Requirements
- SAP-integrated solution for sending and processing customer-side arrival confirmations (GB).
- Reduction of manual effort in the allocation of incoming movement confirmations sent by retail customers
- Legally compliant implementation in existing logistics processes
- Quick overview of open confirmations of receipt and automatic reminders
Project data
- Project period: 09/2013 to 01/2014
- Mercoline solution: M.SecureTrade shipment confirmation, M.SecureTrade WebPortal
The flexibility of the solution has helped us to integrate the issue of confirmation of arrival into our current processes with little effort. Without the many electronic confirmation procedures, manual activities would have increased extremely." Claudia Horn, Team Leader Process & Application Management SAP, Griesson - de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG
Benefit
- Full integration of the solution into the existing logistics processes and the SAP system.
- Reduction of administrative effort through fully automatic use of incoming arrival confirmations and the mapping of simplifications, such as collective consignment notes or electronic feedback via web portal
- Avoidance of effort for business customers through use of existing tracking data of the transport service providers
- High transparency and traceability through the existing monitoring functions and integration of the GB documents into the SAP document flow.
Solution details
- Set-up of the Mercoline solution M.SecureTrade confirmation of arrival
- Automatic GB creation per outbound delivery with WA posting
- Evaluation of incoming arrival confirmations, e.g. XML/PDF files from Lidl
- Confirmation of quantities down to sub-item level
- Use of reported forwarding data for automatic arrival confirmations
- Self-collectors process their GBs via the Mercoline web portal (individual/collective GB)
- Set-up of archiving of all GB documents and their attachments (via Archive Link)
About Griesson de Beukelaer
Leading biscuit manufacturer in Europe
Well-known brands such as Prinzen Rolle, LEICHT&CROSS and TUC
Over 534 million euros turnover (2014)