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Flexus AGV-Hub vs. SAP EWM Warehouse Robotics
With the announcement of SAP Warehouse Robotics for EWM, SAP is also entering the fleet manager market for mobile and automated / autonomous robots. We compare our Flexus AGV Hub with SAP EWM Warehouse Robotics and show you where the strengths of each system lie.
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AGV Simulation: How to optimise your material flow with driverless transport systems
When it comes to modern intralogistics, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) have become indispensable. These move goods from A to B without having to be controlled by a human…
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SAP EWM – Race between increasing complexity and higher efficiency in intralogistics
For more than 25 years now, Flexus AG has been developing products for intralogistics, advising customers and partners on efficient processes and carrying out projects in all areas of the plant: from yard management to forklift and AGV control systems to maintenance and mobile apps for SAP. With our new focus on SAP EWM, a…
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Flexus controls MiR vehicle via VDA 5050
Controlling multiple mobile robots from different manufacturers is one of the major challenges in intralogistics today and will become increasingly important in the future. As an add-on to the FlexGuide transport control system, Flexus offers the AGV Hub, a component that supports the VDA 5050 interface.
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SAP EWM tugger train vs. tugger train of Flexus AG
What is a tugger train and why are tugger trains becoming increasingly relevant? A tugger train is a material handling unit that normally consists of a tractor and…
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Digital Twin – An overview of current developments and application in intralogistics
In the context of digital transformation, the buzzword “digital twin” is heard again and again. The idea behind is always influenced by other key technologies of digitalization. This article discusses the three most common conceptions of a digital twin as well as the trend-setting ISO standard 23247 for the digital twin in production.
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FlexGuide [4.0] – Transport Guidance System for SAP Applications is Certified by SAP for Integration with SAP S/4HANA®
Flexus AG announced today that its FlexGuide [4.0] – Transport Guidance System for SAP Applications is certified by SAP for integration with SAP S/4HANA®. The integration helps organizations to improve their logistics processes within SAP S/4HANA and within their SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) application.
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Real-time tracking in logistics – Track goods and resources in real time
REAL-TIME LOCALIZATION OF GOODS AND FORKLIFT VEHICLES WITH SAP In combination with the FlexGuide transport/forklift control system for SAP ® , vehicle/forklift tracking offers a comprehensive control instrument…
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VDA 5050: AGV standard interface for your SAP EWM and SAP WM
In addition to the AGVs and the MQTT broker, which distributes messages, the control system is the third important actor in any VDA 5050-compliant system. Data required by…
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Technical integration of VDA5050 with SAP ERP
Tips for implementing the VDA 5050 standard interface in your SAP system Are you wondering what exactly VDA 5050 is? – Many explanations focus on the various actors,…
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FlowPro: Roadmap to self-organised logistics
This article is intended to show the way to modern logistics. It is intended to illustrate from which (viewing) directions innovations arise and where the journey leads. On…
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Flexus Yard Management and Transport Control System from a single source in future – The interface for the holistic control of your logistics with SAP!
