General contractor Vendor-neutral planning, implementation and SAP integration
We plan and implement complete logistics systems for you.
As an SAP EWM general contractor, IGZ also implements the associated control and system technology for you as an integrated service package:
- General contractor for new HRL/AKL systems with SAP EWM
- PLC modernizations/retrofits (e.g. S5 to S7-TIA portal)
- Optimization of existing logistics systems
Our core competencies lie in manufacturer-independent logistics consulting and logistics planning as well as the implementation, assembly, installation and aftercare of customized intralogistics systems based on SAP EWM standard software.
New systems – from the high-bay warehouse to the shuttle
If you are planning a new building, you have the decisive advantage that your logistics can be planned and set up from scratch, completely detached from the existing structural conditions. As a rule, a new logistics concept that is equivalent to starting on a “greenfield site” is referred to as greenfield planning.
Among other things, it is important to ensure that your new warehouse is efficient in the long term and that SAP integration of the processes is fully taken into account. Performance reserves should also be included and considered.
As the general contractor for your project, IGZ is responsible for all the necessary trades such as steel construction and technical building equipment, fire protection, automation and plant technology, SAP warehouse management with SAP material flow control and other ancillary services.
Your result:
You receive your facility, including the new systems, turnkey and from a single source.
Subsystems are passé
With IGZ as your implementation partner, you benefit from complete warehouse technology integration with SAP EWM, eliminating the need for subsystems.
In our solutions, classic “subordinate” systems are completely eliminated as system levels:
- Warehouse Control System (warehouse control computer)
- Material Flow System (material flow computer)
- Master computer (fleet control)
- Picking systems (order picking control)
- Radio data transmission systems (MDE)
- System visualization
- Dispatch systems, labeling systems
- etc.
In addition to saving on unnecessary systems and interfaces, maximum independence from warehouse technology manufacturers is also achieved. This approach also enables you to achieve greater efficiency, transparency and productivity in your warehouse logistics, as all strategies and optimizations take place in one system (SAP EWM).
As an SAP EWM general contractor, we also ensure complete integration into the existing SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA system or other supply chain modules such as SAP TM or SAP DM are ensured.
All levels of warehouse automation
IGZ automates processes wherever it makes sense or brings savings, taking your logistical requirements into account.
This includes semi-automated logistics structures as well as high-performance systems for dynamic storage of small parts and pallets and for order picking. We take responsibility for the execution of the agreed delivery services and deliver them on time and according to plan.
In this white paper, we look at the different levels of warehouse automation and what makes them different. With this decision-making aid, you will ultimately be able to better weigh up which level will give you the best results in your warehouse. On p. 8, you can also find out more about flexibly deployable picking robots – a promising topic that is already worth taking a closer look at today.
- Advantages of automating manual processes in the warehouse
- Robot-controlled picking: Pick by Robot
- The different levels of warehouse automation
- Decision criteria for warehouse automation measures
- Important factors for making the right warehouse automation decision
Do you have further questions or would you like more in-depth information? Contact us and we can discuss this with you!
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Top performance every second with SAP EWM
Logistics Next Level: Since mid-2022, the bilstein group has been shipping car and commercial vehicle parts all over the world from its new logistics center in Gelsenkirchen. Behind this is a huge, highly automated intralogistics machinery on a floor area of 45,000m2, intelligently managed and controlled by SAP standard software.
IGZ acted as the SAP EWM general contractor for the intralogistics, took over the logistics planning, consistently implemented the entire mechanical and control technology as well as SAP EWM, and supports the system with an on-site service team even after the project has been completed.
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Top performance every second with SAP EWM
Innovative intralogistics with AI and robotics
SAP IT, control and automated warehouse technology from a single source: IGZ, as the SAP EWM general contractor with overall responsibility, literally met this requirement and the associated demand for interface and risk minimization "in time, in budget, in quality" when building the new logistics center for BHS Global Logistics.
The new logistics center at the Weiherhammer site combines production supply and spare parts distribution for BHS Corrugated under one roof. At the same time, the platform opens up a wide range of options for implementing new business models based on a company-wide SAP EWM and SAP TM strategy.
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Innovative intralogistics with AI and robotics
Retrofit, expansion and SAP EWM from a single source
In order to adapt the Regional Distribution Center Oberhausen (ROCD), the largest DC in the Hilti logistics network, to future market requirements, the tool manufacturer has invested in an extensive retrofit and expansion project. The logistics processes were made future-proof and adaptable and the plant technology was expanded in terms of capacity.
The warehouse IT was also sustainably modernized with the introduction of SAP EWM. Hilti implemented all measures with the experience and know-how of IGZ as SAP EWM general contractor.
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Retrofit, expansion and SAP EWM from a single source
On course for success with automation and SAP EWM
In Triptis, Thuringia, polymer specialist REHAU has added two automated warehouses to its intralogistics system. But that's not all: the automation highlight of the material flow are autonomous transport robots controlled by SAP EWM/MFS.
They are also part of the scope of services provided by the general contractor IGZ, which implemented the control technology including direct control of the automated warehouses and transport robots with SAP EWM/MFS as a coherent overall solution in addition to the mechanical systems. The project was successfully completed in 2021.
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On the road to success with automation and SAP EWM
Why IGZ is the right partner for you
- Many years of experience as an SAP EWM general contractor
- Manufacturer-neutral selection consulting and implementation
- Giving you the best value for money
- Individually tailored, efficient and future-proof automation solutions (without any dependence on a particular manufacturer and technology)
- Engineering expertise for all phases of a project – from strategy consulting and SAP software implementation to SAP technology integration
- Everything from a single source – one contact for cross-discipline availability and sustainability
- Proven best practices for accelerated implementation with guaranteed success
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