A Central Work Flow for Ardagh Group Hans-Georg Loef Ardagh Group

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1 A Central Work Flow for Ardagh Group Hans-Georg Loef Ardagh Group

2 Agenda Something about Hans-Georg Loef Who is Ardagh? Who is involved in Ardagh Master Data Group (Metal business)? What are Ardagh Master Data Challenges? What is the Ardagh Winshuttle environment? What are Ardagh Winshuttle fields of operation How to support Ardagh master data group using Winshuttle? Ardagh challenges towards Winshuttle Ardagh Outlook / next steps with Winshuttle

3 Who is Ardagh?

4 Who is Ardagh?

5 Who is Ardagh? Key Group Customers

6 Master Data Group Leading Market position Master data responsibity within business segment Metal is split into two areas: Central: Coding center manage codes = new material number plus strategic raw materials. De-central: Operational plants manage material master completion plus creation of production relevant master data.

7 Master Data Group (Metal) Master data responsibilities Metal 1 Master data coordinator for demand management and production data 3 Coding center for strategic products (metal, packaging, chemicals) 6 Coding center for Metal products (new Material number creation 15 people) 1 (2) user per operational plant to complete material master and create production master data 1 Central support for mass changes (Winshuttle)

8 Master Data tools (Group) History: Central team with lots of ABAP knowledge managing LSMW, direct input or ABAP programs for data migration and/or data maintenance. Today: Focus on standardized, more efficient and easy to operate solutions for mass data maintenance Winshuttle! Less ABAP specialists at central team LSMW or others only for huge volumns under time constraints. Free specialists for value added tasks

9 Ardagh Winshuttle environment Winshuttle Central Two server farms for productive and testing purposes Winshuttle Enterprise Studio Five licenses Winshuttle Standard 200 licenses

10 The Master challenge Versus material master records 62 Plants Classification BOM entries Routing entries up to 23 Production versions Control cycles for warehouse management Frequent product changes and decoration re-launches

11 The Challenge: Development of new Metal cans Data structure Six production levels from Coil cutting via pre-lacquering, printing, protective varnish, component and end making to can assembly Master data challenge Frequent product changes for decorated products In average 300 to 350 new materials per week Material master, BOM, Routing; Production version, Control cycle Decoration relauches with mass changes

12 Challenge design relaunch 1 Complete new 16 Mat.Master 22(+) BOM 22(+) Routings 22(+) Prod. Vers. 1 Variant 2 Mat.Master 4(+) BOMs 8(+) Routings 8(+)Prod. Vers. Design re-launch 100 Variants 100 * 2 Mat.Master 100 * 4(+) BOMs 100 * 8(+) Routings 100 * 8(+) Prod. Vers.

13 Challenge design relaunch Before re-launch (old design) After re-launch (new design)

14 Results metal thickness reduction Weight reduction of annual volume 1 billion 15% less

15 Ardagh Group Winshuttle field of operation 1. Day to day with focus on production master data 1. Creation or change of data records if mass change 2. Inactivation of obsolete data records 2. On demand updates of purchase data 3. Data quality improvements 4. Annual cost updates 5. SAP roll out 1. Data migration initialization of test and training data or migration from legacy systems through different SAP systems into SAP productive 2. Customization e.g. table completion

16 A Central Workflow for Ardagh Group Winshuttle admin 1. Submit Script and Data Template to Central User 2. Download file from Central 3. Upload file to Central 4. Launch work flow

17 A Central Workflow for Ardagh Group Approver/Reviewer 5. Displays/Download data template 6. Approves/Re-assign Winshuttle admin 7. Approves initates upload 8. Scheduled Update SAP 9. Notification User

18 A Central Workflow for Ardagh Group Notification Approver Notification User

19 Ardagh Group Winshuttle challenges Ardagh would like to challenge Winshuttle on Display net work break down in data templete Winshuttle log column as an error Display lack of SAP user authorization in Winshuttle log column as an error Allow data review during approval process

20 Ardagh Group Lessons Learnt Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Setup of Environment and first working solution without prior knowledge 1 week* End-user training Approver training ½ Day training gets users up and running ½ Day training to get approvers up and running Implementing new solutions 1-2 days to establish new workflow solutions *with Winshuttle support/training

21 Ardagh Group - Outlook Implementation of most recent Mass Maintenance Work flows using Winshuttle Central Work Flow until end 2014 Implementation of Winshuttle Work Flow with Files using Winshuttle Designer. Have more convenient work flow for user and approver. Start Q Implementation of Winshuttle Work Flow with Forms for single master data records Start Q Hand over of Winshuttle Work Flows to Business. Involve business user to reduce support of central Winshuttle admin. This is to leverage Winshuttle acceptance, knowledge transfer throughout Ardagh Group. Start Q1 2015