SAP Yard Logistics
Presented By
Purushotam Kumar
Reviewed By
Priyanka Jawaharani
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Yard Logistics - SAP
•SAP Yard Logistics is a new tool in a set of solutions to help you streamline,
connect and simplify your supply chain by making your yard more smart and
efficient. Reinvent your supply chain and uncover the range of new
possibilities for your business.
•Operating a truck, container or rail yard more efficiently and profitably relies
on the visibility of all yard processes and the ability to plan and manage
workloads effectively. The SAP Yard Logistics App is able to support these
capabilities across a vast spectrum of industries and transportation types by
centralizing and simplifying yard management processes and operations.
•Make your yard logistics processes quicker and more accurate with the
intuitive app user interface. Increase the visibility of inbound and outbound
transport, as well as being prepared and alerted to exceptions and unplanned
yard movements or activities, such as cleaning, repair or dangerous goods
checks.
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Yard Logistics - SAP
• Increase yard efficiency with mobile inspection functionality, driver
self check-in and Internet of Things (IoT) tracking of assets via
sensor data. Customer-specific attributes can also be supported
through classification of transportation units and order-based asset
determination.
• There are a number of deployment options with SAP Yard Logistics
to help ensure a best-fit with your current system landscape. Rich
interfaces mean that integration with existing legacy systems and
technologies such as RFID and GPS is simple.
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SAP YARD LOGISTICS – OBJECTIVES
• Increase visibility and efficiency of all yard
processes
• Support efficient utilization of workforce
and assets
• Speed up operations while reducing their
cost
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SAP YARD LOGISTICS - SOLUTION
• Simple-to-adapt yard processes for different
transport means and yards
• Internet of Things scenarios, such as sensor
data handling
• Support for scheduling functionality, mobile
use, and self-service scenarios
• Integration with the SAP Transportation
Management and SAP Extended Warehouse
Management applications
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SAP YARD LOGISTICS - BENEFITS
• Comprehensive, scalable yard management
• Greater speed and quality of operations with
intuitive user interfaces and mobile access
• Decreased overall costs with more efficient
usage of resources and space
• Lower total cost of ownership due to standard
integration scenarios
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SAP YARD LOGISTICS – FUNCTIONALITIES
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Yard Overview
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Yard Overview
• The “Yard” is an integral part of Supply Chain Processes with many moving parts
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SAP Organization Structure and Master Data
Yard Logistics
SAP S/4 HANA – Organizational Structure
Yard
YardNumber
Number
Storage
StorageType
Type
Storage
StorageSection
Section
Storage
StorageBin
BinType
Type
Storage
StorageBin
Bin
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SAP S/4 HANA – Organizational Structure Terminology
Yard Organization
OrganizationNumber
Numberrepresenting
representingthe
theentire
entirearea
areawhere
whereitems
itemsare
arereceived,
received,stored,
stored,
YardNumber
Number moved, serviced, and departed from
moved, serviced, and departed from
Physical
Physicalor
orLogical
LogicalArea
Areaof
ofaaYard
Yardcharacterized
characterized
Storage
StorageType
Type by
by its space required, organizationalform,
its space required, organizational form,or
orfunction
function
Subdivision
Subdivisionof
ofaaStorage
StorageType
Type
Storage
StorageSection
Section which
which groups together Storage Binsthat
groups together Storage Bins thathave
havesimilar
similarfunction
function
Further
Furtherdivision
divisionofofStorage
StorageBins
Binssuch
suchas
asphysical
physicaldimensions,
dimensions,weight
weightlimits,
limits,
Storage
StorageBin
BinType
Type stackable/non-stackable, etc.
stackable/non-stackable, etc.
Smallest
Smallestspatial
spatialunit
unitininthe
theyard
yardrepresenting
representingthe
theexact
exactlocation
location
Storage
StorageBin
Bin of transportation units in the yard
of transportation units in the yard
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SAP S/4 HANA – Master Data
Transportation
Transportation
Unit
Unit
An
Anobject
objectto
tobe
be
checked-in,
checked-in,
checked-out
checked-outor or
handled
handledininthe
the
yard
yard
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SAP S/4 HANA – Master Data
Transportation
Transportation
Unit
UnitTypes
Types
Carrying
CarryingItems
Items
•Trucks
•Trucks
•Trailers
•Trailers
•Trains
•Trains
Loading
LoadingScheme
Scheme
•Container
•Containeron
on
Trailer
Trailer
•Container
•Containeron
on
Crane
Crane
TU
TUStackable
Stackable
•Yes
•Yes
•No
•No
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SAP S/4 HANA – Master data
Transportation
Transportation
Unit Object
Objectthat
thatrepresents
representsthe
thedifferent
differentassets
assetsininthe
theyard
yard––like
liketrucks,
trucks,trailers,
trailers,railcars
railcarsetc
etc
Unit
Handling
Handling Handling
HandlingUnits
Unitsare
arethe
theequipment
equipmentused
usedby
byyard
yardworker
workersuch
suchas
asforklifts,
forklifts,cranes,
cranes,yard
yard
Resource
Resource truck, etc. used to move a Transportation Unit (TU)
truck, etc. used to move a Transportation Unit (TU)
User Person
User Personwho
whoperform
performyard
yardmovements
movements
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Business Process in SAP Yard Logistics for
SAP S/4HANA
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SAP Yard Logistic – Functional Overview
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SAP S/4 HANA – Functionality in Yard Logistics
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Stock Visibility in Yard Logistics – Cockpit 3D
Layout
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SAP IM- YL Integration
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SAP EWM-TM-YL Integration
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Thank you
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