- Warehouse Management (based on SAP EWM)
Our client is a producer of long-lasting food products. 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.
Sitenka DC is their largest 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 The company sought to replace an outdated WMS system to significantly reduce the risks of shipment disruptions and enable the integration of all its plants in Russia and the distribution center into a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 client's 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.
