Smartsoft Services

SAP supply chain: Production to Dispatch Door

From production confirmation to proof of delivery on SAP S/4HANA: accurate stock, on-time dispatch and full traceability.

We design and deliver Production-to-Dispatch-Door solutions on SAP S/4HANA, covering the full flow from production confirmation and quality release through putaway, picking, packing, staging, loading and goods issue to proof of delivery. Our senior SAP supply chain consultants link shop-floor execution, EWM and outbound logistics for manufacturing and distribution businesses, working with operations, logistics and IT leadership.

What we cover

  • Production execution

    PP and PP-DS, production and process orders, confirmations, backflush, goods receipt from production, MES integration (SAP Digital Manufacturing or third-party)

  • Quality

    Inspection lots at goods receipt, usage decisions, batch release, certificates of analysis, stock status control

  • Warehouse management

    Embedded and decentralised EWM, putaway strategies, storage and bin design, warehouse tasks and orders, RF and mobile, labour and yard management

  • Outbound and dispatch

    Outbound deliveries, picking, packing and handling units, staging, loading, dock and door assignment, wave management, goods issue

  • Transport and delivery

    SAP TM integration, carrier assignment, load planning, proof of delivery

  • Traceability and compliance

    Batch and serial numbers, handling unit traceability, GS1 and SSCC labelling, dangerous goods, GTS for export documentation

  • Integration and automation

    IDocs, OData, SAP Integration Suite, conveyor, PLC and warehouse control system integration, label printing, EDI and ASNs

  • Analytics and delivery

    Fiori monitoring, SAP Analytics Cloud dashboards, OTIF, dock-to-dispatch time, pick and inventory accuracy; fit-gap, ECC to S/4HANA, testing, cutover, hypercare, training and change

What we work towards

  • A faster handover from line end to warehouse
  • Higher pick accuracy and shorter dock-to-dispatch times
  • Better on-time, in-full dispatch
  • End-to-end traceability that makes recalls manageable
  • Labelling and ASNs that meet retailer requirements

Frequently asked questions

Embedded or decentralised EWM?
We help you choose based on volumes, automation and system landscape.
Can you integrate our automation and MES?
Yes: conveyors, PLC and warehouse control systems, and MES, via IDocs, OData or Integration Suite.
Do you handle SSCC labelling and ASNs for retailers?
Yes, including GS1 labels and EDI ASNs.
Who delivers the SAP work?
SAP work is led by Junaid, our associate SAP consultant, and delivered with senior associate consultants, coordinated by Smartsoft, so you have one point of contact for the whole engagement.

Tell us about your system or your project.

We will reply with honest advice and a clear next step.

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