WHAT DO WE DO
Maintenance
By 2017, the ten employees in the central IT Services department in Wuppertal, supported by a number of Indian colleagues, were in charge of all the systems and users of the group. In particular, the company's SAP solutions tied up a large proportion of its IT resources. Schmersal uses numerous SAP products, including SAP ERP for business process control, SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) or SAP Netweaver Business Intelligence (BI, formerly BW) warehouse management software.
In order to ensure the highest availability of SAP systems and a constant stability of system performance, the general system settings and settings in the respective modules are optimised in the area of Application Management Services. In addition to the system settings, the individual business processes in the SAP system are also simplified and thereby accelerated. Possible automation is also implemented here. The focus of SAP AMS is that all SAP users can work as efficiently as possible. This includes the legal requirements and clear safeguards. You no longer need to worry about the latest security packages or releases for your SAP system, as these are imported by the AMS service provider when required.
SAP for Me
The Schmersal Group, the international market and competence leader in machine safety, benefits from the progressive automation, because this increases the demand for safety technology. Machines and equipment are becoming more complex, robots are increasingly collaborating directly with their human counterparts, and the world is becoming more aware that functional safety and occupational safety are essential factors for business success. Schmersal offers the world's largest range of safety switchgear and systems for machines, systems and lift technology. Founded in 1945 in Wuppertal, Schmersal currently employs about 1,850 people in over 20 countries.
The "Shortcut for SAP Systems" tool is an excellent tool for handling many tasks in SAP Support more easily and quickly.
But what does it look like in practice? Shortly before the software launch, the support team will hold intensive training sessions for the users within the department.