Josera relies on SAP integration and platbricks® Yard Management

Josera Relies on SAP Integration and platbricks® Yard Management

Digital Transformation in logistics

Josera Sets New Standards in Digitalized Logistics Processes with SAP and platbricks®

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As part of the ERBACHER the food family, Josera is also for future-proof nutrition and sustainable solutions, from high-quality pet food to innovative agricultural products. With over 80 years of experience and production sites in Germany and Poland, among other places, the family-owned company is one of the leading specialists for premium feed for livestock and pets.

 

As part of the digital transformation, Josera has worked with us to introduce SAP EWM and SAP TM, which have been successfully implemented. At the same time, we worked closely together to develop the new platbricks® Yard Management module in our cloud logistics platform, platbricks®, which is fully integrated into the SAP system landscape.

 

This is particularly impressive due to the following highlights:

  • External time slot booking with direct integration of suppliers and customers via a specially developed login function

  • Digitalized check-in and automated weighing via modern terminals

  • Central Yard Overview with intelligent truck control - including notification by SMS

 

With this solution, Josera creates more transparency, efficiency, and controllability on the company premises - and thus sets new standards for a modern, networked logistics.

Customer Benefits

Precise planning right through to production
Optimum use of resources thanks to intelligent sequencing of trucks
Complete integration into the existing system landscape
Significantly increased efficiency and transparency thanks to digital processing of inbound and outbound deliveries
Easy communication with suppliers and customers via multilingual configurable web portal

With the Yard Management System, we achieve complete transparency of all truck movements within the plant boundaries with the best possible planning capability through time slot bookings. Our collaboration with Arvato Systems was characterized by confidence in their ability to integrate our business requirements into the technical implementation in platbricks®. Together we have created a product that we will now continue to roll out in other plants.

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Project Overview

Initial situation

The impetus for the project came in 2022 with the idea of connecting the truck scales at the Kleinheubach site directly to the SAP system. What initially began as an individual technical project quickly developed into a strategic examination of the topic of yard management. In joint workshops with us as the SAP integration partner for SAP EWM and SAP TM, it became clear that a more comprehensive, future-proof solution was required.

Instead of relying on the existing SAP Yard Management, a conscious decision was made to take an innovative approach: Together with our digital supply chain experts, our modular logistics platform platbricks® with a new, cloud-based yard management module - tailored to the requirements of Josera and fully integrated into the SAP landscape.

An additional driver for digitization was the construction of a new plant in Poland. This provided the opportunity to establish modern, digital processes right from the start - without legacy issues, but with the clear goal of raising efficiency and transparency on the factory premises to a new level.

Vision

The vision of ERBACHER the food family was clear from the outset: the complete, digital control of all truck movements within the plant boundaries - contactless, efficient and intelligently networked.

A central project team of Josera defined the functional requirements together with our experts. The goal: a fully networked ecosystem in which yard management, warehouse management, ERP, production control (SCADA) as well as scales, terminals, cameras, scanners and material handling systems communicate with each other - in real time and without media disruptions. The joint development was not just a means to an end, but an expression of a culture of innovation based on partnership.

Solution

The new module platbricks® Yard Management enables end-to-end, digital control of all yard processes: Suppliers and customers independently book time slots within defined opening hours. On arrival, the driver scans a QR code at the check-in terminal, selects a preferred language - which is automatically adopted for all further interactions - and enters the relevant data. This is stored directly in platbricks® and enriched with existing information. The subsequent license plate recognition allows automated entry to the factory premises.

Another terminal accompanies the driver through the weighing process: After a position check, the current weight of the truck is recorded and sent to platbricks®. The driver receives the next instruction - for unloading, for example - by text message in the previously selected language. All process steps are documented with a time stamp and position data and are accessible via the yard Overview screen in real time. The final Ent or loading is transferred directly to SAP EWM via an interface so that the warehouse processes can be triggered immediately.

Technologically based platbricks on Microsoft Azure and is connected to SAP ERP, EWM, TM and SAP PI/PO via interfaces. Other components such as print servers, terminals, cameras and scales are fully integrated.

Project Process

The project was implemented using a hybrid methodology: While the project followed classic waterfall phases such as conception, implementation, testing, and go-live, the software development was organized in an agile way, with user stories, sprints, and iterative coordination. The project was successfully completed in just twelve months, with the go-live in January 2025 as the key milestone.

 

One particular success factor was the close collaboration between our different teams: combining a local team for requirements gathering and an offshore team for implementation enabled flexible, time-efficient development. Thanks to our in-depth SAP expertise, particularly in interfaces and data modeling, we were able to impressively demonstrate our role as a specialist for integrated logistics solutions.

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About Josera

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Josera is part of ERBACHER the food family, a traditional family business in its third generation, which has been committed to developing sustainable nutritional solutions for humans and animals for over 80 years. With more than 1,000 employees worldwide, the company pursues a clear vision: healthy, enjoyable and responsible nutrition - for present and future generations, in a global community.

 

As a manufacturer of high-quality feed and food products, Josera Innovative strength with a deep sense of responsibility towards nature, animals and people. Passion, courage and sustainability characterize our daily actions - with the aim of not only making nutrition better, but also more meaningful.

 

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