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Print forms for the Sales and Distribution process: OEM/supplier specific

labels for the American market

Automotive Consulting Solution

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Agenda

1. Benefit for the Customer

2. Description of the Function

3. The Function in the System

4. Technical Information


Customer Benefit

▪ Proven solutions/services of SAP Automotive Consulting

▪ Solutions already running productive at several customers

▪ Solutions and documentation are available in German and English

▪ Prompt implementation possible

▪ Defined timeframe for implementation

▪ Exact calculation of implementation cost. Implementation for fixed price

▪ 6 months of free follow up care operations for bug corrections starting at

the date of installation within the development landscape. Afterwards

chargeable consulting support starts

▪ No additional ongoing costs (i.e. maintenance cost)

Time

Cost

Solution


Agenda






Concept

The Automotive Consulting Solution „OEM/supplier specific labels for the American market“ is based on different OEM/supplier specific requirements and on the corresponding AIAG recommendation for label printing. The SAP ACS can be used as basis for the implementation of several labels. In total more than 150 labels are available. This portfolio can be used to chose the relevant labels for an project specific implementation. The currently developed labels can also be used as basis for the realization of new and additional labels.

Features

▪ Labels with the appropriate print program

▪ Labels are developed with SAP Smart Forms resp SAP Interactive forms by Adobe technology

▪ Implementation in English / German

▪ Documentation in English / German

▪ Labels can be reprinted separately, as output determination is on HU-Level

Concept & Features


The following details should be clarified before starting the realization phase:

▪ For which OEM/supplier and customer plant are the labels needed?

▪ Does customer specific label specifications exist?

▪ Which label characteristics/formats are needed (Case Carton, Master Container, Mixed Load, Quick Receive, … )?

▪ How are customer specific additional fields (e.g. License Plate, Engineering Change Level, Line Feed, Drop Zone, Material Handling Code, Home Position, Shift, etc.) transferred e.g. via EDI in the forecast delivery schedule and mapped in the SAP ERP system?

▪ How does the local printer landscape look like (Laser-/Thermal transfer printer)?

▪ What printer vendors or printer types are used? According to experience there is an increased use of Intermec-/Zebra printer in the American market.

▪ In which language should the label realization take place?

▪ In which language is the documentation needed?

▪ Which SAP Release do you currently use?

▪ Which print form technology should be used for the label realization?

Project scope and implementation


Overview of SAP print forms technologies: SAP Smart

Forms

The SAP Smart Forms technology is currently the basis for almost all Automotive Consulting Solutions print forms.

The technology is available since release 4.6C and provides e.g. the possibility to print out print forms on Zebra thermo transfer printers.

Customer specific changes of existing print forms can normally be done quite easy.


Overview of SAP print forms technologies: SAP

Interactive Forms by Adobe

The latest print forms development tool is the SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe technology.

New ACS print forms will be developed more and more with this new technology.

Official SAP Statement regarding the print forms strategy:

“The SAP forms strategy is based on SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. This applies to both print and

interactive forms. In this context, most Business Suite solutions have already been converted to the SAP

Interactive Forms by Adobe technology (more than 2300 forms), and new standard SAP forms will be

created using SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe instead of Smart Forms or SAPscript. SAPscript and

Smart Forms shall continue to be supported inline with SAP's maintenance strategy, thereby ensuring the

ability to protect existing customer investment."


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The following slides show some example labels from several OEM/suppliers from the American market. The previous chosen labels were used as basis to implement the respective customer requirements on a project basis.

The customers shown below represent an extract of implemented labels in their specific sales and distribution process. Different label characteristics like Case Carton Label, Master Container Label, Mixed Load Label, Quick Receive Label are implemented:

ALPS AUTOMOTIVE, BEHR, BROSE, CHRYSLER, FORD, FREIGHTLINER, GM, HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE, HONDA, JOHNSON CONTROLS, KEYKERT, LEAR, LEXINGTON, VALEO, MAZDA, NISSAN, NORPLAST, TOYOTA, DENSO, MAGNA, DELPHI, DECOMA, WEBASTO, SUBARU, ISTON AUTOMOTIVE, POLARIS, SY-TAKATA, TISA, VUTEX, YAZAKI,…

Extract of customer specific labels


Case Carton Label


Master Label


Quick Receive Label


Quick Receive Master Label


Bill of Loading Label


Mixed Load Label


Print forms – They are your business cards

Origin: “GM 1724-C: LABEL TEMPLATE FOR MIXED LOAD CONTAINERS”


Agenda






Technical Information

Technical installation is remotely possible

Modification-free

Delivery in Z-namespace


Source of Information

▪ OSS-System

Notes (Search term: Automotive Consulting Solutions)

▪ Internet

Overview-, Detail- and Customer presentations

http://www.sap.com/acs

http://www.sap.com/acs

Thank you!German customers, please contact

Mario Rebitzer

Platinum Consultant

Industry Area Automotive

SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG

Hasso-Plattner-Ring 7

69190 Walldorf, Germany

M +49/ 170 22 00 287

S +49/ 6227 7 44674

E [email protected]

Non-German customers, please contact

Thorsten Bendrich

Principal Consultant

SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG

Hasso-Plattner-Ring 7

69190 Walldorf, Germany

M +49/ 160 90 82 2877

S +49/ 351 4811 4501

E [email protected]

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