Projekte – leogistics GmbH

Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft and leogistics: digitalized billing processes for increased transparency

leogistics — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:14:54 +0000

Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH (LHG) is Germany’s largest port operator for rolling cargo on the Baltic Sea. LHG’s terminals offer more than 90 departures a week to 20 partner ports worldwide. Modern IT systems are essential to guarantee customers optimal transport conditions 365 days a year. In order to maintain its high quality standards, the company decided to entrust leogistics GmbH with the replacement and modernization of its current logistics software with the yard management solution leogistics d.s.c. after a large and extensive tender.

LHG

Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH was founded in 1934. As the largest port operator for rolling cargo on the Baltic Sea, the company creates jobs for more than 700 employees, including shareholdings. From forwarding services and order picking to truck and wagon services, LHG’s experts offer customized solutions.

With increasing cargo throughput and more complex logistical processes in the port, the requirements for logistics software also grew. In the process, the outdated accounting processes in Lübeck became more and more of a problem. In the past, LHG did a lot of its accounting manually. This meant that day-to-day operations could not always be carried out optimally and there was friction in operational processing. In addition, the manual completion of order forms was time-consuming, costly and personnel-intensive. By opting for the leogistics d.s.c. software, LHG laid the foundation for replacing the LHG Group’s current logistics solution (IHS 2.0) on a staggered basis according to business processes and implementing a more modern standardized tool. The first step has been taken: LHG is now using the module of the leogistics invoicing program productively for seaward processes. Customers are now able to create orders electronically and enter data such as the number of freight units, type of packaging and delivery date. This means that invoicing takes place almost in real time, is less error-prone and the process is more harmonious.

High demands on the new digital billing system

At the heart of the requirements for an IT solution for LHG was a modern order and billing management system based on a standard yard solution. A special role was played by a new digital order form to be introduced, as well as the differences between seaward and landside billing of services in the port. This resulted in the following complex target picture. LHG’s customers were to be able to place orders for services to cargo units and track the status of the order via a web portal operated by the port company. LHG wanted to be able to use a desktop application to check and process the orders received and approve or reject them for execution. To process and document work orders, a mobile app was to be used in the port itself. LHG, in turn, wanted to be able to check and process completed orders via the desktop application and release them for billing. The background to this is that seaward billing for services performed during a ship’s call, such as unloading, loading, gate charging, pre-stowing, etc., is carried out directly to the shipping companies. Port charges are also invoiced in this way. On the land side, the focus is on billing the owner of a freight unit for services not related to ships, e.g. unloading containers from trucks, accepting and loading new vehicles, storage, etc. The billing of the owner of a freight unit is also done in this way.

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A major challenge of the project was to reconcile the interests of the different stakeholders. One must not forget that the seemingly clear processes consist of complex sub-processes. Different stakeholders act in each sub-process. Making these multidimensional processes run smoothly is an extensive task.

Marco Mohr

Project Manager leogistics GmbH

Finding solutions together with the help of workshops

The core system for the new billing solution had already been created in a previous project. To secure this solution, the transfer of operational data from the LHG logistics system had to be clarified before the rough concept was drawn up. leogistics now further developed the system according to LHG’s wishes. To this end, the partners jointly defined in several workshops the criteria according to which the service materials would be invoiced. In the end, the most important criterion in LHG’s decision in favor of leogistics d.s.c. was to map all billing steps digitally – the manual and paper-based effort was simply too great in the past. Today, the integration of the leogistics d.s.c. billing solution creates a link to the existing Terminal Operating System (IHS 2.0) and the LHG Group’s current SAP ERP installation, digitizing a previously manual process.

leogistics d.s.c. unites the different requirements

The existing TOS of the LHG now transmits operational data on ship calls, freight units and services performed to leogistics d.s.c.. The latter now provides billing data for the seaborne orders of the Lübeck terminals completely digitally. The LHG’s billing department checks the data on ship calls, edits it if necessary, and adds any missing data. The system processes the processed ship calls, creates digital billing documents and transfers them to Enterprise Resource Planning. This in turn creates sales orders and invoices from the documents. Information about shore-based services performed is taken from the new digital order form and transferred from a previous system to leogistics d.s.c.. The mapping there takes place in yard documents, activities and a status.

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The package of standard software solutions from leogistics GmbH offers a technically high-quality approach across all processes. It has a structured modular design, an integrated solution for fast data flow, and the ability to make adjustments yourself at any time. Optimal planning, real-time information of process states and flexibility: these are precisely the factors that make a port 'smart'.

Tom Patrik Österreich

CIO - Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH

The result: fewer errors and higher speed with significantly reduced manual effort. The bottom line is that the LHG thus saves both time and money in the settlement of seaborne orders. In the future, the company will also digitize its landside billing processes and other sub-processes step by step using the digital order form. In addition to Yard Management, the introduction of the “leogistics Rail” module is in the works. This will provide a solution approach for all modes of transport and application areas in the future. The full integration of the individual modes of transport plays an important role for the LHG.

A look into the next project phases of the future

Integration with the port railway project
Terminals with rail connection
Productive implementation of the optimization of the rail-terminal transition
Connection of a crane and process optimizer at the KV terminal Skandinavienkai
Traingate integration into the overall solution

Jungbunzlauer optimizes traffic on and in front of plant site

leogistics — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:58:40 +0000

Time and again, raw material deliveries by truck cause blockades on plant premises and congestion on public roads due to seasonal fluctuations. This was also the case at the Jungbunzlauer site, one of the leading biotechnology companies in Lower Austria, where traffic on a busy federal highway was affected. Together with leogistics GmbH, the company implemented a yard management solution within six months to improve traffic on the roads outside, but also inside the yard. This included increasing transparency about people and truck presence on the plant premises and introducing a solution for registration and access control. In addition, truck turnaround times at the loading points were reduced.

JUNGBUNZLAUER

Jungbunzlauer is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of biodegradable natural ingredients. The company is headquartered in Switzerland with production facilities in Germany, France, Canada and Austria. Jungbunzlauer specializes in the production of citric acid, xanthan gum, gluconate, lactic acid, mineral salts, and specialties and sweeteners for food and beverage production, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, detergent, and industrial applications.

leogistics Solution Streamlines Yard Processes

In addition to the construction of a new parking lot with 58 truck parking spaces outside the plant, the shipping office was also moved outside and is now centrally accessible for truck dispatch. This significantly reduces congestion and blockages.

With the introduction of self-check-in through components of leogistics Yard Management, truck drivers can now register themselves at the terminals. The loading reference and the drivers’ agreement to the company’s safety instructions ensure a secure and robust process. Only registered persons are granted access to the site. The leogistics Transport Cockpit allows all events in the yard to be monitored and controlled at all times, while employees always have the option of actively intervening in the process.

Thanks to the implementation of the new solution, up to 4,000 tons of raw material can now be delivered per day, with the turnaround time for a delivery being less than five minutes. Dumping and unloading are carried out independently by the drivers. In addition, there is automatic weighing, documentation by camera, and finally sampling with automatic generation of an inspection lot in the connected ERP system. After the inspection lot has been checked, the barrier is opened, the vehicle enters the terminal, and the vehicle is unloaded. The check-out at the terminal concludes the process with the opening of the exit barrier after successful outgoing weighing including printing of the delivery papers.

As part of the enhancements for deliveries, the logistics processes in the area of by-products were optimized in parallel. The aim here was to achieve faster, partially automated processing of registration and loading. Thus, the shipping of all by-products generated in production is now included in the existing goods issue processing within this process.

Project advantages

Minimal backups and blockages
Reduction of truck throughput times (< 5 min)
Increased transparency regarding the presence of people and trucks on the site, proactive intervention possible
Self-registration including safety instructions for truck drivers through leogistics Yard Management solution
Mapping and control of all processes in leogistics Yard Management solution
Automatic weighing, documentation by camera with subsequent sampling
Faster, partially automated processing of registration and loading in the by-products area

Extension of the goods issue solution to another warehouse

As part of another sub-project, the operational implementation of the logistics processes in the area of shipping was to be carried out for a newly built warehouse. Specifically, this involved the loading process for Xanthan and a three-gate warehouse that was integrated into the existing yard process.

