SAP EWM – Everything easy?! How the implementation of SAP EWM solutions can be accelerated up to 50 %Read more on pages 4/5 LOREL: Faster than the production needs!

In the new PCC of LOREL GmbH, inconsoWMS Automotive

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For Montblanc an exclusive SAP LES inconso Add-On and developments achieve highest

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MWM: Parts from Lorsch secure the energy supply in the whole world inconsoWMS X manages replacement parts

distribution at energy facility constructor MWM | P. 11

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Inventory security and througput at Stabilo International improved

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SAP LES solution from inconso AG provides Greiner Bio-One even more „Power“

inconsoWMS Everywhere

Your Warehouse Management: Available everywhere – always

Greiner Bio-One International AG is com-pleting a new warehouse at their headquar-ters and production site in Kremsmünster (Up-per Austria). The warehouse is to be managed and controlled with a central SAP LES inclu-ding a SAP based material flow control. inconso AG was given the order for the deve-lopment and implementation. Among other goals, the further increase in efficiency and process quality, the implementation of a high-ly efficient instrument for controlling and planning the logistics processes as well as con-trol possibilities for the management are the goals of this solution.

In the course of the current warehouse construction and based on the complex exe-cution of the logistics processes, inconso AG will expand the existing computer systems with a new warehouse management system (WMS). A central SAP LES with a SAP based material flow control will be used. The decisive factors for giving the contract to inconso AG were the many years of experience in the con-trol of complex, fully automated material flows using SAP as well as the numerous references in the pharmaceutical industry.

With the new feature inconsoWMS Everywhere, the solutions of the inconsoWMS Product Suite are now accessible from every-where via the web. The access using web-ca-pable end equipment such as an iPad or iPho-ne is possible for use anywhere in real-time. Thanks to this innovation, the inconsoWMS Product Suite can be operated not only as the classical on-site installation, but also as ASP or via cloud computing. This is also made possi-ble through the technology platform inconso Windows Framework (IWF), which offers a si-gnificant improvement in flexibility and hand-ling of the proven inconso Warehouse Ma-nagement System and is available in the cur-rent version in its full functionality in the web.

This highly flexible user interface enables a better user friendliness and many modifica-tions can be done by the customer. For exam-ple, dialogs can be sorted in ascending and descending order in list displays by clicking on the columns and sequencing of columns by drag&drop. In addition, the user and rights management has been greatly refined. With IWF, the operator receives new possibilities for operating the inconso warehouse solutions for highly automated logistics centers as well as manually operated warehouses completely via web browsers.

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hortus’ s IT landscape blooms

Garden equipment, tools and machines: Gardena products enjoy growing demand. hortus GmbH, founded two years ago and the logistics subsidiary of the Gardena group, en-sures that the supply of all materials from the distribution center in Ulm, Germany arrive on-time and efficiently at the customers and carries out comprehensive logistics services also for third parties outside the group.

In order to increase the productivity of the logistics, to have better instruments for control-ling and to reduce the costs, hortus implemen-ted a transport management system under SAP. On the way to a new IT landscape, Gardena and hortus relied on inconso’s support in workshops and reference visits. In order to close functional gaps in the standard processes and to optimize the project implementation, inconso used SAP based transport Add-Ons in the project. These SAP Add-Ons are an unique offering from inconso in the transport market. Among others, functionality for load space optimization and transport optimization based on costs were in-tegrated.

The basis for optimization was the build-up of a meaningful reporting for the transport and freight cost processes as well as the implemen-tation of an integrated freight cost invoicing.

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Luggage in Munich: No waiting thanks to support

Groupe ALAINÉ relies on inconsoWMS S

inconso SAS, the subsidiary of inconso AG (Germany) specialized in consulting and software solutions for the logistics, an-nounces the contract signing with Groupe ALAINÉ , an internationally active transport and logistics company with headquarters in Macon, France. In the scope of expanding its business and the changing market con-ditions, Groupe ALAINÉ decided at the be-ginning of the year to replace the existing warehouse management system with inconsoWMS S at all of its locations.

The functionality, the modern architec-ture of the system as well as the compe-tence and high dedication of the inconso experts convinced Groupe ALAINÉ . In addi-tion, the growing recognition of inconso in Europe played an important role. The deci-sion was made for the warehouse manage-ment system inconsoWMS Standard, a high-

ly standardized solution that optimizes and improves steadily the logistics processes and the productivity in the warehouse of Groupe ALAINÉ for the long-term.

