Success story: How TeamIdea automated the largest DC of Kimberly-Clark in the CIS

Kimberly-Clark is a global corporation known for its healthcare and hygiene products, with renowned brands like Huggies, Kleenex, and Kotex available in 175 countries. In 2023, the company reported $20.4 billion in revenue.

In 2010, Kimberly-Clark expanded its operations by opening a hygiene production space in Stupino, located in the Moscow region. The facility includes a raw material and supply storage complex, as well as a finished goods warehouse.

Project scope

Project tasks and objectives

IT solution

SAP EWM.

When selecting a solution, Kimberly-Clark drew on its proven success with various SAP products, including SAP ERP. The decision to implement SAP EWM was a natural advancement in the corporation's automation strategy.

Project duration 

January 2015 – June 2015.

Functional scope of the project

Project results

SAP EWM integrated various company divisions into a unified information space.

The system:

• Reflects the warehouse topology with zoning capabilities and the allocation of various production areas.
• Enables monitoring of raw material intake and placement, as well as issuance and packaging for production lines.
• Facilitates product selection and assembly.
• Allows for comprehensive inventory management.
• Supports the dispatch of finished products to various distribution channels.

Implementation results: improved quality of logistics processes.

• Enhanced accuracy in managing material inventories and procurement planning.
• Increased efficiency in the selection and delivery of raw materials to production lines.
• Reduction in personnel and storage costs through the effective utilization of owned warehouse space.

Currently, TeamIdea provides technical support for the implemented system on a 24/7 basis.

Testimonials

“SAP solutions have been successfully used in all divisions of Kimberly-Clark for many years, in Russia working with them as several hundred of our employees. Using SAP EWM we could implement the new strategy of management of warehouses which for short term proved the efficiency. We consider that optimization of logistic processes will give new opportunities for cost reduction and will become one of pacing factors of growth of our business”, Konstantin Nikitin, the head of the logistics department at the Stupino facility.

“Smooth operation of a warehouse — a basis of stable production and accomplishment of obligations to clients. Our SAP solution EWM is also focused on these competitive advantages. The results of implementation received in Kimberly-Clark — the increase in labor productivity, reduction of volume of routine transactions and errors, the increased flexibility and efficiency of management — confirm that this solution is one of the best in the class”, Ilya Yuryev, the deputy CEO of SAP CIS.

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