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Industrialization
of Roll-outs
Templates accelerate system implementations
if its done right
Read more on pages 4/5

Building upon secure stock

Julius Berger Nigeria builds upon inconsoWMS X | P. 6

... a change in thought, in daily work

hortus GmbH manages transports for Husqvarna/Gardena
with SAP | P. 8

VARTA Microbattery brings Dangerous

Materials Management and SAP together

Quelle: Julius Berger Nigeria PLC

inconso and PES combine dangerous goods solutions and

cooperate on Dangerous Materials and Goods Management | P. 10

Reliable collection services

around the clock
Deutsche Post Philatelie commissions inconso
with IT implementation | P. 11

NEWS
Tchibo online business
also by BLG

inconsoWMS X assignment
at Stute

inconso SAS selected by

GRTgaz

inconsoWMS manages all cornerstones

of Tchibo logistics as of 2014

New material logistics center for

MTU Friedrichshafen

PHILOGAZ distribution center will be

equipped with inconsoWMS

Starting in 2014, BLG Handelslogistik

GmbH & Co. KG will also take over the
logistics for the Tchibo online business. In
order to do this, comprehensive investments
to extend the current facilities are necessary.
An automatic small parts warehouse, a
sorting building and new conveyor bridges
for connecting the buildings will be
constructed. In addition, investments will be
made in the information technologies area.
As is already the case in the distribution for
northern and western German sales points,
inconsoWMS will also be the cornerstone for
controlling the logistics of Tchibo.

The Bremen logistics service provider Stute

Verkehrs GmbH, a subsidiary of Khne + Nagel,
takes over the logistics planning and operations
of a material logistics center for MTU
Friedrichshafen, the largest subsidiary of the
Tognum Group. For the management and
control of the 45,000 m complex, inconsoWMS
X will be used. After the acceptance of the
business blueprint, inconso AG was
commissioned with the software realization,
installation and configuration of the service
system along with the operational go-live of the
fixed and mobile clients. In the new MLC starting
operations at the end of 2011 and reaching its
full performance mid 2012, the house and
purchase parts previously distributed across
multiple warehouse locations will be
consolidated. The central material logistics will
bring a significantly more efficient production at
the Friedrichshafen location, said Dr. Ulrich
Dohle, Tognum board of directors member for
Technology & Operations, during the groundbreaking ceremony.

inconso SAS, specialized in consulting and

IT solutions for logistics, announces the
signature of a contract with GRTgaz for the
PHILOGAZ
project.
Their
warehouse
management system inconsoWMS has been
selected to manage the execution of all the
operations for this new warehouse.

Already since 2003, BLG operates a

European central warehouse in Bremen for
Tchibo. The high bay warehouse complex in
the Neustdter harbor offers space for
200,000 pallet locations. All processes in the
warehouse and distribution center are
managed and monitored by inconsoWMS. As
a high availability, highly flexible and open
system, it controls the available resources
and helps to use the operative personnel in a
transparent and effective way. inconso AG,
as a general contractor for both the software
and the IT technology, planned, delivered
and implemented the complete IT hardware
from server clusters to terminals, MDTs and
RFID and the entire cabling in the existing
warehouses.

Source: BLG LOGISTICS GROUP AG & Co. KG

Stute will supply the finishing and assembly

areas of both MTU plants in Friedrichshafen
from the MLC using synchronized shuttle
transports. In addition, Stute Verkehrs GmbH
takes over the shipment of semi and partial
knocked-down sets as well as the supply of the
Chinese MTU assembly plant in Suzhou. A
special challenge for the Bremen logistics
service provider is the large variation of parts,
ranging from normal and small parts to large
parts weighing more than 11 tons.

Source: Stute Verkehrs-GmbH

This new platform aims to improve the

logistical performance of GRTgaz, through the
centralization of the stock. inconsos solution
will have to manage lot and serial numbers,
physical characteristics of the materials (from
small connections to tubes of various meters) as
well as the technical documents tied to the
material.
After only one year of presence on the
French market, we are very proud to have
GRTgaz as a client declared Ottavio Rivelli,
general manager of inconso SAS. Our expertise
and know-how made the difference in the
selection process and allows us to satisfy
GRTgazs expectations for the implementation
of this new, modern distribution center. The
flexibility of our system will allow to respond to
eventual future evolutions of the warehouse.