Container deliveries are now handled by rail, with internal transfer of containers to the Xanthan loading point by internal trailer using components of leogistics Yard Management. This means that the containers can be registered, linked to the internal trailers and then retrieved in the warehouse by pager. The opening of the plant barriers also takes place via this. The containers at the loading point can then be loaded without waiting for the truck, with a message again appearing on the pager when final loading is complete. Finally, the trailer can be picked up and taken to the rail loading site.

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We were impressed not only by the results, but above all by the way leogistics GmbH works. We wanted to make initial progress on the project quickly, which we succeeded in doing thanks to the pragmatic approach and good cooperation.

Hans Günther Wenk

CIO Jungbunzlauer Suisse AG

Agile project management and short implementation time

The first project at Jungbunzlauer in particular was characterized by an extremely short implementation time, which was realized in particular thanks to the efficient and agile project management of the team between the biotechnology manufacturer and leogistics GmbH. “We were convinced not only by the results, but above all by the way leogistics GmbH works. We wanted to make initial progress in the project quickly, and we succeeded thanks to the pragmatic approach and great cooperation,” says Hans Günther Wenk, CIO Jungbunzlauer Suisse AG. In addition to process analyses and documentation and the creation of a business blueprint with technical specifications, weekly status meetings and regular on-site appointments were also meticulously adhered to. leogistics’ own project methodology, leoprojects, ensured a smooth process without any subsequent changes, particularly through the intermediate feedback rounds. The final go-live finally took place exactly on the appointed day – a great success for the project partners.

With the implementation of the last production line, all processes are now mapped in the leogistics Yard Management solution and the Jungbunzlauer Austria AG yard is completely managed by the software. In order for the other Jungbunzlauer plants to also benefit from the automation, transparency and fast processing, the solution will be rolled out to other locations in the next step.

Volkwagen Group Has Successfully Mastered The Digitalization Of Rail Logistics Processes

Julia Rudolph — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:18:25 +0000

How the Volkswagen Group is shaping future-proof plant rail processes together with leogistics

At the Volkswagen Group’s plant railroads, hundreds of wagons are processed in the daily inbound – no easy task for the individual locations spread across Europe. A total of up to 5 traction units are in operation simultaneously at each plant, serving up to 36 loading points. Several thousand wagon movements throughout the Group per day are the the result of this complex process. To make this even more efficient, leogistics GmbH was commissioned to introduce a modern, scalable dispatching system that would map both the loading points and the shunting teams as integral components, replace IT solutions, and at the same time be operational in line with the group-wide SAP strategy. The aim of leogistics Rail was to connect and harmonize all rail logistics at an initial eleven European locations. Today, Volkswagen is live with a digital SAP-based solution at eight VW and three Audi locations and is looking at striking process improvements.

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

The Volkswagen Group, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, is one of the world’s leading automakers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The company’s plants receive a large proportion of their components by rail. Around 70 percent of the finished automobiles are also transported by rail. The rail network of the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg alone comprises 60 kilometers of track and 152 switches.

Number of users in the operational system: 1263

Locations of plant railroads in live operation: 11

Volkswagen rolls out the leogistics Rail solution at further European locations

For the start of the project, the partners deliberately chose Braunschweig and Salzgitter, two locations with a manageable scope of functions in terms of railroad technology. Here, the initial focus was on the requirements of shunting dispatching. The aim was to gain experience for high-volume sites in this phase.

Scaling up the solution to larger locations such as Wolfsburg naturally brought with it a number of complexities within the processes and usability, where countless interactions had to be taken into account and still have to be today. After all, this is the largest private loading station in Europe. As part of an upstream parallel operation, the project team therefore ensured the smooth handling of rail transports at the Wolfsburg plant in three-shift operation as well as at the go-live on September 15, 2019, without reducing vehicle production.

After mastering this massive task, six additional locations could be switched on in quick succession. Subsequently, leogistics added the Empty Wagon Management module to the solution in order to map the cross-site empty wagon management for Volkswagen Konzernlogistik. The rollouts of two additional sites – Audi Ingolstadt and Győr – were successfully completed at the end of 2020, so that the network of legacy systems could be switched off.

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"The restructuring with leogistics Rail has brought us forward in two aspects in particular: automation and transparency. Thanks to leogistics Rail, we can now collect data on wagon and empty wagon operations in an efficient and connected manner and make it directly available to all parties involved. The investment in the new software, in a connected plant railroad, is aninvestment in the future."

Christoph Brunken

Head of Volkswagen Werkeisenbahn Wolfsburg

Volkswagen creates holistic view of rail logistics with digital solution

To meet the challenges of digitalizing operational rail processes and empty wagon management, some processes were to be consolidated. The choice fell on leogistics because the portfolio fits exactly into the existing IT strategy, reduces the number of previous solutions and thus contributes to the harmonization of the IT architecture. The integration of the leogistics Rail solution into the existing SAP transport management platform meant that there was no need to set up additional infrastructure and hardware and the project could be started immediately.

The integration and IT harmonization of the plant railroad were implemented both within the locations and across them. This step created a holistic overview of the entire rail logistics, which significantly improves cooperation within the network.

Process train arrivals, loading points and shunting orders easily via app

Today, requirements for material or empty wagons are reported without system interruption, instead of by telephone, e-mail and fax as was previously the case. Based on this, the plant railroad can plan, schedule and execute shunting orders to serve the loading points. The work of the employees on the track and their communication with the dispatcher is now also based entirely on various UI5 apps on mobile devices instead of by radio. This makes the process noticeably more transparent and efficient. For example, the now “visual communication” between dispatchers and shunting teams eliminates the acoustic influences of the rail environment.

The scrap presses now also report their requirements automatically so that empty cars are available at the right time. The same logic is behind the connected dispatch system for finished vehicles, where a shunting requirement is automatically reported to the plant railroad after completed cars have been successfully loaded onto the rail cars.

An integrated dispatching system supports the shunting dispatcher in matters of operational traction unit deployment planning and helps to achieve optimal resource deployment. Railroad undertakings (RUs) are also connected to the system via interfaces, enabling optimized dispatching across all process partners (train pre-announcement, train queuing, train status notification).

leogistics Rail creates
numerous benefits

Support and partial automation of the inbound train process for dispatchers.
The connection of camera-based wagon recognition to the system via the integrated RailWatch solution reduces the manual effort required for the line-up check.
Measuring stations use highly sensitive sensors and cameras to generate information about wagons, speed or wear, which is taken into account in process planning.
By using SAP UI5 applications on mobile devices, employees on the track or on the locomotive are supported in operational processing.
The loading point process is mapped via operating requests and linked to shunting dispatch.
In shunting dispatching, all wagon movements are recorded and released to the locomotive shunting teams for processing via orders.
In outbound train dispatching, all outbound wagons are collected and assigned to trains and checked before departure.
Operational monitoring and subsequent evaluation is carried out via monitoring and reporting.
In smaller plants or in times of low load, the plant rail operation can be carried out completely mobile, without dispatchers.

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"The replacement of local legacy systems of the works railroad and theintegration of leogistics Rail into the SAP transport management platform of the Volkswagen Group both simplified the IT operating processes and created the basis for further procedural integrations of all transport management processes without cross-system interfaces."

Björn Arnecke

Head of IT Transport Management Systems VW Konzern IT

Central Control Station facilitates empty wagon management throughout Europe

Empty wagon planning in leogistics Rail provides VW with an overview of the current and forecast stocks of wagons at all eleven locations via a central control station at Volkswagen Konzernlogistik. Surpluses and shortages are visible at a glance and the system automatically proposes a compensation for empty wagons. The integration of external locations such as workshops or purchased parts suppliers into the balancing process also has a resource-optimizing effect.

Today, Volkswagen Konzernlogistik looks forward to decisive competitive advantages thanks to the centralization of information and the consolidation of all process participants. The foundation has been laid for a future-proof, transparent and CO2-optimized plant railroad, the importance of which is steadily growing. With the support of leogistics, VW has also been able to achieve its goal of using each individual wagon economically within the group and optimizing the costs of rail operations and wagon rental.

A glimpse of the future

The new solution is now to be rolled out successively to other Group locations in order to deploy the optimized processes worldwide wherever possible. VW and leogistics are also already working together on other projects in the area of plant railroads.

