M.SecureTrade News Report - Foreign trade updates March 2024
M.Line News Report - Foreign trade updates March 2024 The latest updates to Mercoline's SAP add-ons for transport logistics and foreign trade ensure that our customers are regularly provided with important updates and additions to keep them up to date and take account of relevant process updates. In this article, we show what we have already delivered for our customers in recent months and which topics we will continue with. Foreign trade updates Since the beginning of December, customers of M.SecureTrade ATLAS have been able to rely on the current release 2311 to take into account the changes resulting from the IHB update of customs to AES 3.0.7 in their export processes. Improvements in reporting and improved monitoring in the event of failed code list updates have also been provided as part of this process. Under S/4HANA, it is now also possible to take into account default values for the commodity code that differ from the material master in the ATLAS document system.
M.SmartLogistics News Report - Transport logistics updates March 2024
The latest updates to the Mercoline add ons for SAP in the area of transport logistics ensure that our customers are regularly provided with important updates and additions to keep them up to date and take account of relevant process updates. In this article, we show what we have already delivered for our customers in recent months and what topics we will continue to focus on.
A new EU-New Zealand free trade agreement will soon come into force
The free trade agreement between the European Union and New Zealand, the content of which was agreed on 30 June 2023, is entering the final legal stages. Ratification by the EU was recently completed and final approval by New Zealand is expected by the second quarter of 2024 at the latest.
Transport logistics updates in the first half of 2024
The digitalisation of transport logistics will progress even further in 2024. The new year will see important projects for shippers who use DHL Express, UPS or FedEx with M.TransportCommunicator or M.ShippingRates: FedEx and UPS have announced major API modernisations that will be supported with updates to M.ShippingRates and M.TransportCommunicator in early March 2024. Due to the mandatory changes that FedEx and UPS are introducing, shippers must implement important interface updates by June 2024 to ensure uninterrupted shipping. The focus of the interface updates is to further increase the cyber security of the transport service provider backends. Mercoline will support you in this project with targeted implementation support and the appropriate software. There will also be two webinars specifically for the UPS migration in January 2024.
Save costs with collective customs clearance
Ukraine became a war zone on NATO's eastern border within hours of Russia's attack. This has resulted in a series of sanctions against Russia, affecting European companies. Read here what you need to know now.
Interlocked and accelerated packaging and sending processes at Hitachi Astemo
At Hitachi Astemo Aftermarket Germany GmbH, things have to move fast! Shipments are often sent by express in order to reach the customer on time. In addition, requirements continue to increase and more detailed information must also be provided for individual shipments. Read here how Hitachi has optimized its processes.
Understanding process-oriented reorganization as an opportunity
As a provider of self-developed extension solutions for S/4HANA and SAP ERP, Mercoline has relied on a powerful and agile product development team for many years. Its tireless commitment to continuous improvement of process-oriented solutions has been recognized with the Process Solution Award.
EDI outsourcing before SAP S/4HANA migration
Today, nothing works in modern companies without the integration of customers, suppliers, banks, customs and other business partners. More and more SAP user companies are recognizing not only the savings potential of standardized data exchange, e.g. via EDI, but also the competitive advantage, e.g. in the delivery of tracking data to customers.
M.SecureTrade ATLAS customers benefit from early recertification
Mercoline was one of the first companies in Germany whose solution M.SecureTrade ATLAS was certified by German customs for ATLAS customs processing. Over 15 years later, in the fall of 2022, Mercoline was again one of the first customs software providers to be recertified for the ATLAS AES 3.0 release.
Process-oriented reorganisation of product development
The development of new solutions for SAP ERP and S/4HANA and their continuous further development are one of Mercoline's core areas. We show how improvement processes take place and what we are now also awarded for here.