Source: KSLight Fotolia.com

NEWS
Stute Verkehrs GmbH manages logistics center for
LSG Sky Chefs with inconsoWMS S
Airline catering flies with standard solution
The Bremen logistics service provider Stute
Verkehrs-GmbH, a subsidiary of Khne + Nagel,
has been commissioned with the planning and
operations of a logistics center for the
LSG Sky Chefs Group. Based on the delivery
type for catering on board and equipment,
more than 300 airline customers at airports in 50
countries are serviced from the Gro-Gerau
location directly per truck to the goods receiver,
via sea container through the appropriate
harbors or from the Frankfurt airport freight
hub. For the warehouse management and
control, inconsoWMS S is used.
The decisive aspect for winning the order
was the large functional spectrum of the
inconsoWMS standard solution and the
comprehensive logistics know-how of inconso
AG as a leading consulting and software
company for logistics solutions in Europe.
The warehouse operations requires a large
spectrum of functionality including customs

and taxation warehouse, dangerous goods,

multi-order picking, time controlled operations
of shuttle transports and the close integration
with the SAP system of LSG Sky Chefs. Fragile
goods with expiration dates and batches are
managed. With only a few modifications, all the
requirements were able to be represented in the
standard solution.
With ca. 1,600 employees in over 30 national
locations, Stute Verkehrs GmbH is considered
one of the European market leaders in the area
of customer oriented logistics services. Within
the Khne + Nagel organization, Stute is
responsible as a competence center for
customer oriented contract logistics solutions.
LSG Sky Chefs is the worldwide largest
provider of services in the area of on-board
services. These services consist of catering, onboard service equipment and the corresponding
logistics, the on-board sales and the
management of the on-board services and

Source: Benjamin Haas Fotolia.com

inconsoWMS S undertakes warehouse management

and control of LSG Sky Chefs.

further airport services. LSG Sky Chefs delivers

to more than 300 airlines from ca. 200 operations
in 50 countries and produces 460 million flight
meals per year. The companies of the LSG Sky
Chefs group achieved a consolidated revenue of
2.2 billion EUR in 2010.

Giezendanner goes new ways

inconso AG commissioned with implementation of
SAP Business All-in-One for Logistics Service Providers
With 130 employees and headquartered in Rothrist, Schweiz, the
Giezendanner Transport AG is specialized in the transport of liquid and
bulk goods especially in the chemical and food areas. At the same time,
it offers storage, picking and further transporting services of goods. In
order to be ready for further growth, Giezendanner commissioned
inconso AG with the implementation of a high performance system for
logistics processes on the basis of SAP Business All-in-One for Logistics
Service Providers.
The system is supposed to be integrated with financials accounting
and personnel management in the existing IT landscape. The solution
will contain functions for the order management, transport planning,
warehouse management, fleet management and freight cost invoicing.
Parallel to the software application, inconso will deliver the hardware
required for operation.

Source: Giezendanner Transport AG

The three Giezendanners: CEO Ulrich Giezendanner (center) next to his sons Benjamin, Head of
Transport (left), and Stefan, Head of Logistics (right).

For an effective use especially with the SAP based Transport

Management Systems, inconso has extended the template made
available by SAP selectively with valuable Add-Ons. These are integrated
as well in the system so that the dispatching, freight forwarder and fleet
management along with the operative planning are completely done
within SAP.

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Industrialization
of Roll-outs
Templates accelerate system implementations if its done right
from Wilfried Pfuhl, Member of the board at inconso AG

Source: inconso AG

Quicker, cheaper, more flexible and transparent! The pressure on logistics operators is immense. Adequate IT solutions and systems can
help to achieve further efficiencies. But: New logistics software and especially the implementation are also significant cost factors.
Considerable advantages are hoped for by many companies today when doing software implementations on more than one logistics
location: Under the buzzword templates, new concepts and methods are developed for efficient roll-outs of logistics solutions.