A key issue for Volkswagen is the support of billing processes for rail freight. Based on the logistics data from leogistics Rail, invoices submitted by the freight forwarder are to be checked and released in SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) largely automatically.

Work is also being done on the use of telematics and sensor data – an important advantage in rail freight transport of the future. Particularly in the area of sensitive goods such as battery cells for electric vehicles, information on temperature and any impacts to the rail cars is of great importance for transportation management, in addition to location data, in order to identify and ultimately reduce damage.

In order to be able to process such data, Volkswagen has already decided to introduce another solution from the leogistics portfolio: myleo / dsc. With the help of this, all relevant wagon information is integrated via the standard interface ITSS and the tracking solution and displayed contextually at the right time. This ensures that, given the large amount of information, only the relevant information is focused on. The integration of telematics data in leogistics Rail is the next planned step in the digitization of rail processes at VW.

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"Through the trusting cooperation with leogistics, we have simultaneously sharpened and broadened the perspective on our rail logistics: On the one hand, we have been able to improve joint processes in detail and, on the other, we have taken a total European perspective. Now we are looking forward to joint future projects."

Torben Spanuth

Specialist Overall Project Manager Rail Volkswagen Konzernlogistik

Photos © Volkswagen AG

home24 Increases Transparency In The Delivery Of Goods

leogistics — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:16:17 +0000

The online–retailer for furniture has optimized its goods inbound in a rush project. Instead of using e-mail, over 300 suppliers now book their time slots on the cloud platform from leogistics. The focus was on a delivery platform with SAP connection without media discontinuity. The new solution ensures delivery transparency and accurate estimates of how much time loading teams need at the ramp to receive goods.

home24

Industry: furniture

Number of employees: more than 1,500

Annual sales: 492 million euros (2020)

Affiliates: Headquarters in Berlin, logistics centers in Ludwigsfelde, Walsrode and Halle an der Saale, 11 showrooms and 5 outlets in the DACH region.

New possibilities in notification through time slot management and collaborative delivery platform

The close cooperation with partners from Europe and Asia, for example, often small manufacturers, places considerable challenges on logistics planning for home24. On average, 35 to 40 trucks per day deliver goods to the site in Halle, Germany, only. The online furniture retailer works with around 300 partners.

In previous years, this still involved comparatively complex manual processes. First, the supplier sent an advance delivery bill by mail. This was used to check which products would be delivered and how long unloading would take. Then home24 sent an e-mail with a suggested time slot, which the supplier then had to confirm or reject.

To manage the appointments, a Google calendar was used for each of the seven to fourteen gates per logistics center. In the ERP environment, the online furniture retailer uses SAP ERP ECC 1610, and in warehouse management EWM 9.4. However, the systems were not sufficient for logistics and coordination with suppliers.

The solution at a glance

Implementation of myleo / dsc with supply, yard, tnt and slot
Consistent delivery creation with myleo / supply and SAP interfaces without media discontinuity
myleo / yard tracks the processing of the delivery in individual process steps, graphical display on site map
Unloading teams can see the expected workload

The solution at a glance

Implementation of myleo / dsc with supply, yard, tnt and slot

Consistent delivery creation with myleo / supply and SAP interfaces without media discontinuity

myleo / yard tracks the processing of the delivery in individual process steps, graphical display on site map

Unloading teams can see the expected workload

Disentangle and automate notification processes

In the new solution, the notification is only received by the SAP system once a time slot has been booked. Suppliers can book their time slots independently, and the final confirmation takes place in the system via click, without e-mail exchange. From the ERP system, all orders are automatically transferred to myleo / dsc after they have been created there. Goods receipt continues in EWM and in myleo / dsc the tracking and tracing of the truck is. “It has become beautifully transparent,” says Kraska.

For the implementation, the partners were brought on board right away, because successfully integrating the suppliers was a high priority for home24. “We presented our ideas to a number of pilot suppliers and gathered their feedback – the focus was deliberately also on smaller suppliers who might have difficulties with new software,” explains the Strategic Technical Officer. But the solution passed the practical test: “Everyone was thrilled: After three clicks, they now have their time slot,” Kraska sums up.

Today, the supplier logs in into the cloud solution, sees the destinations he is assigned to, and can select where he wants to go and when.

The truck driver brings the e-mail with a booking number to register at the gate, who then sends him to the parking lot or the scheduled gate. Seven unloading teams are waiting there in Walsrode and fourteen in Halle, each with four or five employees.

The most important improvements

Creation of transparency in incoming goods: Who delivers what and when?
No more time-consuming manual agreements with suppliers
More accurate delivery date forecasts for end customers
Concrete occupancy planning for the loading bays
Optimal utilization of loading teams
Capacity planning
More realistic estimation of unloading and clearing time

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We were able to complete the project in record time, everything went better than average - this is not a matter of course in IT projects and was mainly due to the very good project management by leogistics and the great support from the home24 team.

Jens Kraska

Strategic Technical Officer at home24

Transparency brings savings

Logistics processes have already become up to 15 percent more efficient, says Kraska. There is also a clear potential benefit in terms of delivery reliability and customer loyalty: “The greater the delivery transparency, the more reliably we can show customers the delivery time in the web store,” says the logistics expert. For this purpose, the time is tracked in the yard. Typical points are “truck at the gate”, “check-in at the goods receiving office”, “start” and “end of unloading”, as well as “area has been cleared” and “truck has left the yard”. In the future, the company also wants to tackle the difficult issue of optimizing long-term and area planning. In addition, there are considerations to digitalize the outbound processes and to use of track & trace for the trucks.

STEAG Power Minerals accelerates logistics with leogistics Planning Monitor

leogistics — Thu, 06 May 2021 14:27:24 +0000

leogistics creates holistic solution for logistics processes in the waste disposal industry

In order to make business processes more efficient and, in particular, to optimize order scheduling from quotation to invoicing throughout, STEAG Power Minerals GmbH was looking for an integrated all-in-one solution for its two business areas of power plant by-products and abrasives. For the implementation, the company relied on leogistics. The specialists replaced outdated island systems, integrated a modern order scheduling monitor into the central SAP ERP system, and enhanced the SAP standard with additional functionalities. STEAG Power Minerals was thus able to achieve success after only a short time.

STEAG Power Minerals GmbH

STEAG Power Minerals GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of STEAG GmbH, is the European competence leader in the utilization of by-products from hard coal-fired power plants. As a service provider to industry and the construction sector, the focus is on the takeover of power plant by-products as well as the production and supply of construction materials, blasting agents and industrial minerals. The tasks also include the supply of power plants with secondary fuels as well as absorbents for flue gas cleaning.

Harmonizing business processes in a uniform system world

The aim of the restructuring was to coordinate the two main business areas more efficiently in terms of logistics. This had far-reaching consequences for the company’s IT system landscape. Until then, this had consisted of an SAP ERP system in the power plant by-products business unit and individual software in the abrasives business unit. For the exchange of information and data with the contract power plants, the service provider also used SAP Process Integration (PI). As a result of the heterogeneous IT landscape, the processes in the scheduling department were very different and sometimes cumbersome.

In order to combine all business processes in one tool, the “TOP (Technology Optimization Processes)” project was launched. The goal was to standardize the system and process worlds. This particularly affected freight invoicing, as the bulk of an order is placed with STEAG Power Minerals – because the company does not have its own fleet of vehicles.

leogistics develops all-in-one solution

In order to achieve the goals set, the project team first had to replace the old individual software in the abrasives area and the existing scheduling tool in the power plant by-products area. The next step was to merge the business units into a central SAP ERP system. STEAG is now using a customized order disposition monitor to make its order disposition more effective and transparent. In addition, all sales activities were to be integrated into the system. For this purpose, it was necessary to introduce SAP CRM and to connect the power plants via an IDoc interface. For user-friendliness, a modern user interface (Web UI) was to be introduced.

The blasting agent plant in Lünen was also to be integrated into the new system landscape, which required the introduction of a check-in/check-out function into the processes. This makes it possible to register means of transport when they enter the plant premises and to assign them to the pending shipments for loading (check-in). The registered means of transport are then used to weigh the loaded trucks on exit, create delivery documents and process them accordingly (check-out). With the help of the check-in/check-out system, plant traffic can be monitored and the loading and handling of the means of transport can be fully integrated and effectively organized.