Ottavio Rivelli, director of inconso SAS, stated: „We are happy and are proud that Groupe ALAINÉ has chosen us. Groupe ALAINÉ is very well known as a supplier and for his know-how in the area of transport and logistics. Our solutions fit perfectly for the existing and future requirements.“

During the year, Groupe ALAINÉ has built up a comprehensive knowledge in the areas of transport and logistics. Both in France and outside of France, Groupe ALAINÉ takes over the transportation re-sponsibilities for palletized goods, bulk goods and liquids in special tanks.

Taking all the transport relevant rules such as route planning, freight distribution and storage into consideration, Groupe ALAINÉ organizes the daily national and in-ternational transporting of goods with 800 employees, 650 trucks, 200,000 m² storage space and with strategic subsidiaries in France, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary and since end of 2010 in Slovakia. Service and customer support are increasingly in the fo-reground structure, organization and flexi-bility to adjust make it possible for Groupe ALAINÉ to work with local, national and in-ternational customers.

In order to continuing guaranteeing the high quality of baggage handling, Munich airport has entered into a five year on-site support contract with Vanderlande Industries as the general contract and inconso AG for the baggage conveyor system in Terminal 1. The bag-gage conveyor system in the kilometer long terminal consists of four nearly identical systems (Module A - D). Each system has two Check-In islands and transfer feeds. The system is monitored and supported around the clock on seven days a week.

The support team consists of about 20 persons, of which two come from inconso. They are responsible for the support, mainte-nance and disruption clearance of the existing PCs, server hardware and system software as well as support for the inconso developed ap-plication software for the sorting calculator in the modules A – D and the distribution calculator.

The system ensures that the baggage is routed correctly and is loa-ded into the correct plane. Where a bag has to be transported to in the 7.7 kilometers long network is recognized by the system using the bar-code on the baggage tags from the airlines. The average processing time is eight minutes. The bags and suitcases from the arriving flights are also sorted and sent to one of the eight arrival carousels or handle the transfer luggage.

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Source: Flughafen München GmbH

The French transport and logistics company to use the warehouse management sys-tem inconsoWMS S at all of its sites

inconso AG and Vanderlande Industries support the luggage system in Terminal 1 in Munich

SAP EWM – Everything easy?!How the implementation of SAP EWM solutions can be accelerated by up to 50 %

from Thomas Gries, Member of the board at inconso AG

„SAP EWM is taking a leading market position as a high performance intralogistics system. The particular strengths of SAP EWM, the comprehensive spectrum of standard functionality and the resulting requirements for a correct setup and configuration can all lead quickly to a protracted process. Thanks to years of experience in numerous successful implementation projects, inconso uses a rapid deployment model names SAP EWM easy to shorten the implementation time by up to 50 %.“

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With SAP EWM, the ERP market leader from Walldorf has brought a logistics system to the market, which meets a high level of re-quirements in logistics and IT. Correspondin-gly, SAP AG and its Special Expertise Partner, which inconso AG has been for many years, have a high and continuous demand for this solution.

What makes this system that was a com-pletely new development a couple of years ago so attractive? Well, SAP EWM offers fitting solutions for a whole group of warehouse logi-stics requirements that was not covered by the SAP product spectrum in the past. Many functionality such as an integrated material flow system, kitting creation, resource ma-nagement, quality management functions or labor management were developed based on customer requirements and are therefore very practical oriented. In addition, SAP EWM is ba-sed on the most current standards in IT.

Powerful, but complex

However, this performance breadth and depth have there process. The power of the system corresponds also to its high complexity. And this, in turn, makes it possible, but also ne-cessary to represent each individual require-ment of a company in concrete solutions on-site. For these types of modifications, SAP has the so-called Business Add-Ins (BADIs) on

which the concrete strategies can be supple-mented.

To compare: While SAP LES has about 70 so-called BADIs, SAP EWM has several hundred. This spectrum, of course, offers the possibility to do sophisticated modifications. On the other hand though, the work requires a high effort. This not only costs for customizing and modifi-cations, but also extends the implementation phases for the system significantly in duration.

Does this confirm the old stereotype that SAP standard systems can do way to much and are too expensive and slow to implement?

With the right partner that has the expertise and required resources, this stereotype regar-ding the suitability of EWM is disbanded and the entire potential of EWM can be used.

