Kraft Heinz: Delivering end-to-end Supply Chain Visibility

Kraft Heinz, one of the world’s leading food and beverage manufacturers has successfully transitioned its UK National Distribution Centre (NDC) from an end-of-life legacy system to an SAP EWM solution that aligns with the company’s global IT strategy.

With a complex warehouse environment to navigate, including multiple third-party systems and solutions, seamless collaboration with multiple stakeholders was key to delivering an integrated solution that now enables end-to-end supply chain visibility. The Kraft Heinz NDC is operated by a third-party logistics provider (3PL) and receives manufactured products, before distributing to customers across the UK.

The manufacturer utilises SAP in other sites and, as part of its wider global SAP rollout programme aiming to align all sites, The Config Team delivered SAP EWM to its UK NDC. SAP EWM has replaced the legacy WMS solution, replicating some processes and utilising additional functionality to enhance and streamline operations, including the introduction of wave management, yard management and transportation units.

A solution is now in place that has enhanced end-to-end supply chain visibility, provided greater control to SAP over its own warehouse management systems and delivered a platform for future growth.