In this way, leogistics succeeded in meeting all requirements, establishing new structures and ensuring greater uniformity. To achieve this, the consultants used an integrative approach that made it possible to link and optimize all the necessary SAP modules. These included the SAP CRM, SAP SD, SAP LE, SAP MM, SAP FI, SAP CO, and SAP BI applications to enable targeted reporting. In addition, the leogistics tools CheckIn and Freight Cost Upload provided crucial functionalities that enabled STEAG Power Minerals to make its own logistics processes leaner and more efficient.

Special requirements in the waste management industry

However, it was not only necessary to integrate and optimize all business processes in the new SAP ERP complete solution. The project team also had to integrate all production sites, such as the blasting agent plant in Lünen, the scales and the cooperating power plants, into the complete system in order to be able to communicate reliable quantity feedback. These are particularly important for STEAG Power Minerals, which is why virtual inventory management had to be integrated in all silo plants. After all, this forms the basis for the entire order scheduling.

A further requirement was the processing of the order on the line. Although external suppliers transport the goods, the responsibility lies solely with STEAG. Therefore, third-party order processing must be included in the scheduling process. In addition, there were technical requirements that are usual for a waste disposal company.

Planning monitor optimizes work processes

leogistics fulfilled this with the introduction of the all-in-one solution for the business units power plant by-products and abrasives. To do this, the team implemented the necessary SAP applications in the existing ERP group system. In this context, it also introduced a container management solution tailored to STEAG Power Minerals. This enables more efficient billing through continuous location tracking and container movement data.

Order dispatching was decisively improved by the development of an order dispatch monitor. leogistics linked this seamlessly with the implemented CRM system. In this way, STEAG Power Minerals was able to standardize all logistics processes – from order entry to freight invoicing – in a single tool.

The freight costs of the approximately 60,000 trucks and about 1,000 shiploads per year can now be transparently mapped and compared. When an order is created, it is already possible to calculate the exact freight costs and incorporate this information into the selection of service providers. Via the Dispomonitor, STEAG Power Minerals can now communicate effectively and in the shortest possible time with all those involved in the process, including external parties. This simplifies and accelerates all process flows, saving the company transport costs. During the implementation phase of the overall solution, leogistics provided continuous support and training for the employees. Even after the go-live, the consultants continue to support the company.

More efficiency after only a short period of time

Following implementation, STEAG Power Minerals can report significant successes. For example, the company has already significantly reduced freight costs. In retrospect, too, all business processes, from order receipt to logistical processing and invoicing, can now be tracked and analyzed precisely. Overall, STEAG Power Minerals is recording a significantly higher throughput in order entry and scheduling and can thus position itself excellently in the market environment.

Leading Biotechnology Company in Lower Austria Reduces Truck Turnaround Times in just 6 Months

leogistics — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:42:21 +0000

Traffic on and in front of the plant site optimized thanks to new yard management solution

Time and again, deliveries of raw materials by truck can cause blockages on domestic plant premises and even traffic jams on public roads due to seasonal fluctuations. This was also the case at the plant of a leading biotechnology company in Lower Austria, which frequently affected traffic on a busy federal highway.

The company therefore commissioned leogistics GmbH with the aim of improving traffic on the roads outside, but also inside, the plant premises. This was to be accompanied by the creation of greater transparency regarding the presence of people and trucks on the plant premises. The introduction of a solution for registration and access control was also part of the task. Another goal of the new yard management solution was to optimize truck turnaround times at the loading points. In order to relieve the public roads quickly, the state of Lower Austria specified a narrow time window of six months for the implementation of the measures.

leogistics Solution Streamlines Yard Processes

The customer decided to build a new parking lot with 58 truck parking spaces outside the plant. The dispatch office was also moved outside as part of this construction measure and is now centrally accessible for the dispatch of trucks without causing congestion and blockages in other areas of the site.

By implementing components from leogistics d.s.c., leogistics made it possible for truck drivers to self-register at terminals. Complex logic in checking the loading reference entered by the driver and a required consent of the driver to the company’s safety instruction make the process secure and robust. In addition, further logic for opening barriers and an associated access control now ensures that only registered persons gain access to the site at the correct barrier for the process.

At the same time, the newly introduced leogistics Transport Cockpit ensures an overview of everything that is happening in the yard at all times and offers plant employees the opportunity to actively intervene in the process in a controlling manner.

Quickly Noticeable Improvements due to Short Implementation Time

The project was characterized by an extremely short implementation time. The leogistics team was able to achieve this in particular through efficient and agile project management. Process analyses and documentation as well as the creation of a blueprint with technical specifications went hand in hand. Weekly status meetings and regular on-site appointments were meticulously adhered to. This meant that interim results could be presented on site and approved directly.

The final go-live took place to the day. leogistics was able to implement the project cleanly on schedule according to all customer requirements and successfully eliminate congestion caused by waiting trucks on public roads. At the same time, transparency was created regarding people and vehicle movements on the plant premises and truck turnaround times were reduced.

A Glimpse of the Future

Another project is currently being implemented to improve logistics processes in the area of raw material delivery. The aim here is to achieve faster, partially automated processing of registration and unloading. Raw materials handling will be incorporated into the existing outgoing goods processing within this process. Furthermore, leogistics will roll out its software in another plant of the biotechnology company.

Leading Steel Manufacturer in Europe implements modern Transport Management and Billing System

leogistics — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:40:02 +0000

The new transport planning and billing system and the introduction of leogistics Rail solve five requirements in one fell swoop

One of Europe’s largest steel producers commissioned leogistics GmbH in 2019 to implement a new transport management system. The products supplied will be used for the automotive, electrical, domestic and manufacturing segments.

Steel Manufacturer Simplifies System Landscape

The motivation behind the tender was to introduce a dedicated system for transport planning and optimization, to simplify the complex system landscape, and to make rules and regulations traceable outside the IT system. A particular core requirement of the project was to optimize rail planning and execution and to integrate leogistics Rail.

In summary, the focus is on these five goals:

COST SAVINGS – Optimization of freight costs, Reduction of process costs, Avoidance of additional costs (e.g. deadfreight, suboptimal carriers)
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT – Better adherence to arrival dates, Overall utilization of freight space capacities
REACTION TO IMPONDERABLES – Volatility of customer requirements, Manufacturing uncertainty, Deviations in transport route (e.g. low water, wagon shortage)
INDEPENDENCE FROM SERVICE PROVIDERS – Ensure flexibility of service providers, Sovereignty over own system
MANAGEMENT BY EXCEPTION – Focus on exceptions, Time for process improvements

leogistics divided the overall project into subprojects and worked according to the proven leoprojects methodology. By applying leoprojects, it was possible to structure the process, identify and counteract risks at an early stage, and provide a valid statement on compliance with the agreed costs and schedule.

Fit For The Digital Future Of The Plant Railway With The Help Of SAP TM And leogistics Rail

When introducing the new solution, leogistics started with the planning requirements and executions of the rail transports. They optimized the wagon planning, the loading and the shunting orders. In the future, the plant railroad integrated into the system will be able to plan and schedule shunting orders to serve the loading points.

Rail transport companies (RUs) are also connected to the system via interfaces such as EDI integration (Electronic Data Interchange), enabling optimal dispatching. To meet new challenges in the digitization of operational rail processes, process mapping gaps must be closed on the IT side.

Other focal points of the project are the processing of customer call-offs, the integration of warehouse systems and the response to volatile changes in production planning.

Thus it will be possible to react quickly to the constantly changing data from production and sales. In the future, customer call-offs will be taken into account on an ad-hoc basis and storage bin information will be integrated into the system.

Nordzucker AG digitalizes site logistics with myleo / dsc

leogistics — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:15:42 +0000

Without sugar, life would be half as sweet at best. To ensure that Nordzucker AG’s products arrive at supermarkets on time, the sugar manufacturer has converted its logistics to future technologies. Congestion and inefficiencies on the factory premises are now a thing of the past.

At peak times, bottlenecks frequently occurred on Nordzucker AG’s factory premises, depending on whether trucks were on time due to the traffic situation and whether supply from the warehouse could be ensured smoothly.