Integrated processes are becoming increasingly important for modern intralogistics. Another building block for this is the new interface of the Flexus transport control system (FlexGuide) in connection with…
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How to get your AGVs on track with flexrules. for SAP
AGVs are currently being used, tested or at least their usefulness is being examined in almost all production facilities and warehouses. The goals for this are manifold: saving…
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Partnership Safelog and Flexus
Cooperation for the future Synergies create new perspectives – this is how Flexus AG and SAFELOG GmbH will cooperate in the future to further optimise and advance their…
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TwInTraSys research project launched 07.10.2021
Internal transport systems are an essential part of intralogistics. Due to different alternative means of transport and routes as well as a multitude of interactions with upstream and…
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SAP Loading control & documentation in SAP EWM
Loading of the goods with SAP In industry, one of the last intralogistics steps in the shipping process is usually the loading of the goods onto the forwarder’s…
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Key figures in SAP logistics
KPIs and the benefit of KPIs Digitalization of industrial processes, such as in logistics, generates large amounts of data. This data usually remains untapped, however, even though it…
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SAP EWM physical Inventory process – an overview
It is due at least once a year: the physical inventory process. Many people consider it a nuisance, yet it is absolutely necessary. First, it is required by…
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FlowPro – Automated transports for the SAP logistics of the future
Since July 2020, Flexus AG has been participating in the FlowPro research project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure and the…
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Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) Systems with SAP EWM
The trend towards Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) systems in intralogistics is steadily growing. This comes as no surprise given that AGV systems can help to cut costs and…
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Six advantages and steps for an efficient maintenance with SAP
Simplification of processes and cost-saving potentials for a streamlined maintenance A functioning Maintenance Management is important to prevent system breakdowns and to avoid a production stop, which can…
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SAP Packing table for goods receipt and goods issue
Optimize your SAP goods receipt and goods issue table processes with SAP During goods receipt, the products arrive at the company. The recipient must check whether the received…
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The future of mobile intralogistics with SAP
Five pillars for successful digitalization projects The future poses many challenges – and that applies to intralogistics as well. In order to keep up with the competition and…
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Partnership NIMMSTA and FLEXUS
Optimization of common intralogistics porcesses Flexus AG and NIMMSTA, the industrial wearable manufacturer from Munich, optimize all processes in intralogistics in a joint effort. As an SAP Silver…
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Yard Management in SAP EWM
In many projects, the subject of logistics optimization is kicked off with a focus on warehouse processes. It is important, however, not to lose sight of the processes…
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Transport Guidance System for SAP EWM
Efficient material flow control and inventory tracking in SAP EWM with Fexus Transport Guidance System SAP can look back on a long history of goods movement and inventory…
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Control tugger trains with SAP EWM
Warehouse management with SAP EWM – optimized control of industrial trucks With EWM, SAP offers a powerful Warehouse Management solution that can be used to map complex flows…
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Digitalizaton of Yard and Ramp Management
Arrival at the loading ramp in many cases uncoordinated After the truck has been weighed at the gate and made it through, the driver must locate the correct…
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Advance shipping notification thanks to mobile Flexus apps for SAP
Challenges in yard management – first hurdles at the gate Yard logistics often presents quite a few challenges and problems as a result of interactions between many different…
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Algorithms for optimising tugger trains with SAP
Heuristics in SAP logistics In industry and its logistics – whether between plants or within – efficiency and profitability are increasingly ensured by just-in-time deliveries and high production…
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From the road to the ramp
permanent transparency and efficiency with yard management for SAP Efficient logistical processes on and in front of the plant premises pose a major challenge for companies. Delayed trucks…
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Efficient planning of the load capacity of tugger trains
Optimized trailer planning for tugger trains with SAP! Scenarios for the loading sequence of tugger trains and forklifts One of the central limiting factors in almost any logistics…
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Vehicle Routing Problem in SAP Logistics
In abstract terms, intralogistics is formed by the flow of goods within a plant. These flows of goods can be broken down into individual transport tasks. One example…
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VDA 5050 in practice
Standard interface VDA 5050 With the created interface VDA 5050, a uniform interface for communication between driverless transport systems and a control system, such as the Flexus transport…
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Best Practice: Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH
A resume for the bottle In 2018, Flexus AG was already able to win CocaCola as a new customer in the field of mobile solutions: In this article,…
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5 Steps to a Fully Dynamic Tugger Train Control With SAP
Tugger trains are mainly used based on average transportation requirements and are therefore set up to operate on fixed routes and at fixed departure times. Internal processes, however,…
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Maintenance for SAP with Interactive Forms by Adobe
Maintenance with Interactive Forms by Adobe is an extension of our SAP maintenance solution. With this, it is now possible for you to create maintenance notifications and enter…
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How the switch to Android devices works in logistics
A changeover is often prompted by optimisation projects in SAP logistics, in the course of which investments are made in new hardware. Since Windows Mobile support is coming…
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Flexus moves into new headquarters in Würzburg
After a construction phase of only 11 months, Würzburg-based Flexus AG will move into the new Skyline Hill Office building in the Hubland district of Würzburg on 11.05.2020….
