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Operate your Yard more efficiently and profitably. With SAP Yard
Logistics and Westernacher.
SAP YARD LOGISTICS WITH WESTERNACHER
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We are in the middle of a fundamen- tal change. Digitization has
brought about a new customer with new possibilities and
requirements. Com-panies who can view this challenge as an
opportunity can turn it to their business advantage.
SAP Yard Logistics is a new tool in a set of solutions to help
you streamline, connect and simplify your supply chain by making
your yard more smart and efficient. Reinvent your supply chain and
uncover the range of new possi-bilities for your business.
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Unleash the full potential of your yard. With digital
logisticsexperts from Westernacher.
SAP YARD LOGISTICS WITH WESTERNACHER – FUNCTIONALITIES
OVERVIEW
Operating a truck, container or rail yard more efficiently and
profitably relies on the visibility of all yard processes and the
ability to plan and manage workloads effectively. The SAP Yard
Logistics App is able to support these capabil-ities across a vast
spectrum of industries and transportation types by centralizing and
simpli-fying yard management processes and opera-tions.Make your
yard logistics processes quicker and more accurate with the
intuitive app user interface. Increase the visibility of inbound
and outbound transport, as well as being prepared and alerted to
exceptions and unplanned yard movements or activities, such as
cleaning, repair or dangerous goods checks. Optimize yard resources
based on planning input from a variety of sources.
Increase yard efficiency with mobile inspection functionality,
driver self check-in and Internet of Things (IoT) tracking of
assets via sensor data. Customer-specific attributes can also be
support-ed through classification of transportation units and
order-based asset determination. There are a number of deployment
options with SAP Yard Logistics to help ensure a best-fit with your
cur-rent system landscape. Rich interfaces mean that integration
with existing legacy systems and tech-nologies such as RFID and GPS
is simple.
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Discover the possibilities – just a click away. On your
yard.
SAP YARD LOGISTICS WITH WESTERNACHER – FUNCTIONALITIES
OVERVIEW
Objectives• Increase visibility and effi ciency of all yard
processes• Support effi cient utilization of workforce and assets•
Speed up operations while reducing their cost
Solution• Simple-to-adapt yard processes for diff erent
transport means and yards• Internet of Things scenarios, such as
sensor data hand- ling• Support for scheduling functionality,
mobile use, and self-service scenarios• Integration with the SAP
Transportation Mana- gement and SAP Extended Warehouse Management
applications
Benefi ts• Comprehensive, scalable yard management• Greater
speed and quality of operations with intuitive user interfaces and
mobile access• Decreased overall costs with more effi cient usage
of resources and space• Lower total cost of ownership due to
standard integration scenarios
SAP YARD LOGISTICS – OBJECTIVES, SOLUTION AND BENEFITS:
Streamline your truck, container and rail yard management with
SAP Yard Logistics. Visualize and monitor your current yard
situation via graphical layouts. Make timely decisions using the
intuitive user interface. Reduce paper-based processes with the
easy-to-use mobile App.
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PlanningSchedule your doors in the most efficient way possible
using a graphical interface. Your shunting or coupling ope-rations
in the yard can also be planned and optimized. Find the most
efficient plan for all your yard movements.
ExecutionLet drivers check-in them-selves via a HTML5 terminal
application. Never lose com-munication with drivers in the yard by
using the SMS com-munication. A mobile applica-tion is available
for yard ope-rators. Take pictures of loads to ensure loading was
done properly, and upload them directly into the system.
3D VisualizationBecome the ‘master of the yard’ by having access
to a detailed, 3D visualization pictures. Even creating ad-hoc
tasks via the cockpit is pos-sible. Searching for transpor-tation
resources such as cont-ainers or trailers is easier than ever with
SAP Yard Logistics.
Upcoming TransportsSee all upcoming transports on a map.
Communicate with carriers via a web-platform and ensure expected
arrival times are met.
Connect SensorsData sensors, such as tempe-rature sensors or
detecting the occupation of certain areas can be easily connected
to the system. We’ll help you find the best architecture, either
via a direct integration, or via the cloud platform.
Connect Scales, Barriers or LEDsConnecting scales is a com-mon
scenario. But what happens after taking the weight of a truck or
railcar? The Yard Logistics system helps you to determine if the
measured weight corresponds to the information from your
warehousing system. It also helps you to manage any exceptions and
connect with barriers or LEDs.
SAP YARD LOGISTICS – A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FUNCTIONALITIES:
SAP YARD LOGISTICS WITH WESTERNACHER– FUNCTIONALITIES
OVERVIEW
Your yard can do more. For you and your supply chain.
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- Distribution Centers with more than 15 ramps- Transit
warehouses- Container Terminals – dry ports as well as sea ports-
Complex rail yards- Big industry parks for oil & gas- Wide open
yards, such as in the agriculture business
SAP Yard Logistics – ideal for complex yard processes in the
following scenarios:
SAP YARD LOGISTICS WITH WESTERNACHER – FUNCTIONALITIES
OVERVIEW
Simplify and streamline your truck, container, and rail yard
management.
Keep better track of transportation resourcesIf you ever lose
track of any transportation resource, the ‘Yard Cockpit’ will help
you to easily fi nd the current location of your container,
railcar, locomotive, trailer or truck.
Find suitable transportation resources in your yardWhat if you
have a load ready, but don’t know where a suitable container is? No
problem – the search functionality helps you to fi nd the closest
ap-propriate container.
Automated check-in via camera gateCheck-in can work via a
terminal application, but can also be complete-ly automated. The
camera gate can be connected and programmed to check for valid
orders based on license plates of incoming resources.
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Start your transformation journey now. With SAP Yard Logistics
and Westernacher.
E-COMMERCE TRANSPORT LOGISTIK MIT WESTERNACHER
Being among the first partners to implement the world’s first
ever SAP EWM project and the first company going live with SAP EWM
on HANA, we have not only been a true EWM pioneer from the very
beginning but are also true experts when it comes to implementing
the latest SAP technology.
Count on an experienced partner.With more than 35 years of
expertise in warehouse management and more than 270 successful
warehouse projects across various industries, Westernacher is a
well-known ex-pert when it comes to the digitalization of supply
chain processes. Our consultants have hands-on experience in the
many industries we serve, ensuring a perfect mix of resources
within our teams to meet your needs.
We think end-to-end and deliver globally.From Platinum
Consultants with over ten years of business and IT expertise, to
Project Managers with over fi ve successful end-to-end
implemen-tations, as well as off shore delivery teams, we have the
capability to deliver – globally. We un-derstand your business and
speak your langua-ge. We’ll help you to determine the most suitable
and cost eff ective solution for your company.
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Westernacher – your innovation driven global partner for your
digital transformation.
+49 6221 187 62 [email protected]
Peter WenzelGlobal Lead Yard Logistics
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Global HeadquartersWesternacher Consulting AGIm
Schuhmachergewann 669123 Heidelberg, DeutschlandTelefon: +49 6221
187 62 – 0Fax: +49 6221 187 62 – 11E-Mail:
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