Zam Zam Water – SAP EWM for Warehouse Management and Material Flow

For Islamic pilgrims, Zam Zam Water is the purest water regarded as sacred. King Abdullah Ben Abdul-Aziz project (KAZ) for Zam Zam (fi lling, storage, and distribution) was carried out by the Saudi Service for Electrical and Mechanical (closed toint stock company) SSEM as per the contract with the ministry of wa-ter and electricity in Arabian Saudi Kingdom. For this purpose, the intra-logis-tics specialists from SSI Schaefer have created a modern high-bay warehouse near Mecca. As a central material fl ow system, SSI Schaefer implemented the Extended Warehouse Management System SAP EWM to integrate the production lines and to control the intralogistics processes. During the customisation pro-cess, the logistics software was designed for the fl exible storing and retrieving of bottles with direct distribution to the pilgrims.

Thanks to the high level of standardisation of SAP EWM and the high degree of branch-specifi c expertise, SSI Schaefer was able to deliver the project in time and within the agreed budget. SAP EWM has been controlling all warehouse processes, material and information fl ows as a central logistics platform in the warehouse since January 2011. Numerous tools and integrated functions also ensure a high level of transparency and fl exibility for the IT solution by SSI Schaefer. With this at their disposal, KAZ project now has a robust, easy-to-operate system confi guration that meets the demand and high throughput level of peak production times during the pilgrimage period with ease.

Project features at Zam Zam Water, Mecca:

Management and control of the automated high-bay warehouse 16,800 pallet storing positions, 2 aisles, eight-pallet deep storage Control of 2 storage and retrieval machines, double load-handling device Throughput of up to 16,200 bottles per hour (retrieval) Dynamic strategies for requirement-oriented, optimised storing and retrieving Integration of fi lling lines

“In the areas of warehouse management and material fl ow control, SAP EWM covers a great number of functions demanded by the marketplace straight out of the box thanks to its high level of standardisation. For NWC (natural water company which is supervising the operation and mainte-nance of King Abdullah Ben Abdul-Aziz project for Zam Zam) we were able to develop an attractive and stable solution thanks to the customisation of SAP EWM, an alternative, tried and trusted platform.”

Dr. Frank Hennermann, Project Manager at SSI Schaefer

An eye for the big picture, competence in the solution – Material fl ow control and in-tegration with SAP EWM by SSI SCHAEFER

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