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FAST-Chemicals Ensures Growth at ADPO
23.06.2009
Belgian chemicals logistics provider ADPO has always offered a host of services. The problem back in the 1990s: “They were all running on different, disconnected systems,” says Peter Meeus, the company’s supply chain manager. ADPO therefore decided to streamline its supply chain with SAP and Delaware’s FAST-Chemicals solution.
The Know-It-All
10.03.2009
The ART Group, a midsize company specializing in propulsion and control technology, has found the perfect employee: Warehouse assistant MICA is never sick and makes no mistakes. His parents, SAP Research and Fraunhofer, even believe he has the makings of a top talent.
Neptune Orient Lines Standardizes IT Environment
30.12.2008
Container shipping and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has launched a project to standardize and streamline its business processes on a common technology platform – SAP NetWeaver. The company will implement the SAP ERP Financials solution, and has also selected business intelligence solutions from Business Objects, an SAP company.
Joining the Physical and Digital Worlds
19.09.2007
The SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure offering links radio frequency identification (RFID) information with business functions in the SAP ERP application. SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure now supports RFID-based Kanban procedures to provide more process security in production. The newly developed SAP object event repository helps identify products and goods uniquely and tracks transportation routes seamlessly.
Waste Management Selects SAP Safe Passage Program
16.12.2005
SAP AG has entered into an agreement with Waste Management, Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America, to transform Waste Management’s customer and revenue management needs by transitioning its software solution environment to mySAP Business Suite.
Big Results With Little Effort
31.10.2005
With the advent of SAP NetWeaver and the Web, tasks and workflow have undergone dramatic changes for the better. Thanks to the ability to deploy this architecture in conjunction with previous releases of SAP software, customers can take advantage of a new task-based paradigm and spruce up existing processes according to an improved workflow standard.
RFID Offers SMEs Added Value
19.09.2005
Small and midsize enterprises in trade and industry nowadays face a diverse set of challenges. Supply and demand for products are changing rapidly, meaning efficient and flexible warehousing and order-picking operations are a must. Legislation such as EU directive 178/2002 obliges the foodstuffs industry to ensure seamless tracing of the individual components of foodstuffs and animal feeds. Thanks to the rapid development of technology in all areas of RFID, an increasing number of SMEs are now reaping the benefits of automatic identification systems. Such systems have the power to speed up processes and cut costs.
Transparency for VOC charge
13.01.2004
After implementing SAP R/3, the chemical distributor Schweizerhall Chemie AG can now perform integrated batch management, order planning, and transportation and vehicle planning, for example, with its standard software. As an added benefit, VOC charges and the management of expensive empties management can now be handled transparently.