Nordzucker AG

Industry: Food

Number of employees: About 3,800

Annual sales: 1.4 billion euros

21 production and refining sites in seven European countries and Australia, distribution sites in other countries

New system sought for transparent site logistics

Together with logistics solution provider leogistics, a state-of-the-art, cloud-based system has now been introduced that relies on the IoT (Internet of Things) and, thanks to geofences, knows an hour in advance which transport is on time. As a result, goods are automatically staged at the right ramp on time. In addition, a significant reduction in the length of the time slots for the trucks’ stay in the yard was achieved.

The company, which is headquartered in Braunschweig, also attached great importance to its vision of future-proof logistics planning. Accordingly, over the past few years Nordzucker has approached the digital transformation with a great deal of innovative spirit and a whole range of products from the leogistics portfolio in trusting cooperation.

Comprehensive Digitalization With Real-Time Data

It quickly became clear to the project team that real-time tracking of the trucks by means of track & trace was a “must-have” in order to be able to adjust time slots and provisioning from warehouse management accordingly in an agile manner. After the implementation of Warehouse Management SAP WM and leogistics Yard Management, the time slot management and the cloud solution myleo / tnt were implemented. A central component of Yard Management is the transport scheduling module Trans, which contributes to efficient planning by connecting all process participants involved. Only the overall combination enables maximum efficiency.

The Solution At A Glance

Yard Management: leogistics yard coordinates all activities of carriers and means of transport inside and outside the plant premises.
Time slot management: Loading and unloading capacities are always kept in view and schedules are planned collaboratively with service providers and suppliers on a single platform.
myleo / tnt ensures transparency of processes and assets as well as transport tracking in real time.
Trucks leave the yard significantly earlier since the introduction of automated retrieval processes.
leogistics IoT: To automate the process of truck call-offs, Nordzucker relies on a currently prototypical sensor-based solution that is being implemented as a leogistics IoT scenario.

Integration Is The Magic Word

Because a lot depends on the logistics partners, more responsibility was handed over to them in the new solution. Now they book time slots in a planning tool and reschedule them in case of problems themselves. In the beginning, drivers still proactively accessed a mobile app to manage their entire tour. In the meantime, on-board units and telematics solutions ensure automatic recording and transmission of the respective position. The myleo / tnt track & trace module, for example, follows the route of the trucks from start to finish.

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When we chose leogistics, it was not just a matter of selecting a software supplier, but a strategic partner.

Michael Jansen

Head of SAP Standard Applikation Nordzucker AG

Higher Loading Efficiency Thanks To Complex Calculations by myleo / dsc

If a truck is an hour’s drive away from the plant, exceeding an isoline already triggers the retrieval in warehouse management from a high-bay racking. Triggering the retrieval process by myleo / tnt is based on a set of rules that only allows the process to start if a time slot for the estimated time of arrival has also been booked. The IDoc interface is used to trigger the high-bay racking which automatically removes the goods from storage onto the staging lanes, and to move the pallets to the loading gate.

Where it previously often took another hour after the arrival of the truck to prepare the goods, now everything is already on site when it arrives: That’s a considerable difference. With the introduction of the automatic retrieval processes, the truck leaves the yard much earlier and the time slot length has been significantly reduced.

K+S: Digital Fleet Management And Optimized EVU Management With SAP

leogistics — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:02:58 +0000

A Big Step For Rail As A Mode Of Transport

In order to achieve its goals of being able to act sovereignly and flexibly and to free itself from dependencies on individual rail transport companies [RUs] and empty wagon suppliers, K+S decided, among other things, to acquire its own wagon fleet. For the realignment, i.e. the monitoring and control of all rail-bound logistics processes, K+S needed an effective fleet management system. K+S wanted to digitalize wagon planning and optimize wagon and RU deployment with a custom-fit, SAP-based IT solution.

Since the realignment, the planning process for the goods has been based on the following principle:

After the orders entered in SAP ERP are sent to SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM), the system determines the appropriate RU, taking planning specifications into account. In the collaborative planning of leogistics Rail, which is used in addition to SAP TM, order managers, fleet managers and dispatch departments at the various locations carry out detailed planning for the coming period.
Operational train departures and arrivals are recorded in leogistics Rail. The integration of telematics data and geofences enables real-time monitoring of wagon stocks and locations.
The connection of the RU to the planning and dispatching system increases the degree of automation and improves communication between the process participants.
By using appropriate monitoring and reporting dashboards for wagons and trains, all movements can be monitored. This leads to fast response times in exceptional situations.

K + S

K+S AG is a supplier of mineral products for the agricultural, industrial, consumer and municipal sectors. K+S serves the growing demand from production sites in Europe, North and South America as well as a global distribution network. The transport and logistics sector is of particular importance: The Group transports more than 50 million tons of goods per year.

Approach In The Project

The project was preceded by an analysis of the current situation. In order to counteract impending bottlenecks in the availability of transport space, investments were made in the acquisition of a dedicated wagon fleet. Wagons were built to special specifications and additional RUs were selected. However, new requirements also go hand in hand with the company’s own fleet: Wagons must be used optimally and empty runs must be avoided!

Solutions for new requirements

To meet the new challenges of the company’s own fleet, a large number of new processes had to be defined and integrated into the existing IT architecture:

Transportation Planning

Planning trains for the coming period requires a great deal of coordination between customer service, fleet management, dispatch at the individual sites, and external partners. In the collaborative planning process, the many parties involved can plan and interact together. Planning is transparent at all times and is adjusted, completed and checked step by step.

Empty Trolley Planning

The use of own wagons offers a lot of flexibility and at the same time brings with it the complex task of scheduling them as best as possible for subsequent processes after unloading at the destination as well as reducing downtimes.
Empty wagon planning in leogistics Rail provides K+S with a graphical overview of the actual and forecast stock of wagons per location. Surplus and shortages are visible to the user at a glance. The system automatically suggests to which location the empty wagons should be returned.

Trolley Management And Tracking

In addition to tabular overviews and wagon inventories, each individual wagon can also be monitored via a map-based application. The current location and other information from the telematics units installed on the wagons can thus be viewed transparently and conveniently by fleet management at any time. With the help of geofences and the current location information, arrivals and departures of wagons are automatically booked for the respective location. Train arrivals and departures are also automatically recorded in this way. Damaged wagons can be recorded directly on the track via a mobile app and damage can be documented.

Added Value Through Integration

In addition to the internal process participants, one focus was on the integration of external players. DB Cargo and other RUs, telematics service providers and the wagon keeper were connected to the system.

DB Cargo reports empty wagon additions to the locations, the train status and receives empty wagon orders in addition to freight orders.
RUs receive weekly schedules and rail freight orders.
Customers receive information about scheduled trains.
The wagon owner sends master data records for new wagons and data for upcoming revisions.
The telematics service provider supplies K+S with GPS and important status information of the individual wagons.

"Thanks to the digitalization of our fleet management, we have been able to significantly reduce the operating costs for the mode of transport rail. The transparency and flexibility gained by using leogistics Rail has meant that we can plan and deploy our wagon fleet effectively. The wagons are now steered just-in-time to the respective locations where they are required. This allows us to minimize downtime and keep better track of turnaround times."

Agnes Schneider, Head of Logistics Execution K+S AG

Genossenschaft Migros Ostschweiz Digitalizes Site Logistics

leogistics — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:51:57 +0000

Successfully Into The Future Thanks To Restructuring Of Site Logistics And Freight Cost Accounting

Fresh food places high demands on logistical processes. In order to cope with the growing transport volume on its premises, Migros Ostschweiz has commissioned leogistics GmbH to digitalize its site logistics. This includes freight cost accounting as well as yard logistics for trucks and the company’s own railroad. The solution: a transport management system that restructures the processes for the road and rail modes of transport. After three days of day and night process monitoring and in-depth analysis, the leogistics team was able to create a shared vision of tomorrow’s automated site logistics.

For efficient mapping of vehicle movements on the site, leogistics Yard was first integrated with route planning, RFID vehicle recognition at the gates, and the existing track-and-trace system for automated recognition of arrival or departure. From the route planning, the placement requirements for the preloading are now generated, which are distributed to the plant traffic and the truck drivers by a rule-based and automated allocation. The positioning requirements are displayed in the driver’s cab via tablet or smartphone and executed by the driving personnel.

