Results of the Project: Mapping of processes as close as possible to SAP standard Immediate use of the machine data in the SAP system (automated and real-time recording) Data of goods, rejects, time data, and employee number are available for real-time analyses in SAP Postings of all value streams with actual data (material consumption / performance of the machine) Communication and smooth data exchange between the SAP system and the MES platform Further development of the internal know-how of SAP systems Full integration of operating sequences into SAP processes (material requisition, material stock, WM transfers, packaging) Finished goods with customer-specific packaging data in real time for each box At the end of production the finished product is waiting in the warehouse, ready for shipment. They are managed in WM and HU. Optimized forklift-processes for production supply and production disposal

1. The Challenge
SAPPDC
Vorwerk & Sohn
GmbH. &. Co. KG.
4
factories on
3 continents
1.600
employees
200
Mio. €
turnover
The Project
The Result
Transparency gain regarding
status of production
Monitoring of efficiency, down
time and usage pattern
Full integration of machine pro-
cesses with processes in SAP
(material requirements, stock,
packaging)
At the end of production, finis-
hed goods are readily available
in the warehouse and are WM-
and HU managed
Automated processes in SAP
replace manual steps and save
time in production
Analytics and calculations in
SAP based on real-time data
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2.
A 2-container-system manages the production supply at Vorwerk
SAP MES
Monitor to control
the interface
Data exchange, control, verifi-
cation, correction, restart
Detailed planning
• system control
• detailed planning of
production orders
• capture of production data
• packaging of handling units
Requirements planning & posting
• warehouse management
• inventory management
• material planning
• production supply
• master data management
3.
Hierarchical packaging of produced goods according to packing instructions
Forklift-management-system for production supply and disposal:
Information to batch, quantity, material in box/container
Warehouse Production
The Customer
SAP & Industry 4.0
Success Story
Operating Data from Producti-
on directly available in SAP
1.
135Production facilities connec-
ted to SAP for data collection
40.000Material movements in production
per day
1.000Container are moving between
warehouse & production each day
• no sufficient tracking
• traceability of materials not pre-
cised/ detailed enough
• review of error sources not
optimized
• not enough data for automated
eficiency analyses
• realt-time data only available at
individual machines, but not in
the higher-level processes
Vorwerk Autotec
with factories in
Germany, Poland,
Mexico and China
As part of the
VorwerkSohn
group, Vorwerk
Autotec is an in-
ternational Tier
One Automotive
Supplier
„Our new MES system provides the basis for a successful future of
Vorwerk Autotec. Improvements of transparency in production, sup-
ply chain and logistics are the prerequisites for further increases in
productivity. With this project, Vorwerk Autotec has taken a big step
towards Industry 4.0.“
Dennis Dünnweg, Project Manager, Vorwerk Autotec