Wilfried Pfuhl,
Member of the board, inconso AG

The implementation of company-wide

standardized logistics systems is appealing.
Especially for trade and industry corporations
or logistics service providers with several
locations, even international ones, the thoughts
arise about achieving transparency and
management possibilities while saving costs at
the same time through a standardization of the
systems. This ensures that the major logistics
processes such as the goods receiving are
designed in the software and operated in the
same manner across all locations. The idea is
that a comprehensive standardization will
simplify the management and accelerate the
successive implementations at more locations.
As known with Office applications templates
can be developed and set up as a blueprint and
certain processes, individual steps or the
organizational structure can be set up in the
same comprehensive standardized way.
This procedure is possible both with SAP
solutions as well as best-of-breed-solutions
such as the inconsoWMS Product Suite. In the
meantime, this procedure has proven to be
successful in several projects. Then, this
procedure actually results in several advantages:
Company-wide, a standardized logistics
network can be achieved quickly.
This results in a comprehensive
transparency throughout all areas and
locations.
Overall changes in the requirements can be

quickly realized in the entire company and

even globally.
The network can be extended with new
locations with relatively little effort
(regardless whether constructed or
purchased).
Workers or teams that are transferred or
help out at other locations are immediately
familiar with all the details of the systems.
Logistics service providers also have further
advantages. They can implement their services
and processes for their customers with the
appropriate industry vertical functionality
based on templates: New customers and new
locations can easily be modified. Even the
integration of small customers is profitable.
For the sales of the services, the template is
used as a sales toolkit.
In short: With templates, transparency is
increased, time saved, costs saved and
efficiencies won.
This all sounds easy and natural. But,
experience shows that the actual conditions are
significantly more complex and require a
differentiated approach. Even within the same
company, the individual logistics locations are
different. Based on the task spectrum, local
characteristics, history, warehouse and
conveyor technology used, proven strategies
and processes should be able to be developed.
Therefore, the use of templates requires a

Roll-out
Release 1.5
Release 1.4
Roll-out
Release 1.4

Release 1.3

Roll-out
Release 1.3

August
June

Warehouse A

April

Roll-out
Release 1.5

Development
Release 1.5

Roll-out
Release 1.4

Development
Release 1.4

Release 1.3

Development
Release 1.3
Roll-out
Release 1.3

January

August
June

Experience, secure methodologies and the

corresponding discipline to integrate the new
requirements into the template are important. The
release capability of a template with the appropriate
software distribution to the corresponding systems is a
mandatory technical prerequisite.

April
Warehouse B
Source: inconso AG

careful planning, preparation

conceived management.

and

well-

Leading
software
and
consulting
companies like inconso have the required
combination of far-reaching logistics knowhow, extensive IT experience and 4/5 of the
wealth of practical successes that are needed to
calculate such templates. Even when they
cover the processes that could be required in
every company, such templates always are set
up company specific. After all, they should
secure existing competitive advantages (for
example through special process efficiencies or
qualities) and eventually even increase these.
Therefore, as a first step, it is important to
carefully check and determine what the goals
are each company is trying to achieve with the
use of templates.
Thus, an analysis of all the general
requirements is suggested: How standardized
are the processes already? Which deviations
exist, which are tolerable, which are desired?
Should they eventually still be kept even
though a template is used? What does the IT
basis for the system look like how much
standardization does it allow?
The analysis and concept phase is decisive
for the success of the approach. And, a template
requires more time than when no template is
used. This is because the standardization
requires a significantly higher level of

cooperation. The heterogeneity of the different

locations, the multitude and differences of the
service providers to be connected to or the
local modification to certain customer
requirements must be considered to achieve
the advantages of using a template with
limiting the business on-site.
Depending upon the results of the analysis,
different strategies can be suggested for the
template design. Templates can be made up of
a general core that is used at a few, individually
set up and complex distribution centers and
allows a lot of freedom in the design of the
individual locations. Where many similar
warehouses, such as cross-docking centers,
should be connected, the functional depth of
templates would be correspondingly larger.
During the template development, additional
care must be taken: The design of a location
must still be configurable although a template
is used the software may not be set up so
rigidly.
When the standards have been defined one
time, the roll-out can actually be quite faster
and risks can be minimized than without a
template. Normally, the advantages achieved
outweigh the intensive preparation of a
template by far. Opposite of the single
implementation of a logistic solution at a
location, the roll-out of a template to many
locations must itself be standardized. This
requires the use of an arsenal of usable

checklists, project plans and training

documents. For the integration of workers,
three practical, proven variations are offered: A
team can be built that manages the roll-out to
all locations; the persons who have successfully
done an implementation at one site are sent to
the next implementation location to share their
experiences; or the persons from the following
implementation location can be integrated into
the current implementation project in order to
gain experience.
Also in the operations of the system on the
basis of a template, the correct concept
especially with Change Management must be
set up. Experience, secure methodologies and
the corresponding discipline to integrate the
new requirements into the template are
important. The release capability of a template
with the appropriate software distribution to
the corresponding systems is a mandatory
technical prerequisite. Requirements of a
specific location are not only locally taken care
of the changes are available to all locations
with this method. This way can guarantee that
the uniformity of a template and the advantages
of the comprehensive solution remain intact.