MIGROS

The Migros Ost- schweiz cooperative, headquartered in Gossau, is the third largest of the ten cooperatives in terms of sales and the largest in terms of area. It serves around 110 supermarkets, 50 Migros restaurants and takeaways, and other locations up to three times a day with ultra-fresh, fresh, food, and nonfood products.

Within the allocation, splits of the gate groups for the plant transport drivers can be taken into account. Furthermore, the allocation works autonomously and no longer requires a dispatcher to allocate the parking requirements. The dispatcher can follow the progress of the preloading via activity monitor or via the visualization of the gate occupancy.

Thanks to track-and-trace integration, logins and departures from the area take place without a driver having to use his hands (“hands-free”). This is because, in addition to increasing efficiency through end-to-end system support, intuitive usability via a tool that is as attractive as possible for employees was also an important goal. The high level of user-friendliness led to a calming of internal communication and it is noticeable that employees enjoy working with the new tool.

leogistics Rail Digitalizes Transport Management For The Rail Mode Of Transport

Thanks to the leogistics Rail solution, wagon deliveries and shunting movements are now displayed in a digital track plan. For optimal notification of inbound wagon shipments, the executing rail transport companies (RUs) have been connected to the yard management and transmit information on international wagon shipments with the destination Migros Ostschweiz. The system also plans the deliveries of rail cars from the Gossau transfer station to the individual plant sidings based on the criteria of loading, supplier or rail car number.

The execution of the shunting operation is documented by means of apps. The main focus was on autonomous dispatching of the wagons and the shunting personnel directly “at the track” – without a central dispatcher. Empty wagons are either returned directly to the RU or deposited in the track area for reloading, with active monitoring of wagon service life. In outbound traffic, the system takes over the digital planning and booking of wagon shipments after loading.

Freight Cost Invoicing And Accounting Without Media Discontinuity

Thanks to the new transport management system, Migros Ostschweiz was able to streamline many processes. At the same time, sources of error due to media discontinuities were reduced. When Migros acts as a transport service provider, the process is now integrated and connected from the orders in SAP Transportation Management to the debit-side postings in SAP FI/CO. Credit-side settlement with third-party carriers has also been optimized and digitalized: Instead of waiting for their invoices and checking them manually, settlement with the service providers is now based on SAP Transportation Management data using the “credit memo procedure”. This means that the focus is no longer on checking incoming invoices, which further strengthens the basis of trust between third-party carriers and Migros.

By introducing the area management software, transparency and a simplification of the plant logistics were achieved above all. After all, approx. 670 vehicle movements are carried out per day by approx. 230 drivers and the plant traffic (approx. 440). The average positioning time by plant traffic is now three minutes. The training time for employees in plant traffic has been drastically reduced by the new tools. Working conditions and thus employee satisfaction have been improved or increased by a reduction in the noise level in the driver’s cab due to the reduced radio traffic. As a result, the previous hectic pace has given way to a quieter and thus thoroughly more pleasant operating process.

A Glimpse Of The Future

In the future, a door/dock appointment scheduling system is to be integrated into the Migros Ostschweiz system landscape. On the one hand, this will improve the control of goods delivery and empty container pickup, and on the other hand, it will optimize personnel deployment planning. In addition, integration with SAP Extended Warehouse Management is planned in order to control storage and retrieval more efficiently. In the area of railroad processing, the documentation of shunting movements is to be carried out using RFID sensors on railroad cars.

"The focus for us was on the integrative interaction of all modes of transport at the Gossau site by means of an integrative software solution. Thanks to the consulting services provided by leogistics and the use of leogistics Yard, leogistics Rail and leogistics Truck, we can now plan, process and transparently monitor the entire handling process (trucks, trailers, rail cars, swap bodies and plant transport vehicles) on a daily basis - and all this on a mobile and absolutely paperless basis. This means that an important building block in digitalization across the entire supply chain has been successfully implemented."

Daniel Balmer, Head of Transport Logistics Genossenschaft Migros Ostschweiz

Fresh Ideas For Fresh Products: Rücker Dairy Reduces Waiting Times At Loading Points

leogistics — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:23:56 +0000

In order to remain fit for the future, Rücker dairy in northern Germany took a close look at its logistical processes. This became necessary not least due to the increasing number of transports and the increasing importance of the factor time in logistics. Since summer 2020, the dairy has been planning and managing its loading points with myleo / slot, the door/dock appointment scheduling software from leogistics GmbH.

The introduction of myleo / slot in Aurich means that loading operations are organized centrally and in a single system. Paper and Excel-based planning are now a thing of the past. For the warehouse’s dispatchers, cooperation with the freight forwarders in time slot planning enables optimization of all door activities.

Rücker

Rücker dairy with locations in Aurich (Rücker GmbH) and Wismar (Ostsee-Molkerei Wismar GmbH) has stood for northern German milk and cheese expertise for around 130 years. The family-owned company is the quality and market leader in North German naturally matured cheese specialties and supplies customers worldwide in addition to the German and European retail trade. Rücker in Aurich is considered one of the largest shepherd’s cheese producers in Europe.

leogistics Enables "Help For Self-help"

leogistics was commissioned with the goal of enabling external service providers to book time slots independently. However, the dairy’s specialist department was to retain sovereignty over the time slot rules.

When configuring the cloud solution, leogistics worked closely with Rücker to use the “rapid approach”. This is a methodology that enables clients to put the new solution into operation largely on their own, without having to forego options for adapting it to their own processes. leogistics carried out the basic configuration for Rücker and trained the key user in myleo / slot. This laid the foundation for internal workshops, which were conducted by Rücker itself and aimed at a final, fine-tuned configuration.

High Satisfaction Thanks To Fast Implementation And Intuitive Operation

For Rücker, the implementation process of myleo / slot was a complete success: The project was characterized by a short implementation time and all wishes of the specialist department were taken into account.
Thanks to the intuitive user interfaces of myleo / slot, the training effort was reduced to a minimum and all parties involved were able to participate quickly.
External service providers have been communicating via the platform since the introduction of myleo / slot, making additional lists superfluous.
The utilization of resources in front of and behind the doors could be smoothed.

A Glimpse Of The Future

Following the successful implementation of myleo / slot, Rücker is already planning the next digitalization steps. The focus here is on the exact coordination of the planned use of resources with the expected workload. For greater efficiency and precision, process steps from the notification of the expected trucks, through dispatching, to the clearance notification of the gates will be carried out with myleo / yard in the future. The connection to SAP ERP is also being evaluated. This would enable the dairy to create a continuous data flow that often makes manual intervention obsolete due to a higher degree of automation. Furthermore, empty and returnable packaging processing is also to be mapped via myleo / dsc in the future in order to simplify the reconciliation of credit balances or container debts of the service providers.

"When it comes to fresh produce, adherence to delivery dates and well-interlocked processes are essential. Delays are also critical for our customers. We are pleased to have found a tool in myleo / slot that simplifies the planning of time slots and makes any deviations transparent for all parties involved."

Klaus Rücker, CEO Rücker GmbH

Dräxlmaier Group: SAP-based Transport, Information And Control System

leogistics — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:15:21 +0000

The Dräxlmaier Group At A Glance

The DRÄXLMAIER Group, headquartered in Vilsbiburg, Bavaria, is one of the most successful automotive suppliers worldwide. From more than 60 locations and over 20 countries, the company supplies leading automotive manufacturers with wiring systems, electrical and electronic components, high-quality interiors and storage systems for electromobility.

In 2015, the company generated sales of 3.7 billion euros with more than 55,000 employees. Its customers include Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, MercedesBenz, MINI, Porsche and VW.

Dräxlmaier Group

Industry: Automotive

Number of employees: around 55,000

Annual sales: 7.3 billion euros

As an international automotive supplier, the Dräxlmaier Group develops innovative, customer-oriented solutions such as wiring systems, high-quality interior systems, electrical, electronic and high-voltage components, and storage systems for the premium market.

Realignment Of The Value Network

The aim of the project was to work with leogistics to implement a system for web-based planning and control of the global transport network based on SAP technology. The main objective was to establish transparent information and material flows along the supply chain for the different types of transport, starting with trucks and in the future also rail and ship, throughout the company and across companies in real time.