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Flexus transport/forklift control system FlexGuide receives certification for SAP S/4HANA – “SAP Premium Certified Integration with SAP Applications”
The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) has certified the “FlexGuide – The Transport / Forklift Control System for Intralogistics” for integration with SAP S/4HANA. The high…
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Trend-setting project for tugger train control with SAP
It is impossible to imagine logistics without tugger trains – they are already in use on many company and factory premises. They are mainly used for production supply…
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E-INK + SAP – Digital Labels in Logistics
Würzburg-based Flexus AG enables the use of digital labels (e-ink displays) in logistics by means of direct connection and control via the SAP system. For many, ESL (electronic…
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IoT initiative of Flexus AG with Würzburg students of the FHWS for automated intralogistics
In intralogistics, the digital transformation is gradually taking place in all areas. Not only in the warehouse, but also in production, more and more companies are relying on…
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Flexus AGV-Hub vs. SAP EWM Warehouse Robotics
With the announcement of SAP Warehouse Robotics for EWM, SAP is also entering the fleet manager market for mobile and automated / autonomous robots. We compare our Flexus AGV Hub with SAP EWM Warehouse Robotics and show you where the strengths of each system lie.
-
AGV Simulation: How to optimise your material flow with driverless transport systems
When it comes to modern intralogistics, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) have become indispensable. These move goods from A to B without having to be controlled by a human…
-
SAP EWM – Race between increasing complexity and higher efficiency in intralogistics
For more than 25 years now, Flexus AG has been developing products for intralogistics, advising customers and partners on efficient processes and carrying out projects in all areas of the plant: from yard management to forklift and AGV control systems to maintenance and mobile apps for SAP. With our new focus on SAP EWM, a…
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Flexus controls MiR vehicle via VDA 5050
Controlling multiple mobile robots from different manufacturers is one of the major challenges in intralogistics today and will become increasingly important in the future. As an add-on to the FlexGuide transport control system, Flexus offers the AGV Hub, a component that supports the VDA 5050 interface.
-
VDA 5050: AGV standard interface for your SAP EWM and SAP WM
In addition to the AGVs and the MQTT broker, which distributes messages, the control system is the third important actor in any VDA 5050-compliant system. Data required by…
-
Technical integration of VDA5050 with SAP ERP
Tips for implementing the VDA 5050 standard interface in your SAP system Are you wondering what exactly VDA 5050 is? – Many explanations focus on the various actors,…
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FlowPro: Roadmap to self-organised logistics
This article is intended to show the way to modern logistics. It is intended to illustrate from which (viewing) directions innovations arise and where the journey leads. On…
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How to get your AGVs on track with flexrules. for SAP
AGVs are currently being used, tested or at least their usefulness is being examined in almost all production facilities and warehouses. The goals for this are manifold: saving…
-
FlowPro – Automated transports for the SAP logistics of the future
Since July 2020, Flexus AG has been participating in the FlowPro research project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure and the…
-
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) Systems with SAP EWM
The trend towards Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) systems in intralogistics is steadily growing. This comes as no surprise given that AGV systems can help to cut costs and…
-
VDA 5050 in practice
Standard interface VDA 5050 With the created interface VDA 5050, a uniform interface for communication between driverless transport systems and a control system, such as the Flexus transport…
-
Six advantages and steps for an efficient maintenance with SAP
Simplification of processes and cost-saving potentials for a streamlined maintenance A functioning Maintenance Management is important to prevent system breakdowns and to avoid a production stop, which can…
-
Maintenance for SAP with Interactive Forms by Adobe
Maintenance with Interactive Forms by Adobe is an extension of our SAP maintenance solution. With this, it is now possible for you to create maintenance notifications and enter…
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The future of mobile intralogistics with SAP
Five pillars for successful digitalization projects The future poses many challenges – and that applies to intralogistics as well. In order to keep up with the competition and…
-