More impulse for implementation projects

In the course of a large number of success-ful EWM projects at customers from different branches and project scopes, inconso has deve-loped a set of templates and put together a me-thodology that will provide the decisive speed for the implementation projects. Under the de-signation SAP EWM easy, the methodology ma-kes it possible to do secure and quick imple-mentations of SAP EWM logistics solutions.

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Essential components of SAP EWM easy are described here. They ensure a significant sa-vings in time and effort in all of the decisive pha-ses of the project – in the business blueprint, in the realization phase and the testing and go-live phases.

For this, inconso uses both proven Business Content Sets as well as pre-developed tem-plates and projects teams working along pre-cise procedure models.

How does this look in detail? It is under-stood that across the entire project, proven and quality assured project methodology with de-fined and controlled project plans are used. The first step is about precise and detailed gathering of the concrete requirements of the logistics sys-tem. The decisive instrument here is the confi-guration guidelines.

Configuration for customer requirement

This comprehensive questionnaire is based on many years of experience and the far-rea-ching logistics know-how of inconso AG – not only in SAP solutions (SAP LES and SAP EWM), but also with its own best-of-breed systems such as inconsoWMS. It structures the logistic process areas, tasks and goals as well as the technical environment. Its thorough completi-on already results in a comprehensive and fun-damental process description tailored to fit the

customer requirements. From this description, process documents can be generated and checklists that structure and facilitate the next steps can be put together.

On this basis, templates can be used in a whole row of industries in the realization phase. They are applicable in the sense of a „ready-to-run“ method to enable quick implementations even when all the fine details are not completely considered. The templates are available for each of the branches such as Chemical, Pharma, Con-sumer Goods and also Spare Parts Logistics and are oriented on the Best Practices of each branch.

The templates cover not only branch requi-rements, they also already consider detailed re-quirements from different subprocesses. The pallet of existing, finished components goes all the way down to the configuration switches that must be set based on the concrete require-ments. This type of pre-configured processes and content only need to be connected to the BADIs in order to be add to the running solution.

Test scenarios accelerate implementations

There is a rule that the path to a quick imple-mentation is to use as much of the pre-confi-gured components as possible. This affects the test phase as well. The planning of tests occurs significantly quicker when prepared scenarios

can be used.

During the parallel training of workers using proven materials, the performance and the be-havior of the system can already be simulated even before the tests in the production system have begun.

What does that mean for the customers of inconso? With our approach, SAP EWM can be implemented in the same amount of time that a SAP LES implementation would take. The custo-mer receives a SAP EWM with a significantly lar-ger functional spectrum than SAP LES.

Although it is possible that not all the fine details are available immediately with this me-thod, this point is more than outweighed by the advantages of using such a method. With the efficiency advantages resulting from its use, the new system operates faster and more cost ef-fectively. At the same time, it opens up the pos-sibility to start very early in the further process optimization and to achieve additional efficien-cies and quality advantages.

These statements are more than just future perspectives. They describe practical expe-riences from the many successful projects using this methodology and instruments. And our goal? That even more users can say: „SAP EWM? It was easy!“

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Different origin – uniform management

Many parts and modules are deliveries in special racks. Several hundred different, reusa-ble racks are used. Several workers receive the truck loads. The control worker checks the com-pleteness and the condition of the goods. Si-multaneously, he scans the barcode of the load unit. Immediately, he receives the printing of the newly assigned package number. With this, he completes the transfer from individual desi-gnation of diverse suppliers to the uniform ma-nagement of the goods in the warehouse ma-nagement system – and independently also the determination when the legal and fiscal proper-ty transfer of ownership from the supplier to the automobile manufacturer is completed. This makes it possible to now handle all the multiple

The result was a new logistics location and the move to the new facility was coupled with inconsoWMS Automotive replacing the former system.

Since the opening of the new location in 2009, LOREL has supplied not only the assembly lines in a production synchronous manner, but also delivered other goods to the production location. These location goods were cross-do-cked directly to the goods issue zones from which they were delivered to the production location with the next shuttle truck. These arti-cles normally stay for only 2 hours at LOREL. With the additional tasks, the center received the status of Plant Consolidation Center (PCC) and was the first of its kind that had all the func-tions at a single location.