Optimization Of Logistical Processes

The focus of the web-based solution developed by leogistics and the DRÄXLMAIER Group is on the company’s procurement logistics and intercompany transports between the plants. In the first step, the transport network (regular transports, schedules, special transports) including the nodes were mapped on the system side. At the same time, delivery and transport requirements were created and the planning of shipments for transports was defined on the basis of rules and capacity parameters. The scheduling of shipments is now automated and only carried out by dispatchers in exceptional cases. The assignment of forwarders and the electronic transmission of shipments to service providers is controlled via EDI communication. With the process chain and alert management included in the solution, delays and weak points can be identified promptly.

The Solution In Keywords

Notification of shipments by suppliers in a web portal
Automated shipment bundling and transport creation
Management of the transport network
Dock/door appointment scheduling: electronic order transmission
myleo / tnt ensures transparency of processes and assets as well as transport tracking in real time
myleo / yard: freight cost controlling and invoice verification

Globally Optimized Logistics Processes

With the leogistics Yard Suite, DRÄXLMAIER Group has implemented an integrated solution based on SAP technology that will in future map, plan and control transport processes in real time. In addition to transport requirements creation, scheduling and access control, the solution also covers the processes within the warehouse and the associated commercial processes, including customs clearance. Consequently, DRÄXLMAIER Group increases the transparency and control of its logistics processes and logistics systems. Information on completed, current, and future shipments can be retrieved at any time by plant and process participants across the company. This creates global process and planning reliability. Throughput and downtimes are reduced. At the same time, end-to-end cost controlling takes effect.

The leogistics Yard Suite developed on SAP technology allows interface-free integration into SAP systems. That’s attractive for the DRÄXLMAIER Group because it brings maximum flexibility in mapping operational logistics processes. In addition it provides simple and flexible expandability of the solution with new processes and functions and a reduction of interfaces and avoidance of technically complex, cost-intensive isolated applications.

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Thanks to the implemented leogistics solution, we are now able to map our transport processes end-to-end in real time, from demand to execution to billing. This creates a high level of planning and process reliability.

Johann Kobold

Head of Logistics DRÄXLMAIER Group

Outlook

An extension of functions is possible at any time with the leogistics Yard Suite. DRÄXLMAIER Group is currently planning to optimize its supply control by using a time slot and loading point control system, setting up real-time tracking (truck and container tracking including position data) and supporting freight purchasing with a web-based tendering platform.

DE-VAU-GE And Leogistics: Long-standing Trusted Partners For Innovative Logistics Solutions

leogistics — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:34:34 +0000

DE-VAU-GE And Leogistics: Long-standing Trusted Partners For Innovative Logistics Solutions

DE-VAU-GE Gesundkostwerk GmbH has been a client of leogistics GmbH for quite some time. The trusting cooperation, characterized by constant innovation, began in 2011 with the replacement of a warehouse management system and the design of a new solution based on SAP Warehouse Management. As an early adopter, DE-VAU-GE put many products from the leogistics portfolio into operation in the following years and actively supported their further development.

As part of an SAP ERP implementation, DE-VAU-GE’s previous warehouse management system was also put to the test. As part of a fit/gap analysis, various weak points were identified, and requirements were recorded and analyzed. It quickly became clear that the SAP standard of SAP WM for yard and warehouse as well as SAP LES-TRA for handling transports would not be sufficient for process mapping.

DE-VAU-GE

Founded in 1899, DE-VAU-GE Gesundkostwerk Deutschland GmbH, with its production facilities in Lüneburg and Tangermünde, is one of the largest European manufacturers of breakfast cereals, muesli and a wide variety of bars.

High Requirements For Warehouse Logistics

In close cooperation with DE-VAU-GE, the team of consultants from leogistics designed a comprehensive logistics solution that covers the special requirements for FMCG. In addition to complex storage and retrieval strategies for the different pallet types, multi-stage transport chains for pallet movements with diverse forklift types, and an intercompany process with conveyor technology, the focus was on three particular challenges:

The close interlocking between the processes in production, warehouse and shipping.
A central call-off monitor for the planning and operative execution of the order picking
The complete handling of logistical processes in warehouse and production on mobile devices

"We have been accompanying DE-VAU-GE for many years as a digitalization partner for warehouse, plant and transport logistics. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the trust you have placed in us and look forward with anticipation to the upcoming projects."

André Käber, CEO leogistics GmbH

Dock/Door Appointment Scheduling Facilitates Operational Planning Of Yard Logistics

As part of the new SAP implementation, however, it was not only the logistics processes in the warehouse and production that were scrutinized. Optimization potential was also uncovered on the factory premises and in the truck feed. The workflows of the yard logistics are now supported by the system from check-in, control of silos and integrated scales, allocation of loading or unloading gates, to check-out and are thus transparent. DE-VAU-GE is one of the first leogistics clients to use the dock/door appointment scheduling solution leogistics Slot to ensure optimum utilization of the gates and avoid resource bottlenecks during loading. Long, costly waiting times in the yard and at the loading ramp are thus history.

Transportation Management With leogistics Trans ensures High Transparency

To simplify communication with freight forwarders and optimize the handling of incoming and outgoing shipments, DE-VAU-GE relies on solutions for SAP-based service provider selection. An EDI connection of freight forwarders thus improves communication along the entire supply chain. Service providers are requested via a tender platform, pending transport orders are automatically transmitted via EDI or e-mail push, and the delivery receipt confirmation is stored electronically.

"The use of the door appointment scheduling solution from leogistics provides us with the opportunity to evenly distribute the daily workload of staging and storing our goods. Already in the first few days, we were able to significantly reduce waiting times for check-in and check-out."

Henning Cordes, Head of Logistics DE-VAU-GE

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions Optimizes Utilization Of Resources And Gates With myleo / dsc

Julia Rudolph — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:48:31 +0000

Fast implementation and results thanks to cloud technology myleo / dsc

Arvato has already been relying on myleo / dsc since 2019. The logistics service provider went in search of a tool for its customers to manage incoming and outgoing time slots for goods receipts and goods issues. Arvato found what it was looking for with our 360° logistics platform. In addition to the use of our time slot solution myleo / slot, a management of capacities behind the ramp was of particular interest.

Arvato Bertelsmann Supply Chain Solutions

The Bertelsmann subsidiary Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is an international service provider in the field of supply chain management. Globally renowned companies from a wide range of industries rely on its portfolio of solutions – from telecommunications providers, pharmaceuticals and medical technology manufacturers to banks and insurance companies as well as e-commerce, IT and Internet providers.

Simplified Yard Processes

The problem was outlined in a brief preliminary project study: The time slots for loading and unloading the means of transport are to be made available in such a way that workload and required resource input can be smoothed over the opening hours. At critical times, the bottleneck in the overall process-related picture is not the gates themselves, but the staging areas and goods receiving zones. In many cases, the gates are free, but are not yet available for further loading and unloading due to the clearing time behind the gates. With the introduction of myleo / dsc, it is now possible to match the use of resources to the expected workload and to harmonize the workload with the occupancy of areas and gates.

Transparency thanks to an integrated time slot booking system

As a logistics service provider, Arvato is particularly dependent on reliable information from customers and partners. The exact delivery date plays a central role here. When can the loading or unloading process and the removal or storage process be scheduled for? What capacities must be made available for this?

Transparency in the delivery process enables exact reservation of gate and area. Limiting the number of time slots available can help to smooth out capacity utilization over the opening hours.

User-friendliness Of Self-explanatory Processes

In addition to process optimization for goods receipts and issues, the easy-to-understand user interfaces and simple master data creation were also of enormous importance. Arvato is able to add external process participants quickly and easily. An invitation function can be used to ask untrained third parties to book time slots. The logistics service provider can also fine-tune user privileges, such as blocking and releasing areas, or make reservations in the form of regular time slots for specific customers.

A file upload is available for exchanging process-relevant information, and a maintenance view allows administrators to place freely configurable extension fields at the slot and declare them as mandatory fields, for example.

Extremely Short Implementation Time

The project, which was carried out exclusively with the logistics department, was characterized in particular by the extremely short time required for parameterization. In an agile workshop, processes and requirements were defined and the necessary settings were made. The workshop was preceded by an initial gathering of information with the help of a standardized questionnaire and system preparation on the part of leogistics.