Best Practice: Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH
A resume for the bottle In 2018, Flexus AG was already able to win CocaCola as a new customer in the field of mobile solutions: In this article,…
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How the switch to Android devices works in logistics
A changeover is often prompted by optimisation projects in SAP logistics, in the course of which investments are made in new hardware. Since Windows Mobile support is coming…
-
SAP EWM – Race between increasing complexity and higher efficiency in intralogistics
For more than 25 years now, Flexus AG has been developing products for intralogistics, advising customers and partners on efficient processes and carrying out projects in all areas of the plant: from yard management to forklift and AGV control systems to maintenance and mobile apps for SAP. With our new focus on SAP EWM, a…
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SAP EWM tugger train vs. tugger train of Flexus AG
What is a tugger train and why are tugger trains becoming increasingly relevant? A tugger train is a material handling unit that normally consists of a tractor and…
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FlexGuide [4.0] – Transport Guidance System for SAP Applications is Certified by SAP for Integration with SAP S/4HANA®
Flexus AG announced today that its FlexGuide [4.0] – Transport Guidance System for SAP Applications is certified by SAP for integration with SAP S/4HANA®. The integration helps organizations to improve their logistics processes within SAP S/4HANA and within their SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) application.
-
Control tugger trains with SAP EWM
Warehouse management with SAP EWM – optimized control of industrial trucks With EWM, SAP offers a powerful Warehouse Management solution that can be used to map complex flows…
-
Algorithms for optimising tugger trains with SAP
Heuristics in SAP logistics In industry and its logistics – whether between plants or within – efficiency and profitability are increasingly ensured by just-in-time deliveries and high production…
-
Efficient planning of the load capacity of tugger trains
Optimized trailer planning for tugger trains with SAP! Scenarios for the loading sequence of tugger trains and forklifts One of the central limiting factors in almost any logistics…
-
5 Steps to a Fully Dynamic Tugger Train Control With SAP
Tugger trains are mainly used based on average transportation requirements and are therefore set up to operate on fixed routes and at fixed departure times. Internal processes, however,…
-
Trend-setting project for tugger train control with SAP
It is impossible to imagine logistics without tugger trains – they are already in use on many company and factory premises. They are mainly used for production supply…
-
SAP EWM – Race between increasing complexity and higher efficiency in intralogistics
For more than 25 years now, Flexus AG has been developing products for intralogistics, advising customers and partners on efficient processes and carrying out projects in all areas of the plant: from yard management to forklift and AGV control systems to maintenance and mobile apps for SAP. With our new focus on SAP EWM, a…
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SAP EWM tugger train vs. tugger train of Flexus AG
What is a tugger train and why are tugger trains becoming increasingly relevant? A tugger train is a material handling unit that normally consists of a tractor and…
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FlexGuide [4.0] – Transport Guidance System for SAP Applications is Certified by SAP for Integration with SAP S/4HANA®
Flexus AG announced today that its FlexGuide [4.0] – Transport Guidance System for SAP Applications is certified by SAP for integration with SAP S/4HANA®. The integration helps organizations to improve their logistics processes within SAP S/4HANA and within their SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) application.
-
SAP Loading control & documentation in SAP EWM
Loading of the goods with SAP In industry, one of the last intralogistics steps in the shipping process is usually the loading of the goods onto the forwarder’s…
-
SAP EWM physical Inventory process – an overview
It is due at least once a year: the physical inventory process. Many people consider it a nuisance, yet it is absolutely necessary. First, it is required by…
-
SAP Packing table for goods receipt and goods issue
Optimize your SAP goods receipt and goods issue table processes with SAP During goods receipt, the products arrive at the company. The recipient must check whether the received…
-
Control tugger trains with SAP EWM
Warehouse management with SAP EWM – optimized control of industrial trucks With EWM, SAP offers a powerful Warehouse Management solution that can be used to map complex flows…
-
Flexus AGV-Hub vs. SAP EWM Warehouse Robotics
With the announcement of SAP Warehouse Robotics for EWM, SAP is also entering the fleet manager market for mobile and automated / autonomous robots. We compare our Flexus AGV Hub with SAP EWM Warehouse Robotics and show you where the strengths of each system lie.
