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How Croonwolter&dros Achieved ERP-Driven Operational Excellence
In today’s competitive landscape, agility and operational efficiency define success. Companies like Croonwolter&dros are turning to innovative solutions to stay ahead of the curve. For Croonwolter&dros, implementing a cutting-edge ERP system wasn’t just a technological upgrade but a strategic step toward operational excellence and future-proofing the business.
SAP S/4HANA Release 2022 – New EAM Functionalities for Maintenance
SAP is continuously optimizing and updating S/4HANA. Just think of the Maintenance Planning Overview in the initial S/4HANA release. With this year's new S/4HANA release, new functionalities have been added to the Enterprise Asset Management domain. It is clear that SAP is investing in its development. This year's recent release contains best practice processes and capabilities that many companies have been dreaming of for years. It is crucial to always upgrade your system to the latest version to continue to make optimal use of SAP S/4HANA. In this blog we explain the main new functionalities in the S/4HANA 2022 release with which SAP can support the maintenance process even better. Figure 1: The Enterprise Asset Management dashboard in the initial S/4HANA release New processes with SAP's new 9-phase model The SAP maintenance process has been the same for years and is fairly standard. Companies regularly use user statuses to further expand the maintenance process and better tailor it to their company. With SAP's new 9-phase model, this is no longer necessary. With the 9-phase model, SAP is adding new maintenance processes - called 'new scope items' - to the 2022 release. In addition, new Fiori apps now guide users through the process and notifications, orders and operations still form the basis of every process. Examples of these new processes: Reactive Maintenance (corrective maintenance) Proactive Maintenance (preventive maintenance) Improvement Maintenance (project based maintenance) Operational and Overhead Maintenance (routines, inspections, ...) Figure 2: SAP's 9-phase model and the relationship between notifications, work orders and operations Create maintenance reports clearly with the priority matrix Creating a notification for maintenance tasks is often the start of the maintenance process. This is already a simple action in SAP S/4HANA, but still lacks some crucial features. After Maintenance Managers and Gatekeepers have been getting gray hairs for years when trying to properly prioritize maintenance reports, you will now no longer see a selection list, but rather a priority matrix with an overview. It is now possible to determine the priority of maintenance reports using a priority matrix. Priority is determined based on the chance of failure and its effect. You can configure the priority matrix yourself for different categories such as production, safety and environment. Figure 3: The new 'Create Maintenance Request' app in SAP for maintenance notifications with the priority matrix As you can see in the image above, the new 'Create Maintenance Request' app contains new fields for Failure Mode and Detection Method. The breakdown indicator can also be set more easily. Notifications can now also be automatically saved as drafts after creation. You can edit these afterwards before sending them. Easily follow up on maintenance notifications With the new 'My Maintenance Request' app you can easily follow up on your own maintenance reports; from creation to complete handling or rejection. If the applications are incomplete or more information is required, this will also be made clear. In short, the 'My Maintenance Request' app is ideal for Operation Managers. Figure 4: The new 'My Maintenance Request' app Gatekeeping finally supported A process that was not well supported by standard SAP is Gatekeeping. Even though this is the process step that should ensure good cooperation between operations and maintenance, there were no tools to implement this optimally in SAP. The Gatekeeper can now use the new 'Screen Maintenance Request' app to thoroughly check new maintenance reports and, if necessary, send them back to the requester and reject or approve them. Of course, both the priority and the deadline of the notification can be revised. Figure 5: The new functionality for checking maintenance messages Many more new EAM functionalities in SAP S/4HANA This blog contains some interesting new EAM functionalities in the S/4HANA release 2022. In addition to the above functionalities, there are more, including: An extensive 'maintenance order approval' process with workflows that allows you to approve more than just costs The operation execution stages: PRE, MAIN & POST. This allows you to plan the placement of racks on the work order, for example Bundling orders with Maintenance Planning Buckets New Maintenance Backlog Overview for a better overview of all maintenance tasks on the backlog Even better planning with SAP Resource Scheduling for Hana (RSH) The implementation of the new S/4HANA release that is suitable for you With our expertise in Enterprise Asset Management for project and asset-intensive organizations, we can support the IT department in the implementation of new releases that are suitable for you. We can also fully take care of the activation of the new functionalities. With our years of expertise in SAP and with specific project and asset-intensive processes, we map the current process and see which new EAM functionalities in SAP S/4HANA release 2022 can help you support current maintenance processes even better. Vincent Beumer Vincent is a marketing manager and highly experienced consultant with extensive knowledge on Digital Transformation and Analytics within the SAP-domain. Get in touch Ready to make a business change? At Emixa, we'd be glad to share our comprehensive insights. Contact us to discover how our approach can help your organization thrive in the cloud era. Let's embark a journey towards enhanced efficiency and effectiveness together!
