by Phillip Avelar | Oct 30, 2018 | Advanced Support, EAI, EDI, SAP IDOC
Customers often complain about the time and money it takes to integrate SAP EDI processes with partners. And they’re not wrong. Two things stand in the way of SAP EDI efficiency: using IDOC processes incorrectly and buying into the misconception that “this...
by Phillip Avelar | Oct 16, 2018 | CommandView for SAP, SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management), SAP-Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management
Key performance indicators (KPIs) can help you understand the efficiency of your distribution centers. In this blog series, we’ll look at the core KPIs and key figures that are central to the process. To start, we’ll review the KPIs most often used by...
by Phillip Avelar | Jun 29, 2018 | Advanced Support, AdvanceLabel for SAP
GM recently notified suppliers that it is implementing a new warehouse management system. Therefore, the company is revising its standard for supplier product labeling. The GM1724 standards include these standard labels: GM1724a – Individual container labels...
by Phillip Avelar | Jun 18, 2018 | AdvanceLabel for SAP, AdvancePack, AdvanceShip for SAP, SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management), Warehouse Management
When packing handling units for shipping, or processing inbound handling units, it’s common to need to weigh and post this value to SAP. We often work with companies to automate the process of getting these values in SAP automatically so in this blog...
by Phillip Avelar | May 22, 2018 | Headline
When I’m out and about, I pay close attention to the processes that are used in every aspect of our daily lives. My friends sometimes think it’s annoying, but I have also imagined some of our best process innovations for customers through these...
by Phillip Avelar | May 22, 2018 | Headline, SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management), SAP-Warehouse Management
This is the first in a new series of blog posts on leading practices we’ve observed in best-in-class facilities. I thought we would start with the basics. Many of you might remember years ago when the Dymo label maker was popular. I had an assistant at the time...
by Phillip Avelar | Jan 23, 2018 | NetWeaver, SAP
To prepare for our annual review of our landscape, I sat down this week for some light reading with my handy SAP Master Guide for Netweaver. If you’re not already performing a landscape review, I encourage you to make this an annual process. Many times, a...
by Phillip Avelar | Nov 18, 2014 | AdvancedBOL, AdvanceShip for SAP, Logistics Execution, SAP - Sales and Distribution
We regularly need to explain the details of how freight billing options can be handled correctly in SAP. I’ll explain the 3 main options for domestic billing from a typical small parcel carrier first and then give you some examples. The typical domestic parcel...
by Phillip Avelar | Aug 25, 2014 | Advanced Support, NetWeaver
We are not fans of Java. Quite frankly, considering the constant updates needed and the inability to shut off Java checks for updates, it’s time for something new. I have been happily using SAPgui 7.2 without a problem for over a year now. Our developers...
by Phillip Avelar | Aug 31, 2011 | ABAP, Advanced Support
The increasing use of BDCs in standard application programs in the past couple of years has prompted me to write this article. What is a BDC? A little bit of background: BDC, which stands for Batch Data Conversion, is a technique developed by SAP to allow developers...