Following the meeting, our client already had a functioning system available. After just a few hours, the agreed scope of services was fully available to Arvato Supply Chain Solutions. After the initial start-up, the client was able to make further adjustments himself. This was rounded off by end-user training, in which Arvato was already able to provide support due to its easy-to-use approach.

We Still Have A Lot Of Plans!

As part of further process optimization, Arvato Supply Chain Solutions would next like to focus on inbound processes. Our myleo / supply solution is intended to enable clients to notify quantities and vehicles. The ability to use this to make forecasts about storage space requirements and central handling resources is essential for logistics service providers. The next step, and thus an improvement in process integration, is the connection of myleo / dsc to the merchandise management system.

In addition, Arvato sees enormous potential in the use of self-check-in terminals. Drivers register upon arrival and reference the previously notified delivery or pickup. By integrating the driver into the registration process, waiting times are to be avoided and the robustness of the process increased.

Thanks For The Trust

After the first weeks of use, our client already reported positive feedback and initial successes in terms of improved resource management of gates and areas. We were very pleased about this. We are happy to accompany our client in the next steps to fully digitalize the logistical processing with their customers.

"We immediately found ourselves in the approach of leogistics and in the solution portfolio of myleo / dsc. Short implementation times, fast results. That's what makes a good software today."

Fabian Generotzky, Factory Manager Arvato Supply Chain Solutions

Roche Harmonizes Product Shipping To Over 170 countries With The Help of leogistics

leogistics — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:17:33 +0000

Roche Diagnostics supplies more than 600,000 customers in over 170 countries. Product shipments are managed via the distribution centers in Mannheim and Indianapolis, USA, as well as production sites in 44 countries worldwide. To ensure uniform quality standards, the company decided to harmonize highly individualized processes and IT solutions in the areas of finance, sales and operations in a global ERP system.

ROCHE

The Roche Group, headquartered in Switzerland, is a global leader in personalized medicine, the global market leader in biotechnology and the world’s leading provider of in-vitro diagnostics. Its customers include hospitals, universities, research laboratories, medical practices and patients in over 170 countries.

leogistics Implements SAP Transportation Management

As part of the harmonization project, which was carried out in cooperation with cbs, leogistics was responsible for the conception and implementation of SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM). The goal was to establish a solution that transparently plans and manages logistics processes based on the SAP Supply Chain Execution Platform. The advantage: cost-efficient and future-proof transport logistics in times of rising cost pressure and increasing fluctuations in demand which can be seamlessly integrated into the new, global SAP architecture of Roche Diagnostics.

In an agile project approach, leogistics mapped prototypes for the respective modes of transport air freight, road freight, sea freight and courier and integrated cross-modal functions into the new system landscape in parallel. At the same time, it was necessary to identify process and system interfaces along the supply chain in order to ensure consistent material flows in real time between the logistics partners.

Harmonized Transport Logistics Simplifies Numerous Processes

Cost- and time-optimized organization of transport chains
Flexible selection of the mode of transport
Automated consolidation of deliveries into air waybills
Control of export processes via SAP GTS, notification of shipments towards consignees for import processing
Efficient dangerous goods handling with SAP EHS
Electronic commissioning of transport service providers
Transmission of loading dates to warehouse systems (integration SAP EWM), confirmation of truck departures from the warehouse systems
Transparent freight cost accounting and invoice verification

Roche Diagnostics reacted early to the upcoming end of maintenance of SAP LE-TRA. In the future, detailed information on transport processes will be available to all process participants along the global supply chain in a transparent and harmonized manner throughout the company in real time. This creates planning and process reliability and reduces logistics costs while increasing delivery reliability. In addition, an end-to-end cost controlling system is in place.

“Following the successful implementation of SAP TM by leogistics, Roche now has access to a central and global transport management platform. In addition to process harmonization, the solution provides flexible customization options for the implementation of legal regulations and process optimizations.”

Mark Hernandez Projektleiter IT Roche Diagnostics

A Look Into The Future

The next level of integration of transport and shipping processes can be achieved by scheduling ERP sales orders with SAP TM. Then the subsequent transport planning, also in SAP TM, would manage picking and packing through the creation of outbound deliveries (in ERP). In addition, the logistics processes could be linked to the financial processes by means of strategic freight purchasing, management of agreed quotas and freight rates, as well as freight invoicing by credit note procedure. A further rollout has already been implemented at the Rotkreuz site in Switzerland.

Projekte – leogistics GmbH

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LHG

High demands on the new digital billing system

Finding solutions together with the help of workshops

leogistics d.s.c. unites the different requirements

A look into the next project phases of the future

Jungbunzlauer optimizes traffic on and in front of plant site

JUNGBUNZLAUER

leogistics Solution Streamlines Yard Processes

Project advantages

Extension of the goods issue solution to another warehouse

We were impressed not only by the results, but above all by the way leogistics GmbH works. We wanted to make initial progress on the project quickly, which we succeeded in doing thanks to the pragmatic approach and good cooperation.

Agile project management and short implementation time

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Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

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Volkswagen creates holistic view of rail logistics with digital solution

Process train arrivals, loading points and shunting orders easily via app

leogistics Rail creates numerous benefits

Central Control Station facilitates empty wagon management throughout Europe

A glimpse of the future

home24 Increases Transparency In The Delivery Of Goods

home24

New possibilities in notification through time slot management and collaborative delivery platform

The solution at a glance

The solution at a glance ​

Disentangle and automate notification processes

The most important improvements ​

We were able to complete the project in record time, everything went better than average - this is not a matter of course in IT projects and was mainly due to the very good project management by leogistics and the great support from the home24 team.

Transparency brings savings

STEAG Power Minerals accelerates logistics with leogistics Planning Monitor

leogistics creates holistic solution for logistics processes in the waste disposal industry

STEAG Power Minerals GmbH

Harmonizing business processes in a uniform system world

leogistics develops all-in-one solution

Special requirements in the waste management industry

Planning monitor optimizes work processes

More efficiency after only a short period of time

Leading Biotechnology Company in Lower Austria Reduces Truck Turnaround Times in just 6 Months

Traffic on and in front of the plant site optimized thanks to new yard management solution

leogistics Solution Streamlines Yard Processes

Quickly Noticeable Improvements due to Short Implementation Time

A Glimpse of the Future

Leading Steel Manufacturer in Europe implements modern Transport Management and Billing System

The new transport planning and billing system and the introduction of leogistics Rail solve five requirements in one fell swoop

Steel Manufacturer Simplifies System Landscape

In summary, the focus is on these five goals:

Fit For The Digital Future Of The Plant Railway With The Help Of SAP TM And leogistics Rail

Nordzucker AG digitalizes site logistics with myleo / dsc

Nordzucker AG

New system sought for transparent site logistics

Comprehensive Digitalization With Real-Time Data

The Solution At A Glance

Integration Is The Magic Word

When we chose leogistics, it was not just a matter of selecting a software supplier, but a strategic partner.

Higher Loading Efficiency Thanks To Complex Calculations by myleo / dsc

K+S: Digital Fleet Management And Optimized EVU Management With SAP

A Big Step For Rail As A Mode Of Transport

K + S

Approach In The Project

Solutions for new requirements

Transportation Planning

Empty Trolley Planning

Trolley Management And Tracking

Added Value Through Integration

Genossenschaft Migros Ostschweiz Digitalizes Site Logistics

Successfully Into The Future Thanks To Restructuring Of Site Logistics And Freight Cost Accounting

MIGROS

leogistics Rail Digitalizes Transport Management For The Rail Mode Of Transport

Freight Cost Invoicing And Accounting Without Media Discontinuity

A Glimpse Of The Future

Fresh Ideas For Fresh Products: Rücker Dairy Reduces Waiting Times At Loading Points

Rücker

leogistics Enables "Help For Self-help"

High Satisfaction Thanks To Fast Implementation And Intuitive Operation

A Glimpse Of The Future

Dräxlmaier Group: SAP-based Transport, Information And Control System

The Dräxlmaier Group At A Glance

leogistics Rail creates
numerous benefits

The solution at a glance

The most important improvements