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Building upon secure stock

Julius Berger Nigeria builds upon inconsoWMS X and meets the challenge of establishing a stable
logistic system in a developing country
Julius Berger Nigeria PLC (JBN) distinguishes itself in the developing country through high standards in construction, work safety as well
as maintenance of the fleet and construction machinery. Also in the logistics, a multitude of requirements not to be underestimated are
mastered. Recently, inconsoWMS X has been a significant help. Along with the pure logistics functions such as inventory management,
goods receiving and goods issuing, integral parts of the system for JBN are also enterprise resource planning components such as master
data maintenance and customer order entry.

Nigeria works more than ever to reduce the

gap to the emerging economies since the
reestablishment of democratic conditions 10
years ago. The boom is accompanied by intensive
construction and the largest construction
company, and even the largest private employer
in the country, is JBN. The 49% of the company
belongs to Bilfinger Berger group and the
approximately 18,000 employees contain 750
German and other European expatriates.
No curtailment with proper accounting
Nigeria is two and a half times the size of
Germany and construction is taking place in all

corners of this large country. JBN operates

nationally ca. 100 warehouses including large
import and regional warehouses and supply
stations for a number of construction sites. Along
with a modern fleet with ca. 1,700 autos and
pickups, 1,320 trucks, 106 ships and barges, 870
earth moving equipment, 105 mobile cranes, 2
airplanes and 415 electricity generators, there are
370,000 articles recorded that have to be stock
managed and moved. As even in Nigeria, all the
regulations of a formal accounting are valid. JBN
makes no difference in exactness and
transparency. However, this task is not always
easy in a developing country such as Nigeria.

Source: Julius Berger Nigeria PLC

Boom in Nigeria: In every corner is being built.

Development,
implementation
and
operations of a logistic system with all its
modernity and efficiency in material and
management are still operated differently than in
an industrial country. Three challenges should be
mentioned: the information and communication
infrastructure of the country, the specifics for the
accounting processes and dialog guidance
resulting from this infrastructure and the politicalbureaucratic conditions.
Online yes, but how long?
Actually, for all IT activities in Nigeria, it can be
assumed: online connections are possible, but
they are prone to disruptions. Time and time
again, they break down or are disrupted for a
timespan. A purely central solution would be
doomed to fail from the beginning. This is why
JBN operates both a central server in Abuja and
ten regionally distributed independent
warehouse management servers that take care
of a number of local warehouses.
Automatic booking such as is normal here in
Germany must be executed manually for the
most part in Nigeria. Each individual warehouse
booking must be manually completed in a dialog.
For JBN, the inconso team developed a special
booking module and a refined user interface. It
had to be set up so that the booking requirements
and contents were exactly represented, but at
the same time having a highly error-tolerant user
and dialog process. The IWF front-end of
inconsoWMS X with its graphical interface proved

to be the appropriate platform. As a precaution,

the most important operative dialogs can also be
operated purely through the keyboard meaning
not just with the mouse. In addition, control steps
were built in to hinder error bookings as much as
possible.
Asynchronous is the trump card
The decentralized operation also brings
another challenge with it: Each of the bookings
can be maintained on the local server. But only
when the connection to the central server is
made, stock, master data changes and orders can
be transmitted and synchronizations completed.
For this, resilient interfaces for asynchronous
bookings and comparison processes had to be
programmed. Since the article master data must
also be created in the local instances, it can
happen that the same article exists in different
local serves under different names. For this
problem, only a specific comparison process
developed by inconso on the central server helps
to automatically detect such constellations.
Difficulty results in creativity
Since many replacement parts, raw
materials and operations material cannot be
obtained on the local market, they must be
imported. This is challenged by a strongly
developed bureaucracy with sometimes farreaching import hindrances. As the transport
times of the goods imported from Asia and
Europe are also considerable, the supply of
construction sites with materials is also a
substantial challenge. Many things are
produced on-site: Julius Berger operates its
own quarry, mixes its own cement, pours
cement elements, carpenters its own furniture
for the offices, and produces even motors and
renewed tires in its own workshops.
Overstocks efficiently used
Above all, it is important to build up of supply
stock with the appropriate ranges on the one
hand and on the other hand to efficiently use
these stocks due to the significant procurement
times. Overstocks are pulled off of individual
construction sites and stores and brought to the

