How Edita Optimized
Supply Chain Management with
SAP DSD Van-Sales?

Results

• All sales force and distribution activities, including pre-sales and van sales, started to be carried out end-to-end with SAP DSD Mobile Android and SAP DSD Backend compatible with ECC, which was quickly put live on approximately 700 devices located over 24 distribution centers spread across the country. At the same time, the leading brand of the Egyptian market increased its market share with the unique features offered by the product
• The mobile application solution and SAP speak the same language; therefore, a fast and agile adaptation process was designed without the need for an additional mobile software process or integration development.
• Ensuring that system availability is operational during high demand processes and the synchronization process by using the end-to-end functionality of the product such as real-time market order creation on the ECC side, terms of agreements, uploading PDF documents for legal purposes, reloading or unloading, stock visibility, loading confirmation, e-signatures, invoice and credit note creation.
• It was ensured that the delivery rounds, together with all their outputs, were uploaded smoothly and quickly to the mobile device and transferred to SAP , and this process was completely automated. Thus, data tracking and process management have been optimized.
• With the first worldwide application of SAP DSD Android 2.0, which works in integration with SAP ECC and includes many customization, verification and control points on the mobile platform, all of the change management requirements have also been met to move to a more paperless environment using e-Signature.
• The system, which was established with automatic calculation, made it possible to create all documents, from order to collection and even clearing documents, automatically.
• Both English and Arabic printouts have been provided so that the processes in the wide and international supply network can be followed and reported accurately.
• Thanks to the ability to progress according to the indicators on the screens (which have a user-friendly and simple interface design) supply chain employees were quickly and easily involved in the process, and sustainable efficiency was achieved.
• Special sales conditions, such as flexible promotional products, were made applicable in the field.
• With offline pricing, the price conditions in SAP have been made functional in the field.
• Field sales representatives and customer location control have been activated.
• Vehicle mileage control was put into use for the processes that govern a vehicle's entry-exit and an average customer visit duration.
• Automation was developed for automatic recording and accounting of daily sales representative expenses.
• Online credit check has been provided.
• Authorization based on field sales representative, transaction and material was activated.
• At the end of the day, the salesperson can enter the physical vehicle stock, and the difference transaction becomes executable.
• Output savings and cost reduction were achieved by taking the printouts as PDF.
• The flexibility to respond instantly to changing market expectations is provided.
• With the electronic signature that the sales representative can use in loading and unloading documents, and which the customer can use in filling order confirmation form, real-time tracking became possible.
• Each sales representative started to be able to create a loading order for their own vehicle from their mobile device.
• Coordinate information of new or one-time customers started to be obtained.
• The system was set up and integrated to provide Instant Route Optimization.