SAP EWM: Revolutionizing Automotive Spare Parts Logistics

GBSI customer journey within the automotive spare parts management domain to leverage the decentralized SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) solution for warehousing automation & optimization.

The client was looking for a warehousing solution to optimize warehousing space, enable dynamic routing putaway process, support spare parts packaging and kitting processes and optimize pick, pack and ship processes. This warehousing solution also required to meet local country specific requirements.

Customer was looking for low risk, automated & fast warehousing solution to meet their challenges. GBSI SAP EWM team proposed decentralized SAP EWM solution to enable key functions including:

• RF enablement using ITS Mobile
• Kitting
• Inbound Packaging using value added services (VAS)
• Process oriented storage control for dynamic routing
• Clustered putaway process
• Wave management and optimized pick, pack and ship process

We utilized Packaging specification master data to support multilevel packaging and used Push deployment to enable opportunistic crossdocking.

• Automated, warehouse processes utilizing mobile RF scanning provided 30% increase productivity gain for Warehouse personnel
• Warehouse throughput per day increased by 40%
• EWM warehouse monitor provided realtime visibility to all warehouse operations such as:
  • Open outbound deliveries (ODR) ready for goods issue
  • Open ODRs ready for picking
  • Open IDRs ready for putaway
• Use of SAP EWM solutions and GBSI EWM and Warehousing expertise helped get right solution to business requirement, allowing end to end implementation across multiple distribution centers all over India and China in less than 2 years