Source: Julius Berger Nigeria PLC

JBN has over 1,320 trucks in Nigeria that must be managed and moved.

locations where they are actually needed. The

supplies must be sufficient on a country-wide
level for about four months of operations. They
were monitored only organizationally
previously since the diversity of the different
cases were not set up in the old system. The
newly developed processes based on
inconsoWMS resulted in a noticeable facilitation
of the procurement and stock management.

volume kept as low as possible. The same was

valid for the distribution of the system. All the
system and database updates had to take place
at the same time to all systems country-wide if
possible. New software releases are completed
from the inconso headquarters in Bad Nauheim,
Germany.

With the system, the order suggestions were

generated considering the country-wide supplies
and the material call-ups for the undersupplied
locations created automatically. The orders from
local warehouses that were not covered by
reallocations were then sent to the central server.
Finally, the orders were forwarded to the central
procurement of the company in Wiesbaden who
then made the purchases worldwide and
concentrated the deliveries that then were to be
made to Nigeria.

The entire project for developing and

implementation took only ten months. Here, it
was proven that inconsoWMS could be built as a
standard system and simultaneously be flexibly
fit to even the different conditions in a developing
country like Nigeria. The implementation was
done seamlessly with a Big Bang in January 2011.
JBN could do away with a large portion of the
previous paperwork, realized a significant
efficiency increase and can complete its
contribution to the boom of the country with
even more effort.

Quick realization large efficiency advantages

Several times a day, a country-wide data

update was made as soon as the online
connection was established. This way, all the
stock data on all the local servers was distributed
and each local warehouse had cross-location
stock transparency. Of course, it is decisive that
these updates take place as quickly and securely
as possible. For this, there was also significant
programming efforts to be done so that only the
changes were transmitted and the data transfer

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... a change in thought,

in daily work
hortus GmbH manages transports for Husqvarna/Gardena with SAP
hortus GmbH, logistics subsidiary of the Gardena group in Husqvarna corporation, has gone live with a new transport system. After
implementation by inconso AG, the solution offered new possibilities on the basis of SAP LES-TRA and own SAP Add-Ons for process
optimization and control, a sophisticated KPI system for planning and control and the possibility to invoice services for third parties.
While this investment has already been amortized, phase II of the project has begun.

Husqvarna is the largest manufacturer of

motorized equipment for forestry, garden and
construction businesses worldwide as well as
the European market leader in irrigation
technology. With its location in Ulm, Germany,
hortus GmbH, a subsidiary company of the
Swedish Gardena Group, is responsible for the
logistics in southwestern Europe.
Simultaneously with the corporate-wide,
phased standardization of the IT landscape, the
existing logistic systems are being evaluated. It
was already clear: The increased order volume
of partial loads (LTL), parcel and packaged
goods shipments and the differentiating

customer requirements required more flexible

solutions.
In its region from Rgen to the Algarve and
from Bretagne to Cyprus, hortus is responsible
both for the procurement of raw materials for
assembly and the distribution of finished goods.
The assortment serves its purpose for the enduser activities in the garden and floor. This is the
reason for the high dependency on the weather
and seasonal fluctuations. The performance
based transport control is the A and O.
Customer first
Customer first, is the message and thus
hortus is focused on permanent deliverability,
exactness and reliability. In a superordinate role,
the supply chain organization on the corporate
level manages all the quantities and other
requirements. hortus has the task of operating
the processes in an economical manner,
meaning keeping the processing times to a
minimum. With the setting of the supply chain
requirements, hortus takes over the actual
material flows. In addition, hortus delivers larger
end customers directly, for example with
finished tractors. Finally, the organization also
completes third party orders and takes package
shipments piggyback on an already planned
route.

