Logistics Performance Indicator for SAP Users

The modern supply chain is characterized by process complexity and confusion. Individual customer desires for products, packaging and delivery dominate the daily business of the company as do extremely short response possibilities. Often the affected employees can only respond to exceptions - planned and goal-oriented activity is only possible under certain conditions.

Automated alerts and prioritized process recommendations of monitors and indicators support the employees. The observation of real outcomes offers a realistic picture of the actual situation - a clear advantage over a view of rigid master data.

SALT Solutions combines important data for an effective logistics controlling. Our performance indicator system extracts the relevant “raw” data from SAP and the coupled systems and processes them as active and passive indicators. Visualization and „drill-down“ capabilities allow different management levels insight of each relevant aggregation level.

SALT Solutions‘ performance indicator system uses evaluations, reports and figures which can be stored in the standard SAP or SAP-BW/BI and is also fully upgradeable to future SAP development releases.

Overview of the Most Important Functions:

• Evaluation of data stored in the SAP logistics modules and connected systems.
• Integration of data in SAP BW/BI.
• Evaluation of active and passive performance indicators: Active indicators for
• the status monitoring of ongoing processes and passive figures (for example the turnover rate of an item in the warehouse) for measuring the performance and control of the operational value chain.
• Extensive cockpit functionality.
• Supply Chain Event Management: warning functions with over- or undershooting of defined set values.
• Data compression for long-term considerations.
• Visualization by signal light systems, graphics and drill-down tables.

The Performance Indicator/Measurement System offers:

• Valuable control information deriving from the operational data of your IT systems
• Integration of all relevant information on one platform.
• Meaningful division into "warning monitors“ and monitors which display former actions and processes.
• Cockpit functions support the planning, monitoring and optimizing of your logistics processes.
• Supply Chain Event Management enables an active notification of errors and delays.
• Summarized data from the past form a stable foundation for secure strategic decisions.
• The clear visualization enables an easy evaluation of the current status of your operational systems.

Frequently Asked Questions About Indicators and Logistics Monitors:

Are complex performance management indicator projects still up to date?
In the event of failed warehouse data projects with high financial losses, companies have often lost the overview of possible solutions. Our projects, however, follow the strategy of quick, manageable steps. A brief analysis identifies key action areas. Subsequently, certain monitors are determined and implemented. A few weeks later, the data analysis and the derivation of improvement measures follows and the process starts over.

What is the difference between active and passive performance management indicators?
Active indicators consider current conditions and release warnings in exceptional situations. For example, the late delivery of required material can be visualized in the active form of a monitor. Similarly, the problem of a production line with reduced emissions is considered as an active indicator. Active indicators always serve the operational management control. Whereas passive figures consider the past and serve as a tool for strategic business decisions.

Can SAP-BW/BI be used for active and passive figures?
SAP-BW/BI is typically used for passive indicators. The need to respond online to exceptional circumstances when using SAP-BW/BI leads to the permanent data exchange between operational logistics systems and SAP-BW/BI.

Why is “raw” data of operational systems used and stored without further processing?
The unrestricted navigation in form of drill downs and the summary of information is only possible on the basis of elementary raw data. If already compressed or otherwise manipulated data is stored, the unlimited scrolling cannot be used anymore, which circumvents the localization of problem causes.

What benefits can be achieved by the use of monitors and performance management
indicators?
SALT Solutions‘ monitors and key figures provide a comprehensive clarity in logistics and support of the operational management in logistics and strategic business
decisions.

How safe is my investment?
SALT Solutions‘ monitors and indicators are fully implemented within the SAP world. The source code delivery and the availability of ABAP know-how/SAP-BW/BI on the market, guarantees the future. SAP architecture can be scaled optionally.

Introducing to the Performance Measurement System

• Realization and implementation within the running operation.
• Phased implementation of the project for quick ROI effects.
• Training and retraining as well as operational support.

Service of the Performance Measurement System:

• Service team with personalized service contacts.
• Defined malfunction prioritization including escalation levels.
• Second or third level with named developers.
• On-site support as needed.
• Training of our service personnel during the commissioning/production rollout.
• On-call 24/7.
• Individual services at any time.

References for the Performance Measurement System

• Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke
  Pallet control and performance measurement in manufacturing and warehousing, cross-facility wide tracking.
• Mahle
  Intra-logics based on SAP
• Wagner Tiefkühlprodukte
  Fail-safe storage logistics on IBM iSeries