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SAP supply chain news and blogs from Rocket

Rocket Launch in Belgium

Rocket Launch in Belgium

We are very pleased to announce the opening of our new office in Antwerp, Belgium. As the base for our new EU subsidiary Rocket is looking forward to expanding our European..

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Delivering on Digital Transformation: 6 Questions to Answer First

Delivering on Digital Transformation: 6 Questions to Answer First

As the world becomes evermore connected, there’s a lot of talk about digital transformation and the opportunity it offers. But what does it mean for your business? Do you need to..

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Securing the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain to Protect Patient Safety

Securing the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain to Protect Patient Safety

At the beginning of this year, the BBC reported that fake Valium was ‘cheaper than chips’ in Scotland, with counterfeit tablets linked to the deaths of several people in the..

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How Could You Benefit From SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)?

How Could You Benefit From SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)?

Warehouse Management (WM) software is deployed in many business environments and industries – from simple warehouses for raw materials to complex, high-volume and automated..

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Why HANA is a Game-Changer for SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)

Why HANA is a Game-Changer for SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)

It’s probably fair to say that adoption of SAP’s HANA in memory database, launched seven years ago, has been a ‘slow-burn’. Today, however, it’s starting to get the recognition it..

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Driving Down Operational Cost with S/4 HANA

Driving Down Operational Cost with S/4 HANA

There comes a time in the life of every business when it has to acknowledge that it has outgrown a once state-of-the-art IT system. This is usually driven by a combination of..

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Power to the People

Power to the People

The success of an IT project is determined by the organisational change management strategy.

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SAP TM - Six Considerations for Successful Transportation

SAP TM - Six Considerations for Successful Transportation

SAP Transport Management (SAP TM) is an established and proven freight logistics management environment which leverages data from existing SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM)..

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Investigating the Total Cost of Ownership for Hand-Held Devices

Investigating the Total Cost of Ownership for Hand-Held Devices

Look at every section of the supply chain, and the reliance on mobile devices is clear. From scanning and picking in the warehouse to customer sign-off of a delivery during the..

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An Optimised Warehouse Needs an Optimised Yard

An Optimised Warehouse Needs an Optimised Yard

An optimised warehouse needs an optimised yard. How Rocket delivers visual tools through SAP’s EWM functionality for easy yard management

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Limbering Up For Digital Disruption. Rocket’s Mission Control Methodology Adopts an Agile Approach

Limbering Up For Digital Disruption. Rocket’s Mission Control Methodology Adopts an Agile Approach

For many years, large-scale projects have been delivered successfully using a waterfall approach. This linear view agrees the design and desired outcomes at the beginning; the..

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SAP EWM - Material Flow Technology for Distribution Centres

SAP EWM - Material Flow Technology for Distribution Centres

Material Flow System (MFS) is now an integrated component of SAP’s Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), which in itself is an efficient ‘off the shelf’, ready-to-go solution that..

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Preparing for the Demands of Gen Z – S/4HANA, SAP Cloud & SAP Leonardo

Preparing for the Demands of Gen Z – S/4HANA, SAP Cloud & SAP Leonardo

Preparing for the demands of the Generation Z is driving technology and enabling radical business changes. Digital innovation platforms such as SAP Cloud Platform and SAP Leonardo..

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Is Your Fleet Fit For Business – Every Journey?

Is Your Fleet Fit For Business – Every Journey?

Reducing risk and planning the route to competitive advantage.

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360-Degree Visibility Can be a Reality for Connected Businesses

360-Degree Visibility Can be a Reality for Connected Businesses

In a previous blog post, we looked at what connecting your mobile assets and making data smart could do for your business.

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What Connecting Mobile Assets & Making Data Smart Means For Your Business

What Connecting Mobile Assets & Making Data Smart Means For Your Business

Imagine a vehicle fleet such as lorries, cars and vans or forklifts, that communicates potential issues before they occur so that pre-emptive action can be taken and uptime..

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Fight Off Commoditisation & Competition with Real-Time Connected Products

Fight Off Commoditisation & Competition with Real-Time Connected Products

Your product range is great, but… Is the competition nipping at your heels? Or perhaps you lose out on consumables sales? Maybe reliability is an issue, or cost pressures? Or do..

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You Missed it! Transform Your Entire Supply Chain With Rocket, SAP and Arla

You Missed it! Transform Your Entire Supply Chain With Rocket, SAP and Arla

For the past 10 years’ Rocket has been delivering supply chain operation solutions built around SAP technology, focusing on helping companies Run Better, Innovate and Go Digital..

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Closing the Gap on New Skills and Mindset Required for Digital Disruption

Closing the Gap on New Skills and Mindset Required for Digital Disruption

Only once we are aligned to digital readiness can we begin to understand its value.

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Proactive Management & Smarter Decision Making using Real-Time Analytics

Proactive Management & Smarter Decision Making using Real-Time Analytics

If you’re managing the operational side of the business then consider embedding real-time analytics into your system. It gives you first-hand actual knowledge about what is..

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Rocket Helps Arla Foods UK to Reduce Delivery Timeframe for New Warehouse Management Systems

Rocket Helps Arla Foods UK to Reduce Delivery Timeframe for New Warehouse Management Systems

Arla Foods UK, the farmer-owned dairy company, has used the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) blueprint and template developed by Rocket Consulting for its distribution..

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Rocket Consulting & SAP to Demonstrate Benefits of Digital Supply Chain

Rocket Consulting & SAP to Demonstrate Benefits of Digital Supply Chain

Joint Supply Chain Execution event announced for 17 November SAP supply chain and mobility specialist, Rocket Consulting, will bring the benefits of the digital supply chain to..

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Complex Systems – What Makes for a Successful Implementation?

Complex Systems – What Makes for a Successful Implementation?

The implementation of a new solution is critical so that the benefits of a smarter way of working are reaped quickly and ROI increased. We talk to Computer Business Review about..

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Arla Wins 2015 Quality Award for Innovation

Arla Wins 2015 Quality Award for Innovation

Following its Best Factory Innovation Award win in October, Rocket Consulting’s client Arla Foods UK has won Gold in the Innovation category of SAP’s Quality Excellence Awards in..

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Santa’s Supply Chain: Time to Go Digital?

Santa’s Supply Chain: Time to Go Digital?

With a rapidly changing world and over two billion home deliveries to make in 24 hours, Santa’s legacy supply chain management systems are struggling to cope.

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Congratulations to Arla, Winner of the 2015 Best Factory Innovation Award

Congratulations to Arla, Winner of the 2015 Best Factory Innovation Award

Arla Foods UK, the largest dairy company in the country and a Rocket Consulting client, recently won the Best Factory Innovation Award for its state-of-the-art operation in..

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Car Boot Deliveries: eDelivery Gauges Industry Opinion

Car Boot Deliveries: eDelivery Gauges Industry Opinion

Trials are currently taking place to assess the viability of using the boot of a car as a secure drop-off point for deliveries if the consumer is out.

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Raconteur Media Report on the Digital Economy: The Role of Mobile

Raconteur Media Report on the Digital Economy: The Role of Mobile

Real-time delivery and returns information allows the customer service team to make proactive decisions and potentially pre-empt an issue before it becomes a full-blown problem.

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Drapers Supply Chain Report - Rocket Talks Logistics & Customer Service

Drapers Supply Chain Report - Rocket Talks Logistics & Customer Service

The final mile of fulfilling an online online order can make or break the retailer’s future relationship with the customer. Rocket Consulting talks to Drapers about the issue in..

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