Source: hortus GmbH

The implementation of the new system by inconso

enables flexible processes in the entire logistics.

challenges the company has to deal with: In the

southwest Europe region, 15,000 building
supplies stores and 10,000 dealers are delivered
onside the own organizational units. From the
470,000 package shipments, around 66,000
shipments took place in 2009 for third parties
in addition to 450,000 package shipments and
3,000 container loads. hortus had set itself and
inconso
clear
requirements
for
the
implementation of a new transport system. A
standard solution for the order and the internal
business (3PL) was to be designed fully using
the SAP functionality available.

With the additional tasks such as corporate

internal and external replenishment, the
delivery area extends to 109 countries. A look
at the quantities moved shows what kind of

After several joint workshops with the

inconso team, the following strategy was
decided for: between the existing ERP system
SAP SD and the warehouse management, a
system based on SAP LES-TRA should be added.
Thanks to the supplementation with a line of
SAP Add-Ons from inconso AG, the requirements
were completely covered.
All three required goals could be successfully reached:
(1) Now, after the system implementation,
new possibilities are arising for processes to be
configured, more flexibility planned and
managed. System support takes place in the
optimal selection of carriers for each task. The
dispatching can bundle routes, create tours,
optimize load spaces and manage the carriers.
These now receive real delivery notes and can
send advance notices again to the destination
instances with concrete articles and quantities.

Source: hortus GmbH

From Ulm, hortus delivers motorized equipment for forestry, garden and construction industries to 109 countries.

(2) The system delivers a comprehensive

bundle of performance indicators that are
calculated quickly, reliably and consistently.
They are made available in SAP BI and can be
linked with data from sales, procurement and
accounting. They allow hortus to achieve a
precise and efficient management and
controlling.
(3) With the implemented services
invoicing, the freight costs can not only be
used for invoicing, but also as a control
element. Freight requests and freight units,
the entities of SAP Add-Ons, make it
possible for the first time in many parts to
complete the planning and invoicing with

system support resulting in other tasks

being significantly easier to handle.
In essence, it is a time control from the
transport system that also triggers and manages
the staging of goods in the warehouse. The basis
for this is the load number that manages each
order from start to finish. Each finishing step is
reported back to the transport system as a new
status so that transparency on the status of each
individual process is available.
In the meantime, hortus is already in the
middle of the Phase II system implementation.
Next, invoicing with carriers and customers via
credit notes will be completed. All costs can

then be calculated in even more detail down to

the individual article and the individual destination. A dangerous goods process will also be integrated.
The user was involved early in the realization
of the project. This has led to a higher acceptance
for the new system and its use. Through this
acceptance and system use, the investment
made has amortized within a year. The
implementation of a transport management
has moved a lot in the company and hortus
came to the conclusion: It is not a system it is
a change in thought, in the processes and in the
daily work!

Competent partner for every detail

Interview with Dieter Pollaschek, Expedition Manager of hortus GmbH

If you look back at the implementation of the SAP transport system

with inconso: What was the biggest challenge?
There were a couple of points that required a high level of focus. But,
the biggest aspect was to implement the new system in the existing
landscape with the proprietary warehouse system and the SAP SD tailored
significantly to our special situation without losing the flexibility to
accommodate for future extensions or releases. We consistently worked
towards this goal and it was reached successfully!

Source: hortus GmbH

Dieter Pollaschek

Why did you decide to work with inconso and has this decision proven
to be the right one?

appropriate own Add-Ons who would make it possible to meet the tight
timelines.

Several of our people responsible for IT had good experiences in early

joint projects and had directly talked with inconso. But, we are a solid,
swabian company and have naturally still looked very closely to assure
ourselves of the cost/performance ratio of the vendors. It was important
for us to find a strong SAP partner with comprehensive references and

We were and are always happy that inconso offers us a competent

partner in every detail. And the excellent project management ensures
that all these experts are going in the same direction with us as customer
and partner. There was open communication at all times and we worked
towards a joint goal. Such a way of working together is really enjoyable.

