SAP Yard Logistics Implementation and Adaptation for a Railway Company

LeverX Group delivered the analytical, reporting, and planning powers of the SAP Yard Logistics system.

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LeverX Group delivered the analytical, reporting, and planning powers of the SAP Yard Logistics system.

Customer

An American railway company.

CHALLENGE

The customer wanted to ensure smoother automobile transportation between automobile dealership objects.

SOLUTION

LeverX Group focused not only on implementing SAP Yard Logistics (SAP YL), but also on adapting the product to all customer’s demands. Also, the project required the integration of SAP YL with the third-party systems and a set of mobile development tasks.

The project for the railway company went far beyond implementation issues. The dedicated team customized the SAP Yard Logistics solution according to the customer’s needs, integrated the product with external systems, and created co-tools to maximize the company’s internal processes.

Project implementation covers:

Managing all movements of automobile transportation within the yard (compound);
Automating the processes of cargo inspection;
Visualizing compounds with the help of SAP Visual Business to display current automobile positioning.

Integrating SAP YL with the third-party solutions with the aim of instant message sending and events triggering. Making yard requests through ASN is now possible.

Key development milestones are related to:

A mobile app we created for the company’s compound crew using SAP Mobile Platform. The app runs on handheld devices and can operate offline while inspecting, yard checking, loading/unloading, and performing the other functions.
The backend for a Customer Station Portal that allows manufacturers and carriers to track the workload, watch the VIN’s status, and view all necessary data.

Solution’s Description

Leverx Group works with companies and organizations to address the complex challenges of today's business world. Each of our partners is an experienced, innovative, and proven leader in their respective fields.

Automotive

SAP PLM is a solid basis for the automotive industry. This solution helps digitize and automate manufacturing processes and work more efficiently with suppliers and partners.

Aerospace & Defense

The solution allows aerospace and defense companies to reduce the time to market for innovations without compromising safety while simulating innovation scenarios along a complex value chain.

Food & Beverage

SAP PLM provides the food & beverage industry with all the required technologies that help to develop sustainable, traceable, high-quality products within a shorter time.

Consumer Goods

With SAP PLM, this industry can exceed the diverse expectations of consumers and enable sustainably and profitably growth for the business.

Pharma

SAP PLM helps to make pharmaceutical production more effective and with lower risk.

Key Features

Automotive

SAP PLM is a solid basis for the automotive industry. This solution helps digitize and automate manufacturing processes and work more efficiently with suppliers and partners.

Aerospace & Defense

The solution allows aerospace and defense companies to reduce the time to market for innovations without compromising safety while simulating innovation scenarios along a complex value chain.

Food & Beverage

SAP PLM provides the food & beverage industry with all the required technologies that help to develop sustainable, traceable, high-quality products within a shorter time.

Consumer Goods

With SAP PLM, this industry can exceed the diverse expectations of consumers and enable sustainably and profitably growth for the business.

Pharma

SAP PLM helps to make pharmaceutical production more effective and with lower risk.

It is possible with mobile maintenance scenarios and two SAP solutions, SAP Work Manager (SAP WM) и SAP Asset Manager (SAP AM). They provide access to information on asset statuses and allow you to maintain them comprehensively.

SAP WM is a mobile application with wider functionality that offers both on-premise and cloud hosting capabilities.

SAP AM is a more modern cloud-based solution that can be integrated with innovative SAP Cloud Platform IoT.

Both solutions help to improve enterprise asset productivity with constant monitoring, analytics, and timely diagnostics.

Technology Stack We Used

Mobile

Android (Kotlin)
iOS (Swift)

Mobile

Android (Kotlin)
iOS (Swift)

Mobile

Android (Kotlin)
iOS (Swift)

Mobile

Android (Kotlin)
iOS (Swift)

Mobile

Android (Kotlin)
iOS (Swift)

Mobile

Android (Kotlin)
iOS (Swift)

Document Management

Document Release
Material Master Release and Extension
Sales Order Release
Manufacturing Instruction Release

Request Management

Procurement Request
Tooling Change Request
Shop Floor Issue Request
Customer Issue Request
Plant Maintenance Work Request
Request for Quote

Our contribution and realization of all customer’s requirements became the essential condition for a range of acquired business benefits.

Now the company has extensive analytical, reporting, planning, and document tracking systems.

Our customer gained an opportunity to develop their own micro reports based on the huge data volumes stored in SAP YL. This functionality opens the doors to tighter collaboration with partners and more advanced data management.