SAP Shipping Solution Return on Investment (ROI)

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ERP Integrated Solutions, Inc. (ERP-IS) is confident that a reduction of warehouse/operations labor will be achieved based on the implementation of ShipERP and the best practices associated with that implementation. The need for maintaining multiple systems or even “bolt on” systems is alleviated with the implementation of ShipERP. This in turn reduces the need for additional resources required to work carrier stations or “bolt on” systems.

Increase in distribution efficiency and accuracy will be achieved through the best practices implemented with the application. Barcode scanning through the pick/pack/ship processes will ensure accuracy while increasing the speed on the distribution floor. The flexibility offered by the design of ShipERP also allows for existing business processes to be used through integration via function modules within ShipERP. By keeping all the business logic within SAP it provides a smoother integration path that can be adapted to the business requirements through ShipERP’s robust application configuration.

Future development and maintenance costs are greatly reduced by having a highly configurable solution like ShipERP. By design ShipERP was developed on a configurable platform which utilizes SAP concepts of access sequences and condition tables to provide a configurable approach to addressing business requirements. This minimizes the need for future developments and allows the business analyst to address the business requirements efficiently.

Along with the reduction in labor ERP-IS estimates that there will be a shipping cost reduction process through the use of the various reporting offered within ShipERP. For instance the Carrier Performance reporting will show actual dates of shipment delivery per SAP delivery or shipment documents. This reporting will provide clear insight to shipping costs, carrier delivery performance, and internal shipment issues. This information can be used to improve inefficiencies as well as work on negotiating better rates with the carriers. On carrier services that have guarantees this performance information can identify the shipments that did not arrive on time per the shipping service selected. As a result reimbursement requests can be submitted to the carrier for prorated refunds based on the reporting that is provided in the ShipERP™ application.

Carrier Compliancy is handled in the business logic on the carrier systems and passed via the web services. In cases where integration is through other technologies, business logic and label compliances are handled directly in ShipERP. The flexibility provided in ShipERP allows for full compliancy no matter which carrier is to be integrated with.

On many occasions there are disputes between the AR department and the customer as to whether the shipments were received when it comes to collecting on the invoice. Through ShipERP™’s tracking features directly in the product as well as within the native SAP delivery transaction (VL02N) the ability to view detailed information of the shipment during every leg of the journey can be attained. This provides timely proof of delivery as well as real-time access to where the delivery is without leaving SAP. Complete integration!

There are many reasons to choose the ShipERP multi-carrier shipping solution. Where other solution providers price their products by locations ERP-IS has structured their pricing by actual SAP Installation number. This allows the client greater flexibility in deploying the product to many sites without additional application costs.

Another reason to choose this solution is for its seamless integration within the SAP ERP system. ShipERP is a centralized multi-carrier shipping solution which allows for ease of maintenance and robust capabilities all packaged into one solution. Updates to SAP documents and master data happens real-time so all business units can access the data as needed.