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VARTA Microbattery brings Dangerous

Materials Management and SAP together
inconso and PES combine dangerous goods solutions and cooperate on Dangerous Materials
and Goods Management

VARTA Microbattery GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of batteries. The research, development, production, sales and marketing
of the battery systems for electronic equipment are located at Ellwangen, Germany. For years, the company has used an SAP ERP system
to manage its business processes. For the dangerous materials management, VARTA Microbattery uses the epos Gefahrstoff-Manager
from PES-Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH. The seamless connection of the dangerous materials and goods management with the ERP system
is now guaranteed via the SAP Add-On inconsoS/DGM (Dangerous Goods Management) developed by inconso AG.

For the production of batteries, different

materials and formulas that are classified as
dangerous materials are required. This means
that strict legal regulations must be abide by
to protect the workers, customers and
environment. This is why VARTA Microbattery
uses epos Gefahrstoff-Manager from PES.
The
manufacturing,
managing
and
distribution of material data and security
specification sheets are easily possible with
this modularly built, high performance and
proven software.
In the process of converting the dangerous
materials data to the recently legally
mandated GHS (Global Harmonized System

for categorization and labeling of chemicals),

epos was also connected on to the SAP system
using the inconso AG developed SAP Add-On
inconsoS/DGM. The strengths of epos in the
area of production security and those of
inconsoS/DGM in the dangerous goods
processing and consideration for storage
combination restrictions of dangerous goods
during warehouse bookings can now be used
by VARTA Microbattery simultaneously.
The
SAP
Add-On
inconsoS/DGM
developed by inconso AG for the management
of dangerous materials and goods offers a
comprehensive and effective functionality
while offering high flexibility for extensions.

Source: UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

With inconso S/DGM, the printing of dangerous goods documents is integrated into SAP.

Dangerous materials and goods checks,

calculation of quantities for the use of
transport easements or the printing of
dangerous goods documents are integrated
into SAP with
inconsoS/DGM.
Interfaces per web services connect epos
and inconsoS/DGM with each other.
Dangerous materials and goods data can be
exchanged between both systems ideally
supplementing each other. The security
specification documents and the most
important dangerous materials data are now
available to all workers in the SAP system.
Dangerous materials inventory data are also
visible in the intranet.
Based on the successful joint project at
VARTA Microbattery, inconso AG, Bad
Nauheim, and PES-Ingenieurgesellschaft
mbH, Kleinkahl, have entered into a
cooperation agreement. This cooperation sets
the stage for completing additional joint
projects in the area of dangerous materials
and goods management using the
combination of epos Gefahrstoff-Manager
and the SAP Add-On inconsoS/DGM. Both
companies expect to have additional business
chances result out of this cooperation.

Reliable collection services

around the clock
Deutsche Post Philatelie commissions inconso with IT implementation

From the location in Weiden (Oberpfalz),

Germany, the Deutsche Post services stamp
collectors all over the world and numerous
other private customers. In addition to new and
old stamps, coins and models are especially
sought after. In the mail, per fax and via the
internet, requests and orders arrive continually
and are handled with maximum logistical
quality and verifiably high customer satisfaction.
For the efficient and transparent warehouse
management, Deutsche Post uses inconsoWMS
and a document management system (DMS)
from IQDoQ GmbH for the revision secured
customer service. inconso AG has also now
been commissioned with the operative IT
management. Alongside the inconso support
team that has successfully supported the
inconsoWMS X application for years, an
additional inconso support team from the
Competence Center Technology ensures the
reliable operation of the databases, application
server and cluster systems around the clock.

Source: Deutsche Post AG

At the Deutsche Post location in Weiden (Oberpfalz), Germany, everything centers on ...

As a part of this task, inconso migrated the

database back-end systems to a modern highavailability and disaster recovery architecture:
For inconsoWMS X, an Oracle Real Application
Cluster (RAC) 11G R2 is used. For the document

management system (DMS), an Oracle database

10G R2 is used. Both are a part of the Fail-Over
Cluster setup. For additional security, parallel
standby databases via Oracle Data Guard have
been set up. The support team that is especially
responsible for the subsidiary Philatelie works
with a maximum reaction time of 30 minutes.
The Competence Center Technology of
inconso AG offers logistics operators the
possibility to have their logistics systems
completely managed by a competent partner
on this existing external or internal data centers.
The area supports vertically all aspects that are
required for the seamless operation of IT
infrastructures and takes over responsibility for
the reliable functioning and performance of the
above described solutions.

Source: Jana Behr - fotolia.de

... stamps, coins and further collectibles.

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Source: Julius Berger Nigeria PLC

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Editor address:
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