Already at the end of 1999, LOREL GmbH took over a large part of the tasks for storage and Just-in-Time delivery from the former DaimlerChrysler AG. In order to meet the high demands, LOREL worked with a team from incon-so AG from the beginning as an efficient ma-nagement of such complex processes requires a high performance IT support. After all, it is all about receiving and handling the delivered parts with a high transparency and quality so that they can be Just-in-Time and Just-in-Sequence syn-chronized into the production processes on the assembly lines. The success of the joint approach shows that in just a few years, the former ware-house location was threatening to burst at the seams and was too small for the newest models.

Only 6 kilometers away from the Bremen Daimler product location, LOREL GmbH consolidates the parts and modules of 270 sup-pliers in a 30,000 m² warehouse for the leading automobile manufacturer. The parts are stored here, picked and sent to the assembly lines in a production synchronous manner. The processes are managed by inconsoWMS Automotive. A central unique characteristic of the system: It puts LOREL in the position to assemble multi-supplier sets for the production supply.

LOREL: Faster than the produc-tion needs! In the new PCC of LOREL GmbH, inconsoWMS Automotive manages the production synchronous supply

Source: LOREL - LOgistik RELais Bremer Kreuz GmbH

„Business and goal oriented: that is what makes us strong!“ Interview with Frank Boblat, LOREL GmbH

with the list of parts that are already in the system thanks to a separate EDI transfer . The system builds upon the bases of virtual racks for the entire consumption locations in the production location and triggers the picking. Here, it is considered that each rack can be used for different parts based on the sizes and different forms. Also, a set sequence can be different depending upon the production logic.

The core – monitor

From the receiving of the impulse call-off, LOREL has 90 minutes until the goods have to be loaded onto the shuttle transport. In the pi-cking, each movement is therefore time monito-red. The monitor in inconsoWMS Automotive is the heart of the order monitoring: This is where all the current and real-time call-offs from the customer are compared with the available capa-cities in order to be able to react at any time. The routes are also monitored just like the picking pools and processing times. It is already fore-

supplier articles only based on the requirements of the production logic and logistics.

Sequencing: Differentiated processes for indivi-dual premium models

Here, the tact of the work at LOREL is en-tirely dependent upon the processes at Daimler. The offer to the demanding custo-mers in the last years has become increasin-gly individualized. Long ago, the vehicle ow-ner can already put together the many comfort and performance properties of his special premium vehicle.

An efficient assembly of this row of indi-vidual models on the smallest space requires a highly flexible assembly logistics. For the tacting of the multitude of different varia-tions, it must be ensured that the exact part requested by the customer is available at ex-actly the moment when his vehicle reaches each of the assembly points. The impulse call-offs for the JIS delivery are compared

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improvements to make afterwards.

How do you see the impact of the system on your business model now?

Frank Boblat: With inconsoWMS Automoti-ve, we have gained additional efficiencies and manage a multiple-supplier process that others can’t manage. We are set up streamlined and quick. We may not be a global player yet, but very selfconfident. What we achieve here daily is something we would like to also prove at other locations.

Source: LOREL – LOgistik RELais Bremer Kreuz GmbH

down our warehouse completely in three days. That meant: Book out in the old system, trans-port and then book into the new system. Sys-tem-wise, we had everything under control and could move all 24,000 cases with 450 trucks to the new location.

A remarkable performance!

Frank Boblat: Especially since our people worked for the first time with the new system and the new processes at the new location. We had all trained for it, but whoever has done so-mething like this before knows that it is a special challenge. But, regardless of all the difficulties: There were no production effects. The system ran stabel and robust and we only had two small

How do you view the work together with inconso AG?

Frank Boblat: Eleven years ago, we imple-mented the first automotive application and since then, we have maintained a partnership oriented relationship together. Both sides work very goal oriented and that is one of the most important aspects of our joint work. Also, we al-ways have short communication paths: If there is a problem, we are helped immediately.

Is it correct that the start of the new location took place under special circumstances?

Frank Boblat: It was Big Bang – there were some not so normal situations. We had to break

seen in Hemelingen that the capacity limits are in view, but LOREL has secured enough space to be able to build new space in the future to serve the customer – inconsoWMS Automotive also is ready for the increasing volumes.

With a look at the planned additional growth and after the capacity limits of the existing warehouse came into view, Montblanc decided to centralize the world-wide logistics processing and build a new distribution center.

