SAP project experience · Switzerland and international
SAP projects from practice
Complex production and supply chain processes require solutions that connect business requirements, SAP functions and organisational processes.
E&S Swiss Consulting brings many years of project experience in production planning, materials management, logistics, system integration and SAP project management.
The following examples give an insight into selected consulting assignments in various industries.
To protect our clients, the projects are presented anonymously. The descriptions focus on the tasks, SAP focus areas and responsibilities assumed.
Selected project experience by industry
Mobility & Transport · Switzerland
SAP production planning for complex maintenance processes
SAP focus: SAP S/4HANA, PP, PP/DS, capacity planning
Task: Design of integrated production planning and detailed scheduling for multi-level maintenance and overhaul processes.
Contribution
- Development of an SAP planning architecture
- Modelling of multi-level production and overhaul processes
- Design of material requirements and capacity planning
- Alignment of planning functions with related processes
- Functional support for workshops and tests
- Agile approach based on SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
Role: Functional solution architecture and production planning
Pharma & Life Sciences · Switzerland
SAP S/4HANA – Production planning and process integration
SAP focus: SAP S/4HANA, PP/DS, production planning, quality processes
Task: Introduction and integration of production planning functions as part of an SAP S/4HANA transformation in a regulated production environment.
Contribution
- Functional design of detailed production scheduling
- Integration with production and quality processes
- Alignment of planning requirements and system functions
- Functional support with implementation and go-live
Role: SAP consulting and functional IT responsibility
Pharma & Life Sciences · International
International harmonisation of detailed production scheduling
SAP focus: SAP APO PP/DS, PP-PI
Task: Harmonisation and further development of detailed production scheduling in an international production organisation.
Contribution
- Design and introduction of SAP PP/DS functions
- Harmonisation of planning processes
- Integration with SAP PP-PI
- Functional support for several international production sites
Role: Functional PP/DS solution architecture
Pharma & Life Sciences · International
Global SAP templates and MES integration
SAP focus: SAP PP, APO PP/DS, QM, MES, WM/EWM
Task: Definition and introduction of harmonised SAP processes in a complex international production and system landscape.
Contribution
- Functional team lead for production and quality management
- Design of global SAP templates
- Harmonisation of production planning with SAP PP and PP/DS
- Integration of various MES and warehouse management systems
- Preparation of fit-gap analyses, functional specifications and prototypes
- Coordination of complex system integrations
Role: SAP team lead and solution architecture
Mechanical Engineering & Industry · Switzerland / Netherlands
SAP S/4HANA procurement and materials management
SAP focus: SAP S/4HANA MM, procurement, master data migration
Task: Introduction of SAP MM and procurement processes as part of an international SAP S/4HANA roll-out.
Contribution
- Definition of purchasing organisations and organisational assignments
- Configuration of procurement processes and release strategies
- Migration and cleansing of material and supplier master data
- Mapping of stock transfers, subcontracting and consignment
- System tests, training preparation and go-live support
Role: Senior SAP S/4HANA MM consultant
Mechanical Engineering & Industry · Switzerland
SAP process integration for production and logistics
SAP focus: SAP PP, MM, LO-VC, ATP, MES, LE
Task: Further development and integration of production, materials management and logistics processes as part of an SAP system modernisation.
Contribution
- Support for SAP PP, MM and variant configuration
- Integration of the availability check
- Design of Kanban processes
- Design of interfaces to external MES systems
- Integration of service, returns and cross-site logistics processes
- Cut-over management
Role: SAP application management and cut-over management
Mechanical Engineering & Industry · Switzerland
Production planning, ATP and inventory optimisation
SAP focus: SAP ATP, PP, supply chain management
Task: Integration of production, sales and logistics processes with a particular focus on material availability and inventory control.
Contribution
- Design of the SAP availability check
- Integration of production planning and logistics
- Design of cross-site logistics processes
- Contribution to a strategic project on inventory optimisation and improved delivery readiness
Role: SAP SCM team lead
Other · Switzerland
Logistics process analysis and software evaluation
Focus: Logistics, process analysis, software evaluation, project management
Task: Analysis of logistics processes and evaluation of software solutions for a public-sector organisation.
Contribution
- Management of the analysis and evaluation project
- Review of logistics processes
- Structuring of business requirements
- Support for the software evaluation
Role: Project management according to HERMES
Defense & Security
SAP S/4HANA DFS – Material planning and logistics integration
SAP focus: SAP S/4HANA, material planning, logistics processes, availability check
Task: Further development of complex material planning and logistics processes as part of an SAP S/4HANA transformation (DFPS, DFS).
Contribution
- Design of material planning and supply processes
- Alignment of organisational and logistics requirements
- Integration of material requirements planning and availability check
- Functional support for migration and testing
- Alignment with related logistics processes
Role: Functional solution architecture and sub-project responsibility
Key areas of our project experience
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Production planning and detailed scheduling
SAP PP, PP-PI, APO PP/DS and ePP/DS for demanding planning and manufacturing processes.
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Materials management and supply chain
SAP MM, MRP, inventory optimisation, procurement and material availability.
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SAP process and system integration
MES, digital manufacturing, warehouse management, interfaces and cross-functional process landscapes.
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Project management and transformation
SAP S/4HANA, project and sub-project management, solution architecture, migration, testing and go-live.
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