NAV IT customer success profile: leading multinational chemical company “Soudal”

Key challenges

  • Design a global adaptable solution considering the existing company template.
  • Transition from a manual planning and tendering process to a more automated, system-supported, transportation planning process
  • ADR points calculation for the transportation process of hazardous chemicals.
  • Highly integrated system landscape incl. SAP TM, EWM.
  • Designing a system based on packages to determine the process.

Project objectives

  • Implement SAP TM and EWM as a global solution for all transportation planning and execution activities.
  • Custom solution ADR points calculation
  • Transform the manual transportation planning process to a mostly automated planning solution.
  • Delivery consolidation irrespective of pickup and delivery dates for the same consignee.
  • Automatic carrier selection based on the packages.
  • Modernize transportation processes and increase enterprise visibility across transportation planning and execution processes.
  • Full process automation without utilizing transportation cockpit.
  • Enhance performance and scalability.
  • Enable greater operational agility, accuracy and productivity.
  • Simplify the IT landscape.

Implementation highlights

  • Full scope end-to-end implementation of SAP TM from Order Management to MIRO (Direct shipment option, carrier selection, charge calculation and carrier payment)
  • Seamless integration between SAP TM and SAP EWM
  • Carrier communication via proxy and email notifications along with Soudal specific forms to carrier
  • Setting up the system for process determination (Planned, Unplanned, Colli, Mix etc.)
  • ADR points calculation
  • Setting up out of the box solution for the Ocean scenario.
  • Setting up scenarios for self-pickup and own vehicle resource.
  • Charge calculation based on the packaging material and gross weight.
  • Incompatibility for hazardous material

Key benefits

  • Implementation of a global system to support all transportation management activities with scalability for further extension and growth
  • Switch from manual planning and carrier selection to automized planning and carrier selection processes in order to reduce the manual work
  • Increased customer satisfaction by accurate delivery consolidation as requested.
  • Fulfilment of dangerous goods regulation requirements
  • Elimination of mis-operation and other human intervention

COMPANY PROFILE

The Soudal Group is the largest independent European manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and polyurethane foams for professional and private users. This Belgian family business, based in Turnhout and founded by Vic Swerts in 1966, has developed into an international player and expert in chemical construction specialties.

SAP TM, SAP EWM

WHY SAP TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

Implementation of S/4 Hana having embedded SAP TM, to ease down and automate transportation processes by leveraging full potential of SAP TM.

WHY NAV IT

We provide Process consulting and Solution development services, enabling clients to discover the benefits of SAP’s Digital Supply Chain Platforms with our vast experience and unique team expertise by focusing on three main pillars -simplified process, best-in-class quality and amazing user experience with innovation in mind.

YOUR CONTACT PERSON
Varun Gupta