For every important decision – already in the concept and planning phases – Montblanc logistics people brought their experience and knowledge together. This resulted in a 8,100 m² highly modern ware-house in Ellerbek near Hamburg with 70,000 locations for pallets, containers and totes that reflected the outer elegance of the brand and met all the requirements of the inner organization for quality and perfor-mance.

inconso AG was commissioned with im-plementing a SAP LES in central SAP system that also directly controlled the PLC level of conveyor technology with the help of the inconso products inconsoS/Line. Along with the comfort of the same look and feel and the removal of all interface maintenance, the company gained principally the possibi-lity to maintain and develop further the en-tire solution by themselves.

Entire business logic in SAP LES

Montblanc operates a SAP System without

interfaces from the order through to the PLCs. The entire business logic was configured and built into SAP LES by inconso. In order to fulfill all the performance and quality specifications, the SAP standard was extended on different lo-cations, additional functions and especially user-friendly GUIs were integrated or added

using the inconso developed Add-Ons.

It is natural that a separate and secured safe warehouse was set up for the especially high priced articles and collector articles. Only a limi-ted number of people have access to this area from which the mainly individual pieces are de-livered in special transports. Many collectors have specific serial number ranges of new mo-dels reserved and it is one of the logistics quali-ty criteria that such wishes are reliably fulfilled.

Montblanc, since generations as a manufacturers of handmade, high value writing utensils, has also made a name as a manufac-turer with a wide pallet of exclusive products that fulfill the highest demands on quality, design, tradition and master craftsmanship. And for the support of customers and its own boutiques, high logistics quality is considered an every day requirement.

For Montblanc, an exclusive SAP LES inconso Add-Ons and developments achieve the highest system performance and reliability

Source: Peter Gogl, Montblanc-Simplo GmbH

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Each customer can have his writing utensil or leather article engraved. This work is done in its own area in the second level. If a delivery to a Montblanc boutique or a jewelry shop contains such an individual order, the individual article is taken out and first engraved or imprinted according to the customer wish and then ad-ded to the shipment again.

Exclusivity of product influences processes

The uniqueness of the handmade writing equipment as well as watches and jewelry un-derscores Montblanc through the assignment of worldwide unique numbers on each indivi-dual piece: the so-called „Quo-Vadis number“. With this, it is possible to tell which individual piece was sent from which store to which cu-stomer. At least three times, the Quo-Vadis numbers are recorded in the warehouse and controlled for validity: at goods receiving, pre-picking and by packing. But, first when the re-ceiver has confirmed the information, the Montblanc self developed and very demanding tracking ends.

It is these exclusive characteristics of the lo-gistics at Montblanc that require a consistently high performance from the information tech-nology. As is, the entire warehouse manage-ment and control including the control of the PLC level all runs on the central Montblanc ser-ver in Geneva. Especially to smoothen out the utilization peaks, inconso has modified the booking routines in SAP: A part of the booking occurs asynchronously to ensure a short time response.

inconso Add-Ons for more performance

A special challenge was the representation of the reservation strategies. Then, in the in-terest of a throughput optimized picking, such materials that are located in containers for which reservations already exist and are underway to the picking location must also be reserved.

For this process, an Add-On from inconso that is integrated seamlessly in he standard SAP standard document flow is used. All movements of the loading units and the running inventory

changes are booked through the pure SAP stan-dard way. In order to save time for invoicing and invoice printing, inconso found a process orga-nization that can be run parallel to the work pro-cess during booking and printing.

At the control location, the lists of the out-standing orders is run. Right at the beginning of the day, 600 to 1,000 transport orders are wai-ting. These have to be prioritied and pushed into the facility. In overview graphics that are integrated into the SAP system, the worker sees the warehouse control dialog and the order re-lated facility utilization. Along with the fill ratio of the various warehouse areas and a row of key performance indicators, he can see at a glance and determine how many and which of the inte-grated RF terminals of the forklift fleet also deli-vered by inconso are registered. On the basis of these multiple information, he assigned finally the deliveries to eack pack location and is re-sponsible for the final release of the deliveries.

Not only at this key position does Montblanc rely on experience and quality of the worker. Most are already at the company for many years and participate in the broad qualifi-cation and further education offering. The wor-kers provide the decisive input for the design of the processes and the dialogs and participate heavily in the currently running additional opti-mizations. With these, the performance aspects already achieved are to be improved even more.

