- Warehouse Management (based on SAP EWM)
MARS is a producer of long-lasting food products, with major brands including Mars, Snickers, Milky Way, Twix, Bounty, M&M’s, Pedigree, and Uncle Ben’s. The company is one of the largest food manufacturers in the CIS, operating 10 factories that produce pet food, confectionery, chewing gum, and cooking sauces. MARS employs over 7,000 people in the CIS countries.
Sitenka DC is the largest MARS distribution center in the CIS. The company sought to replace an outdated WMS system to significantly reduce the risks of shipment disruptions and enable the integration of all its plants in Russia and the distribution center into a single, connected system.
Start: 2019
Timeline:12 months
IT Solutions: SAP EWM 9.5
Project Objectives:
- Implement SAP EWM at Goods In / Goods Out warehouses across 7 plants in Russia (4 Pet Food plants, 2 Chocolate plants, and 1 Food plant) and Sitenka DC.
- Manage food quality control, including full traceability for each batch.
- Migrate to the new SAP EWM system with minimal warehouse downtime and no business disruption.
- Eliminate IT obstacles for the implementation of the Traceability Program.
TeamIdea consultants were tasked with increasing the capacity of the IT system responsible for warehouse logistics and order processing speed. SAP EWM testing was conducted simultaneously at all seven MARS plants, in parallel with the system’s development and configuration. Each plant was then brought online step by step.
Project Scope:
Wave 1: Implementation at 4 Pet Food factories, 2 Chocolate factories, and 1 Food factory, including scalable system landscape creation, basic processes, and integrations.
Wave 2: Rollout to the Sitenka DC and adaptation to its business processes.
Project Features:
- Implementation of SAP EWM in Goods In / Goods Out Warehouses.
- Global SAP ERP Integratio.
- MES System Integration.
- Management of Raw Materials, Finished Goods, and Packed Materials.
- Batch Management.
- Workflow for Quality Inspection.
Project Results:
A single comprehensive warehouse management solution for 7 factories and Sitenka DC, based on SAP EWM.
Effective quality control management, including full traceability for each batch.
No business impact during go-live, minimal downtime, and high customer satisfaction with the final system.
MARS specialists noted that this project in the CIS is an excellent example of using the SAP Extended Warehouse Management system at MARS facilities in other countries. Currently, the implementation of SAP EWM is also underway in Latin America.
“Implementing the SAP EWM system allowed us not only to maintain the necessary speed and quality in order processing but also to enhance the efficiency of warehouse logistics management. Thanks to the coordinated efforts of the Mars and TeamIdea project teams and the use of agile approaches, we completed the project in a short time without critical issues affecting business processes,” said Fedor Lapatkov, Director of Supply Chain at MARS Pet Nutrition in CIS.
“Technology enables large companies to maintain market leadership by delivering the most convenient and high-quality service. The level of customer comfort and the impressions they receive from interacting with the brand is a top priority for many companies today. I am confident that the SAP EWM solution will help Mars further strengthen its leadership position by providing a high level of service to its customers through precisely designed and effective warehouse processes,” noted Alexey Petunin, SAP Managing Director for Partners and Expanding Companies in CIS.
“MARS is a large multinational corporation with a complex landscape and a high volume of integrations. To launch SAP EWM simultaneously at seven warehouses, we designed the SAP EWM solution as a single template, considering the topology of the warehouses. This approach helped the client significantly reduce implementation time and avoid critical issues. We are proud of the project results and thank MARS for their trust,” added Pavel Malko, Partner, SAP TeamIdea Practice Development Director.
