Kimberly-Clark upgraded management of a warehouse complex

On August 3, 2015 the SAP company announced end of system implementation of expanded management of the warehouses SAP EWM in Kimberly-Clark corporation.

Project Tasks

Kimberly-Clark corporation in 2010 started the plant in the city of Stupino. Soon put the raw-material storage on the areas exceeding previous several times into operation.

Earlier many warehouse transactions were executed manually and the warehouse often appeared out of information flows of the organization. For correct management the corporation made the decision - to implement an end-to-end information system.

Kimberly-Clark, 2014

When choosing the solution in the company were guided by experience with SAP products, including SAP ERP. Therefore the SAP EWM system became continuation of the program of complex automation of the enterprise.

As the partner in an implementation project the TeamIdea company acted.

Project Results

SAP EWM| SAP EWM]] integrated divisions of the company in a common information space. After implementation SAP EWM Kimberly-Clark improved:

• indicators of speed and quality of logistic processes;
• accuracy of data on a material remaining balance and purchase plannings;
• efficiency of selection and delivery of raw materials to production lines,
• expense efficiency on personnel
• processes of storage of raw materials by means of effective use of own warehouse spaces.

"SAP solutions are successfully used in all divisions of Kimberly-Clark many years, in Russia works with them as several hundred our employees. Using SAP EWM we could implement the new strategy of management of warehouses which for short term proved the efficiency. We consider that optimization of logistic processes will give new opportunities for cost reduction and will become one of pacing factors of growth of our business" — Konstantin Nikitin, the head of the logistics department at the plant in the city of Stupino noted.

"Smooth operation of a warehouse — a basis of stable production and accomplishment of obligations to clients. Our SAP solution EWM is also focused on these competitive advantages. The results of implementation received in Kimberly-Clark — the increase in labor productivity, reduction of volume of routine transactions and errors, the increased flexibility and efficiency of management — confirm that this solution is one of the best in the class" — Ilya Yuryev, the deputy CEO of SAP CIS said.