In France, Stabilo has a market share that is in parts over 50 %. Efficient logistics helps here.Source: STABILO International GmbH

Inventory security and throughput at Stabilo International improvedinconso fits SAP LES system to requirements at Stabilo Frankreich

The French subsidiary works in one of the most important foreign markets for Stabilo and has a significant market share. The success was even noticeable in the language: To highlight „stabiloter“ in France. In the warehouse of the French subsidiary, store-in and replenishment take place with forklifts and the picking is path optimized with picking carts based on the Man-to-Goods principle. Clever strategies had to be considered and the opportunity to implement SAP LES was used to achieve significant pro-gress both technically and with the in-house processes.

The destination location determination for the store-in is a multi-step process. The WMS ori-entates first on the criteria such as warehouse

and warehouse location types as well as height and weight classes. Within this filtered selection of locations, the next available location is cho-sen based on the store-in strategy set for the warehouse type.

On the technical side, the paper driven loca-tion was converted to an RF supported location so that the multi-order picking process can now be used at Strasbourg. Through this aspect, the inventory security and the throughput were si-gnificantly improved. Logistics manager, Jacqui Entzmann, is very satisfied with the entire pa-ckage of technical innovations: „Thanks to the efficient realization by inconso, the large project was finished on time and quite smoothly.“

For this purpose, inconso developed an SAP ECC release-capable template based on the so-lution in Weißenburg. With this, the connection to the group-wide SAP ERP system from the or-der advices through to the inventory bookings is guaranteed. At the same time, the existing Weißenburger solution was extended with the mentioned special functions and requirements of a manual warehouse. Special attention was paid to ability for future updates of SAP basis software and SAP Service Packs to be easily ad-ded and installed. This ensures that Stabilo can also stay up-to-date on the current SAP systems in the future as well.

Since fall 2007, Stabilo, the market leader for „writing utensils“ in many countries, is using a warehouse management system based on SAP LES at the central production site in Weißenburg. inconso AG implemented the solution in close cooperation with the IT workers from Stabilo. One of the reasons for the selection of a SAP module was to be able to use an uniform software for the logistics processes internationally as well. The implementation of the central predefined solution in the modern distribution center for France near Strasbourg was more than a simple roll-out.

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MWM: Parts from Lorsch ensure energy supply in the whole worldinconsoWMS X manages replacement parts distribution at energy facility constructor MWM GmbH

From their newly opened logistic center in Lorsch, MWM GmbH delivers replacement parts for the maintenance and repairs world-wide. As a worldwide leading system supplier for high efficiency and environmentally friendly complete facilities for decentral energy supplies with gas and diesel motors, they enable a seamless operation of their constructed facilities. As the warehouse management system, inconsoWMS X ensures for the efficient and high performance management of all processes from the beginning.

In the packing area, some parts are conserved again.Source: MWM GmbH

From Brazil to Bangladesh and from Sydney to Seattle, the tradition rich MWM GmbH deli-vers motors that are sometimes as large as halls for energy for industry facilities and clinics, for airports and whole city neighborhoods. The oldest of these titans originates still from the 1920’s and performs its job day for day without a problem. So that this stays the same, the mo-tors are maintained in regular intervals and, if necessary, repaired. Since none of the operators have the required parts in their own ware-houses, the supply from the manufacturer is gu-aranteed.

The completely manually operated logistics center in Lorsch impresses with the variety of articles and with the multitude of different warehouse areas. On 12,000 m² of storage space, the high bay and block warehouse, small aisle and dangerous goods warehouse, shelf le-vels and cantilever and last but not least, the „Krümelkisten“ in the Paternoster.

Over 40,000 articles, from 20 ton heavy crank housing through to an one gram light O-Ring are available at the MWM logistic center and can be delivered to customers, sales part-ners and the 11 country subsidiaries around the clock.

Especially there where the maintenance is in its own hand, shipments can be relatively well planned. Surprises can happen though. MWM covers these through the use of a clever range

planning and calculation that builds the basis for the inventory data in the warehouse ma-nagement system.

In viewing the mostly very different articles in each order, it is apparent when the optimiza-tion of the order processing times through to the shipment are given special attention. This is where the large and small parts of an order are picked in parallel. Especially through the optimi-zation of the picking trips in the shelving areas, in the small and wide aisle areas, inconsoWMS ensures a quick processing. MWM also uses the

monitor functions of inconsoLIS, which helps to transparently manage both the utilization of the different areas and monitor the processing sta-tuses of different customer orders in a detailed manner. inconsoWMS assures that the lights do not go out in the MWM supplied energy facili-ties through high quality and punctual replace-ment parts deliveries in the logistics center Lorsch.

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