Digital Supply Chain Archives

ATLAS procedure (customs)

With the IT procedure ATLAS, the German customs administration is digitizing and automating its processes. Documents that were previously paper-based, such as export declarations, are now replaced by electronic...

Production Data Acquisition (PDA) & Machine Data Acquisition (MDA)

To remain competitive in the long term, companies must continuously improve the efficiency of their production. To do this, however, they first need an overview of the current state of their...

Business Analytics (BA) & Business Intelligence (BI) - Definition and Differences

Every day, large amounts of different data are generated in companies and their environment. Capturing this data and converting it into usable business insights creates a significant...

Automating Replenishment Control efficiently

In trade, in logistics companies, but also in production, it must be ensured that goods or materials are always available in sufficient quantities. Time and again...

Cumulative quantity

Cumulative quantities are figures that an SAP system uses to plan and monitor deliveries. In simple terms, cumulative quantities indicate how many goods have already been...

Confirmation of Arrival

Deliveries of goods from Germany to another EU country are intra-Community deliveries. Such deliveries within the EU are taxable according to § 4 of the...

Just in Sequence (JIS)

The Just-in-Sequence (JIS) principle is a special form of procurement logistics and is a further development of the Just-in-Time (JIT) principle. What exactly does the JIS approach refer to, for whom does it come

Just in Time (JIT)

The term Just in Time refers to a production and delivery strategy in which suppliers deliver the right products in the correct quantities at the right time to...

Kanban and eKanban in production & logistics

Kanban describes an approach to process control that follows the pull principle. To this end, the method is oriented to on-site demand and reduces inventories. Properly implemented...

Key figures in production

Key performance indicators (KPIs) can be used to monitor a company's production. Transparency is created with regard to performance, weak points and potential for improvement. Some key figures are important for

KPIs in logistics

Key figures are of great importance in all areas of a company. They create the basis for decisions, generate transparency, and are essential for making target/actual comparisons and position...

Lean Production - definition, goals and advantages of the concept

Lean production has been of great importance in industry for many years. Numerous companies use the organizational approach to become more competitive. Properly implemented, it leads to...

Vendor Declaration

The European Union has concluded preferential agreements with a large number of countries and groups of countries. These preferential agreements strengthen trade relations and the exchange of goods between the participating...

Determine Delivery Reliability with OTIF

Promises are nice, reliability is better. High delivery reliability is crucial for the success and reputation of a company, but what exactly is considered...

Lot size 1

The term batch size 1 describes the production of individual customer-specific items. However, to achieve this high level of customer orientation and flexibility, production must...

MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems

Definition: What is an MES? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES), also called a production control system in German, is a software that is mainly used in manufacturing companies.

Next Generation JIT

All information on the current just-in-time solution from SAP SAP has had its own module with suitable functions for just-in-time and just-in-sequence delivery for some time, which...

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Long operating times do not necessarily mean high productivity. To determine how productive a production is in relation to the respective operating time, there is the...

Packaging Materials in Logistics

To ensure that clothing, electronics, technology or industrial goods are not damaged during shipping and arrive safely at the customer, reliable and damage-free transport is required. A

Poka Yoke in production

How can errors in production be avoided, costs reduced and product quality increased? A method originating in Japan called Poka Yoke...

Preference Determination

Preferential pricing allows companies to benefit financially from tariff preferences. But implementation is not easy. How it can still be done and what to pay particular attention to.

Predictive Analytics with SAP

Predictive analytics makes developments predictable and lets users make better or at least data-based decisions. With SAP Predictive Analytics and the SAP Analytics Cloud,...

Optimizing Production Planning and Control

Until a product is ready, it usually goes through a number of more or less complex processes. Production planning and control are intended to ensure a smooth process.

Sanctions list check

Companies may not do business with individuals, groups, organizations, and companies that have a history of supporting or financing terrorist organizations or...

SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office

In the business intelligence environment, there is a clear trend towards self-service analyses that business users can perform without the help of the IT department. With the help of SAP Analysis for MS...

SAP Analytics Cloud

Transforming existing data into usable knowledge, answering economic questions, recognizing correlations and making precise forecasts: Those who succeed in doing so gain clear competitive advantages. An innovative...

SAP Embedded Analytics

Business requirements for reporting and analytics have changed significantly in recent years. Business departments increasingly want ad hoc insight into real-time data from

SAP GTS - Global Trade Services from SAP

SAP Global Trade Services (or SAP GTS for short) is a transparent end-to-end solution for global trade. It offers all functions in the areas of customs and...

SAP IDoc

Numerous companies around the world use an SAP ERP system to map their business processes. Thus, it is usually not only the company's own organization that counts...

SAP Smart Forms

With SAP Smart Forms, companies create forms for printing or output via the Internet, e-mail, and fax. In 2007, SAP Smart...

Shopfloor Management

Industrial companies use various methods and approaches to optimize their production. Elements from lean management in particular have proven their worth here, including...

Smart Factory

A factory that organizes itself and produces autonomously. - Dreams of the future? Not necessarily. However, in order to realize such a production environment, a number of state-of-the-art...

Traceability: Complete traceability in production

Traceability has been legally binding for the production of food and animal feed since 2005. But customers in other industries are now also demanding...