People are a crucial factor in the success of logistics. For key users ergonomic user interfaces are as important as assistance functions: An employee journey with tasks that can be completed intuitively creates competitive advantages in terms of recruiting skilled workers, flexibility, and efficiency.
Interfaces with reduced visuals allow working in steps and limit the display to the necessary functions for each step. They are becoming more prevalent for a reason: Users are gradually guided through a task and thereby learn it faster.
In logistics it is common to use a web browser (in the past for example Business Server Pages – BSP dialogs) or a comparable custom-tailored interface. In doing so, the computer desktop is not cluttered with too many options, but limited to the neccessary functions or sorted according to processes. The SAP standard also uses dialog steps making them an integral part of both SAP Fiori and SAPUI5.
We are here to support you with your SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 strategy. Our expertise also includes the development of customized interfaces – for example, incorporating your corporate identity or creating applications that are simply unique in your industry.
To further refine the user experience, SAP solutions are designed to be able to include open standards like Java, HTML5, JavaScript, OData, etc. as well as integrate innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning) or augmented reality. A prime example is the functionality of SAP Conversational AI (formerly SAP CoPilot), which – as the name indicates – supports users via conversation.
With the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP, formerly SAP Cloud Platform – SCP), these transformative functionalities, technologies, and processes are available as Platform as a Service (PaaS) via cloud. Therefore existing systems (including on-premise systems) do not need to be entirely modified in order to enhance the user experience with new functionalities.
Literally. Your smartphone, for example, offers built-in functionalities which can be used to completely rethink your logistics tasks and handle them in new ways. Smart processes do not neccessarily start with disruptive technologies, sometimes it is about utilizing added values that already accompany digitization.
Our mission is to make SAP applications available on mobile devices with a focus on ergonomics and sustainability. By combining components of the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) with the UX concepts SAP Fiori and SAPUI5, we can offer solutions that are quick and easy to deploy without the need to modify the overall system.
In addition to mobile access, we also leverage other features of smartphones & co., such as cameras and GPS.
A holistic system approach is also a crucial factor for the long-term optimization of the employee journey. The fewer varying systems in use, the less users are confronted with process interruptions and differences in operation. Moreover, if your system is implemented close to the standard, your in-house teams are more likely to master process configurations by themselves and are then able to support other employees with troubleshooting at short notice.
We combine standard processes and process configurations through customization. These processes are tailored and thoroughly tested to meet the operational and ergonomic requirements of warehouse and transportation logistics. If needed, customers can configure additional modular close-to-standard solution components.
This modular solution spectrum for SAP S/4HANA is named prismat/RAKETE for S/4HANA. It is available at any time as a cloud system for knowledge transfer and prototyping. Process discussions, testing, and training can be conducted even before the start of your implementation project.
Avoid recurring errors through documented processes and coordinated methodologies, thereby ensuring optimal project schedules.
Standards facilitate collaboration, but they may not cover all requirements. Therefore, with our prismat/RAKETE solution, we have emphasized standard alignment while also being able to create individual solutions through an expandable and flexible process design.
Easily shorten the project duration. Thanks to our ready-to-use modular solution components, you can also save costs and time in development efforts.
Minimize risks by getting to know the validated SAP solutions in the cloud and evaluating them in terms of your project goals before the project even starts.
A crucial factor in change management: Give your employees the opportunity to work independently and efficiently through early and sustainable enablement.
Keep everything under control and create integrated processes in the best possible way through comprehensive SAP integration.
Discover which SAP applications are available for the different areas of supply chain management.
Thanks to its integration options and range of functions, SAP Extended Warehouse Management is the most sustainable administrative software for intralogistics. It comes without the effort and release conflicts of external development. SAP EWM is also available as an »Embedded« version in SAP S/4HANA.
SAP EWM Material Flow System (MFS) allows automated warehouse and material handling technology to be integrated and managed directly at the level of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It is also available as »Embedded« version in SAP S/4HANA with SAP EWM Advanced.
SAP Transportation Management offers functions ranging from route planning to cargo space planning and invoicing, tools for assisted optimization as well as integration possibilities with collaboration, yard, and warehouse processes. It is a comprehensive solution for transportation management, also available as »Embedded« version in SAP S/4HANA.
The B2B collaboration platform SAP Business Network holds a vast variety of functions for Logistics Collaboration which transform the linear supply chain into a collaborative logistics network. Thanks to flexible cloud scenarios and modular integration options, you can adjust and expand these benefits to tailor them to your business.
With the new ERP generation SAP S/4HANA and its simplified data model in combination with the SAP HANA in-memory database, SAP has succeeded in creating an incredibly high-performance mainstay for future-proof business processes – transparent, in real-time, and complemented by smart cloud, UI, and analytics components.
This new UI and UX concept for SAP applications is based on modern and user-friendly design principles. With the SAP Fiori Launchpad all your applications are available at a glance thanks to clearly arranged tiles with a preview function (e.g. for key performance indicators). It also provides a role-based and personalized access.
Quick and easy access to comprehensive analyses – regardless of system landscape and data sources. With SAP Analytics Cloud, we meet your requirements for analytics and business intelligence. Benefit from real-time visualizations and dashboards as well as predictive features for your reporting and simulations.
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As a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) in Dortmund, we have been designing and implementing standard SAP solutions for logistics processes for more than 30 years.
Think your Digital Supply Chain end-to-end with SAP: Bring together your company’s logistics and operational requirements, system requirements, users, collaboration scenarios, and business intelligence.
Modern warehousing with SAP solutions: Together with you, we realize a future-oriented and flexible Warehouse Management System (WMS) in accordance with our close-to-standard implementation approach.
Technology, software, and people in unity: By utilizing the suitable automation technology you will be able to master major challenges such as staff shortages, rapid scaling, and ergonomic optimizations.
Planning assistant and easy collaboration: Make the most of your transportation management with intelligent tools for freight and route optimization and integrate a data exchange with service providers, e.g. for automating freight tender bids or offering shipment tracking.
Reduce lead times with intelligent yard processes: We will advise you on how to achieve lean and reliable processes and provide support for you to control and manage them.
Enjoy ergonomic interactions with your SAP system: Our mobile apps not only improve the user experience, but also add the functionalities of smartphones, etc. to your SAP transactions. Your logistics will benefit from intelligent processes based on the principles of Digital Design.
Generate operational Key Performance Indicators and prepare datasets for your strategic reporting: With the tools of the SAP portfolio and our know-how, you will be able to combine, visualize, and evaluate your treasure trove of data for short-term decisions as well as long-term strategic planning.
