Success Story Detlev Louis
Detlev Louis relies on BatchMan: 40% savings in SAP job control
Management Summary
Detlev Louis Motorrad-Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH relies on BatchMan from HONICO for SAP job control to replace manual planning across multiple SAP systems. By introducing a central platform, dependencies could be mapped, processes made more transparent and the planning effort reduced by 40%. The intuitive operation and reliable support were convincing in all project phases.
Challenge: Manual job planning without central control
Vor dem Einsatz von BatchMan erfolgte die Jobplanung bei Louis rein manuell über SM37 – Jobs mussten einzeln in den jeweiligen SAP-Systemen und Mandanten (ERP for Retail, CAR und EWM) eingeplant werden. Abhängigkeiten zwischen Prozessen konnten nicht definiert oder erkannt werden. Das führte zu einem enormen Planungs- und Kontrollaufwand und erschwerte zudem die Wartung.
Industry: Mail order, retail
Use case: Central SAP job control in S/4HANA to reduce manual planning and ensure cross–process dependencies
Benefits: automated control of SAP jobs with less effort, greater process reliability and faster operation
Product: BatchMan
The solution: Central job control with BatchMan
The following SAP jobs are automated and efficiently controlled with BatchMan at Detlev Louis:
- • Demand forecasts for the stores
• Maintenance of article master data conditions
• Master data management
• Availability analyses
Central SAP job control with BatchMan
Result: Less effort, more control
By using BatchMan, Detlev Louis was able to reduce its planning effort by 40% – while at the same time significantly increasing transparency and overview in SAP job control. The ability to define dependencies centrally has made the daily work of SAP Basis noticeably easier and sustainably improved maintainability.
BatchMan Workload Automation - Central functions at a glance
- Seamless SAP integration: Runs directly in the ABAP stack of SAP ECC, S/4HANA and RISE with SAP – without additional hardware or middleware.
- Centralized control: Enables centralized planning, monitoring and control of processes across SAP and non-SAP systems.
- Automation of background processes: Reduces manual intervention and speeds up the processing of background jobs.
- Real-time monitoring and alerting: Provides comprehensive monitoring with immediate notification of errors or deviations.
- Error handling and recovery: Integrated functions for automatic troubleshooting and resumption of processes.
- Graphical process modelling: Visualization of process chains for a better overview and easier adjustment.
- Comprehensive reporting and analysis functions: Enables detailed evaluations and supports the optimization of processes.
- Fast implementation
Über Detlev Louis Motorrad-Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
Detlev Louis Motorrad-Vertriebsgesellschaft can look back on more than 85 years of history. With over 85 branches in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands as well as multilingual online stores, Louis is Europe‘s No. 1 for motorcycle clothing and accessories. The Louis range offers more than 55,000 items related to the passion for motorcycles – including luggage, care products, spare parts and accessories from the Louis own brand. It includes 500 major brands, including the best known, but also exclusive brands that can only be found at Louis, such as Detlev Louis Motorcycle Gear, Vanucci, Rekurv, Fastway, Nishua and MTR. Louis is also the leading German supplier of lubricants, maintenance tools and spare parts, in particular with its Louis Oil, Louis Tech, Louis Care, Gazzini and Rothewald brands.
Discover all the exclusive Louis brands here: www.louis.de
