburg
Disrupted supply chains and the current uncertainty among consumers require companies to be highly flexible and resilient. The key to success is to harmonise people, processes, data and technology.
Transparent inventories and real-time processes in the supply chain as well as scalable automated solutions in the warehouse increase agility. As a holistic ERP solution, SAP S/4HANA offers seamless access to various current and historical data. For warehouse management, SAP S/4HANA offers with SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) a scalable solution for warehouse management and control.
SAP EWM is one of the leading solutions for efficient inventory management and complete support for all types of warehouses and warehouse movements – especially when modern, highly flexible warehouse scheduling and work organisation as well as extensive options for automating warehouse processes are required. All customer-specific requirements for warehouse processes – from goods receipt and warehousing to picking and shipping – can be covered and optimised with the modular EWM system. By seamlessly linking intralogistics processes with upstream and downstream transport and yard management processes integrated in SAP S/4HANA, users can manage their supply chain holistically and flexibly.
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Against a backdrop of limited resources, rising wage and labor costs and scarce logistics space, more and more companies are implementing automation solutions in their warehouses. Growing challenges in day-to-day business with volatile incoming orders and simultaneously high customer expectations in terms of delivery capability require flexible and easily scalable systems, particularly in terms of performance and capacity. There are numerous automation solutions for in-house material transportation, storage and order picking as well as packaging and loading.
However, technology alone will not bring the desired success if it is not coordinated and dovetailed with people, processes and master data management. In order to choose the right automation solution in conjunction with the WMS, the processes and the users, all components should therefore be taken into account in the planning and conception phase and the right project partners selected.
In doing so supply chain architects like LogiPlus can help. Like a general planner or architect, we call on other service providers with the relevant expertise from our network as required.
Crucial to the success of every project are the training and enablement of the project staff and users who will later operate the system. Without stable and integrated processes and without involving the employees concerned in the change process, the desired potential of the automation solution, such as increased productivity or shorter throughput times, will only be partially realised.
As SAP EWM pioneers, we at LogiPlus have extensive project experience in intralogistics and in the integration of automated trades and processes in the warehouse. We always take a holistic view of the automation project and demonstrate various options for integrating SAP EWM with automated guided vehicles (AGVs), stacker cranes or other automation solutions such as AutoStore or warehouse lifts.
Which automation solution is ultimately the right one always depends on the individual requirements of the company, its products, the processes required, the space available and other factors. In order to exploit the full potential of an automation solution, all pieces of the puzzle should be considered at an early stage as part of a holistic supply chain architecture. The solution must therefore also take into account the processes, people and workplaces as well as the existing IT infrastructure and master data. With SAP EWM, users always have a future-proof WMS that can be expanded at any time, even for complex automated processes.
The software implementation partner should have the relevant supply chain and logistics experience to integrate the automated systems as efficiently as possible. Smart system architectures and standard interfaces save on license and maintenance costs.
Let’s take a look at the following examples AutoStore. Many companies that deal with AutoStore use SAP EWM in use. When selecting the right warehouse automation solution, it is just as important to check the system’s software integration options and its technical interfaces and coupling at an early stage when selecting the system and provider, in addition to the physical criteria.
For example, AutoStore offers various standard interfaces (APIs) to connect the system directly to the WMS. In addition, the AutoStore Live Simulator can be used to test the AutoStore system processes before the hardware is installed. Other intralogistics providers provide a Warehouse Control System (WCS) as middleware to enable self-contained IT integration.
With the task and bin interface, on the other hand, AutoStore provides flexible integration interfaces to meet many company-specific challenges. In contrast to predefined solutions, all parameters can be freely defined via a WCS. This means that the processes can be adapted to the customer’s requirements and wishes.
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