Thetford U.S. Perfects EDI Processes and Integration with Boomi & IFS
The American branch of Thetford, a specialist in sanitary solutions for caravans, campers, and motorhomes, aimed to scale its Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processes and integrate them with a new IFS ERP system. For the EDI migration journey and system integration, Thetford chose Boomi and sought the expertise of Emixa. Read on for more information about this exciting project!
Emixa Unifies Brand Identity Across Affiliated Companies to Enhance Digital Transformation Services
Emixa, the leading Digital Transformation partner, announces the rebranding of its affiliated companies under the Emixa brand name in the Benelux and UK region. The rebranding reflects the company’s vision to offer unified and integrated solutions and services for its customers across different markets and industries.
Unlocking Organizational Agility: The Emixa Agile Assessment
In today's rapidly evolving world, businesses must keep pace with change. Adaptability and speed are paramount to delivering sustained value. Harnessing the power of the agile/scrum methodology can be a game-changer in this regard.
Celebrating Excellence: Meijer Potato Computable Award Nomination
Crossing Potatoes: A Digital Innovation in Potato Breeding
Siemens EMEA Partner Summit: Emixa Leading the Digital Transformation
At the heart of the industrial world's digital transformation, the Siemens EMEA Partner Summit is a key event where leaders in technology and innovation come together. It's with immense pride we share that Emixa stood out at this year’s summit, scooping up an impressive five awards. This achievement is not just a nod to our hard work but a clear indicator of our leadership and innovative spirit in the manufacturing sector.
Meijer Potato Wins Boomi EMEA Customer Innovation Award
During the Boomi World Tour in Amsterdam last Thursday, Sander Vermeer accepted the innovation award on behalf of our valued customer, Meijer Potato. Congratulations on achieving the Boomi EMEA Customer Innovation Award! Meijer Potato develops new potato varieties to optimize potato yields and to create strains that thrive in challenging conditions such as very dry or very wet soil. Each year, approximately 700,000 potential varieties enter the new cycle. Only one or two, sometimes none, actually make it to become a new variety. After a breeding cycle of about 8 years, the variety is truly market-ready. The amount of data generated by this process is enormous and highly complex. With the help of the Boomi platform, they have managed to expedite the potato breeding cycle. Boomi integration and Boomi Master Data Hub provide seamless integration between various sources, such as DNA sequences, sensor data, and drone imagery, as well as test and temperature data from fields around the world. By leveraging the expertise of Emixa companies, Appronto and Magnus, as implementation partners for both Boomi and the data platform, they succeeded in placing Boomi at the core of the integration architecture. The results stemming from this endeavor are indeed something to be proud of: Progress in accelerating the breeding cycle. Master data management as the foundation for preventing errors in this highly complex and meticulous process. Realized cost savings. A decoupled and highly scalable environment, enabling Meijer Potato to insource certain strategic and demanding data processes. The Emixa companies, Appronto and Magnus, are very proud to be part of this project! More information Would you like to know more about Emixa? And are you curious about our solutions that allow you to speed up your digital transformation? Then don’t hesitate to contact us. We would be delighted to meet you!
KRVE Went Live with Their KIS Application
De Koninklijke Roeiers Vereeniging Eendracht (KRVE) went live with their KIS application this week. This application covers their entire core system, including the planning of all ships visiting the port of Rotterdam, whether moored or detached from the quay, invoicing, personnel administration, maintenance, etc. We were present at a suitable distance to congratulate them on this milestone!