SAP Warehousing Economical solutions for your warehouse logistics

The SAP WAREHOUSING module SAP EWM (SAP Extended Warehouse Management), SAP MFS (SAP Material Flow System) and SAP LES (Logistics Execution System), SAP TRM (SAP Task and Resource Management) are deployed for warehouse management/control as part of warehouse modernisation or new warehouse installations.

In addition, SAP continues to provide new processes and functions to ensure the optimum interplay of warehousing, transportation and production processes. The proven modules SAP EWM (SAP Enterprise Resource Planning), SAP ME (SAP Manufacturing Execution) and SAP TM (SAP Transportation Management) enable fully-integrated, cross-module process support, from inbound shipments via goods receipt to the warehouse and to production facilities, and onwards to the warehousing and shipping of finished products and their outbound delivery.

Within the context of SAP Supply Chain Management IGZ focused on warehouse logistics and management. The IGZ service portfolio not only includes strategic SAP deployment consulting and subsequent SAP implementation but also extends to hands-on SAP systems integration for any kind of manual or automated production, warehouse or material flow technology (PLC, high-bay warehouse (HBW), AS/RS for small parts, small parts storage (SPS), Automated Guided Vehicle System (AGV), monorail overhead conveyor (MOC), Pick-by/to-Light, Pick-by-Voice, mobile/machine data collection (MDC), plant data collection (PDC), RFID, etc.).

IGZ can draw on extensive experience and project references in warehouse automation and in the direct integration of SAP with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) for highly-automated warehouse, production and material flow systems, and in the direct integration of Pick-by-Voice and Pick-by/to-Light picking systems with SAP.

Our customers' primary objective is a high degree of SAP integration and the increase in efficiency, stability, transparency and quality that this brings, as well as reductions in ongoing operating costs.

Fields of competences

Warehouse Management

Warehouse management refers to both the accounting management as well as physical management of warehouse items in addition to the control, organisation and monitoring of all warehouse processes.

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Material Flow

The material flow control is the central nervous system of warehouses and production supply systems. The central task of the material flow control is a rational, well-thought-out handling of all relevant sub-processes of production logistics aimed to optimized business management costs.

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SAP Modules

SAP EWM (SAP Extended Warehouse Management)

SAP The functional scope offered by SAP EWM (SAP Extended Warehouse Management) provides end-to-end to support for the operational value chain and is part of the higher-level SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM). As a powerful software system for warehouse management and stock control, SAP EWM (SAP Extended Warehouse Management) makes it easier to achieve optimum order execution in all your warehousing activities.

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SAP LES (SAP Logistics Execution System)

Within the SAP ERP (SAP Enterprise-Resource-Planning) business suite, SAP LES (SAP Logistics Execution System) has established itself as a reliable solution for in-house logistics processes. One of the recognised standard solutions for warehouse management and stock control, SAP LES (SAP Logistics Execution System) has several thousand installations worldwide and is thus one of the leaders in its industry.

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SAP TM (SAP Transportation Management)

SAP TM (SAP Transportation Management) is a software component that offers full support for any phase of the transportation process. This process begins with the entry of order documents and extends as far as the settlement of freight costs. The product features offered by SAP TM (SAP Transportation Management) match the needs of haulage contractors and manufacturing.

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IGZ Best Practices

Pick-by-Motion® – Gesture-controlled picking with SAP EWM

Increasing flexibility with fast and safe picking at high-performance picking workplaces is a constant technological challenge in logistics centers. With PICK-BY-MOTION®, IGZ now offers a very performant and flexible picking method with minimal use of technology and maximum flexibility.

With PICK-BY-MOTION® you can also achieve maximum efficiency through low investments.

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Pick-by-Vision® with smart glasses and SAP EWM

Smart glasses are preparing to take command of intralogistics in many places. There are good reasons for that. Because this technology based on the pick-by-vision principle can be optimally adapted to the respective user. It can be learned and operated intuitively, enables hands-free work and – assuming acceptance by the warehouse employees – has an overall productivity-enhancing effect.

The direct connection to SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) with IGZ offers extended application possibilities in the area of warehousing.

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Robot-controlled picking with Pick-by-Robot® and SAP EWM

Increased quality and performance requirements in logistics continue to pose challenges in order picking. Cost reduction, level of service and short lead times are essential, driving factors.

IGZ | the SAP engineers offer with PICK-BY-ROBOT® a best practice solution for SAP EWM, which ensures more economy. PICK-BY-ROBOT® consists of the patented LUKE 1 robot, which is a world first with its automatic tool changer, can be installed flexibly and retrospectively and relieves people of monotonous and simple picking activities.

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Pick-by-Voice – Flexible Voice-Picking Integration

In the field of manual picking, pick-by-voice is one of the common picking technologies.

The voice technology allows warehouse staff to accept computer-generated picking instructions and to confirm them via voice. Both hands can be used to grasp the goods.

The picking orders are dictated to the employee using headphones directly from SAP EWM or SAP LES.

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Tugger train with SAP EWM / ME – optimal tugger train assembly

Tugger trains are becoming increasingly important in companies these days. This is due to the desire for a forklift-free production as well as to more efficient supply and disposal processes. Whether automatic or manual, with SAP EWM customers can load their tugger trains for route-optimized delivery.

With this solution, production can be supplied and disposed of precisely and sequentially with material, which in turn leads to more efficient and leaner processes in the entire production supply.

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Picking goods-to-person – Efficient order processing

At an average warehouse workstation, goods with a total weight of several tons are moved daily. The optimal adaptation of the picking to the needs of the employees is essential.

IGZ offers high-performance and ergonomically sophisticated goods-to-person workstations based on SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM). This prevents errors, optimizes performance and guarantees safety and ergonomics for employees.

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Extended EWM Packing Station – Integrated directly into SAP

The more packages a company sends, the more important it is to work efficiently at the respective packing station. With the Extended SAP EWM packing station, the employees deployed there are given meaningful support. For example, weight data is automatically read from scales, transferred and all important information on the package currently to be packed is ergonomically displayed in large, easy-to-read fields.

Overall, packages can be packed faster with SAP and with a lower error rate.

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