-
AGV Simulation: How to optimise your material flow with driverless transport systems
When it comes to modern intralogistics, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) have become indispensable. These move goods from A to B without having to be controlled by a human…
-
SAP EWM – Race between increasing complexity and higher efficiency in intralogistics
For more than 25 years now, Flexus AG has been developing products for intralogistics, advising customers and partners on efficient processes and carrying out projects in all areas of the plant: from yard management to forklift and AGV control systems to maintenance and mobile apps for SAP. With our new focus on SAP EWM, a…
-
Flexus controls MiR vehicle via VDA 5050
Controlling multiple mobile robots from different manufacturers is one of the major challenges in intralogistics today and will become increasingly important in the future. As an add-on to the FlexGuide transport control system, Flexus offers the AGV Hub, a component that supports the VDA 5050 interface.
-
SAP EWM tugger train vs. tugger train of Flexus AG
What is a tugger train and why are tugger trains becoming increasingly relevant? A tugger train is a material handling unit that normally consists of a tractor and…
-
Digital Twin – An overview of current developments and application in intralogistics
In the context of digital transformation, the buzzword “digital twin” is heard again and again. The idea behind is always influenced by other key technologies of digitalization. This article discusses the three most common conceptions of a digital twin as well as the trend-setting ISO standard 23247 for the digital twin in production.
-
FlexGuide [4.0] – Transport Guidance System for SAP Applications is Certified by SAP for Integration with SAP S/4HANA®
Flexus AG announced today that its FlexGuide [4.0] – Transport Guidance System for SAP Applications is certified by SAP for integration with SAP S/4HANA®. The integration helps organizations to improve their logistics processes within SAP S/4HANA and within their SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) application.
-
Flexus Yard Management and Transport Control System from a single source in future – The interface for the holistic control of your logistics with SAP!
Integrated processes are becoming increasingly important for modern intralogistics. Another building block for this is the new interface of the Flexus transport control system (FlexGuide) in connection with…
-
TwInTraSys research project launched 07.10.2021
Internal transport systems are an essential part of intralogistics. Due to different alternative means of transport and routes as well as a multitude of interactions with upstream and…
-
Transport Guidance System for SAP EWM
Efficient material flow control and inventory tracking in SAP EWM with Fexus Transport Guidance System SAP can look back on a long history of goods movement and inventory…
-
Flexus transport/forklift control system FlexGuide receives certification for SAP S/4HANA – “SAP Premium Certified Integration with SAP Applications”
The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) has certified the “FlexGuide – The Transport / Forklift Control System for Intralogistics” for integration with SAP S/4HANA. The high…
-
E-INK + SAP – Digital Labels in Logistics
Würzburg-based Flexus AG enables the use of digital labels (e-ink displays) in logistics by means of direct connection and control via the SAP system. For many, ESL (electronic…
-
Flexus Yard Management and Transport Control System from a single source in future – The interface for the holistic control of your logistics with SAP!
Integrated processes are becoming increasingly important for modern intralogistics. Another building block for this is the new interface of the Flexus transport control system (FlexGuide) in connection with…
-
Yard Management in SAP EWM
In many projects, the subject of logistics optimization is kicked off with a focus on warehouse processes. It is important, however, not to lose sight of the processes…
-
Digitalizaton of Yard and Ramp Management
Arrival at the loading ramp in many cases uncoordinated After the truck has been weighed at the gate and made it through, the driver must locate the correct…
-
Advance shipping notification thanks to mobile Flexus apps for SAP
Challenges in yard management – first hurdles at the gate Yard logistics often presents quite a few challenges and problems as a result of interactions between many different…
-
From the road to the ramp
permanent transparency and efficiency with yard management for SAP Efficient logistical processes on and in front of the plant premises pose a major challenge for companies. Delayed trucks…