DB Breweries SAP WM Project
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DB Breweries
SAP WM Project
Agenda
• Project Details
• Background
• Pre SAP WM challenges
• Why SAP WM
• Benefits using SAP WM
• Lessons learnt
• Q & A
Project Team
Garth Deenik
National Logistics Manager
DB Breweries
DB/UXC Oxygen Core Project Team
Yvette Barnett
Sharon Kroucamp
Tod McLachlan
Iain Alexander
Sue Bish
Jonathan Mann
Jenni Murphy
Lawrence Ualesi
David Nash
Chris Gavan
Project Goals
Deliver one common system across all sites to budget
An automated WM system with traceability functionality
Utilise best practices as supported by the SAP system
Minimum disruption to our customer service levels
Change introduced practically and openly across all stakeholders
Logistics team
Wider business
3PL Contractors
Project SWOT
Background
Logistics Network
Auckland*
Mangatainoka
Timaru
*Plus 1 x Off site
facility in Auckland
Nelson
- Full WM implementation
in Auckland and Timaru
- Part WM in Mangatainoka
and Nelson
Background
DB already utilising SAP Inventory Management:
Monitor stocks at a high level (i.e. storage location)
Use Batch number to identify bins
Manual Business Activities:
Inbound movements
Outbound movements
Internal activities
Replenishment to part pallet area
Cycle counting
Chep pallet management
Monitoring of SOH
Although SAP IM gave DB some control and visibility, many
challenges remained:
Delayed production receipting(+24 hours)
Poor SOH visibility
Manual batch management
Limited product traceability
Manual cycle counting processes
Restrictions when using off site facilities
Almost no resource management
No platform to advance further
Pre SAP WM Challenges
Why SAP WM?
Flexibility to manage stock at a lower level
• (i.e. pallet/case in a storage bin)
Introduce Track & Trace Functionality
Perform Warehouse tasks using radio frequency devices
• (Handheld scanning devices)
Benefits using SAP WM
Already using SAP IM (Foundation)
Automated processes
Flexibility to manage stock at a lower level
Track & Trace Functionality
Improved Inventory & Picking accuracy
Perform Warehouse tasks using radio frequency devices
Real time visibility & accuracy of stock across multiple sites
Standardise processes across multiple sites
Enable EDI with 3PL Contractors
Lessons Learnt
Blueprint – ‘Show’ not ‘Tell’
Agree Blueprint details (to n’th degree)
Test, Test, Test
Train, Train, Train (Do a competency gap review)
Commit resources sufficiently
Don’t expand scope (if you do, move deadline)
Setup infrastructure early (Wi-Fi etc.)
Ensure awareness & ownership of indirect impacts (BW reporting)
Plan Go Live carefully (How busy will you be?)
Q&A
The best part of our job is when we have
to trace a batch …