G.I.

B Dispo-Cockpit
Optimizing Logistic Processes in SAP
 IMPLEMENT SCM ADD-ON, GENERATE SUCCESS:
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT WITH G.I.B DISPO-COCKPIT
Modern business continuously confronts
enterprises with permanently changing
requests within the industrial sectors.
The main reasons are increasingly glo-
balized markets and internationalized
enterprises. In order to operate success-
fully in this environment global business
models and procurement, production
and distribution strategies are abso­lutely
essential.
In this context the IT infrastructure plays
a key role by enabling you to control
complex logistics and transportation
networks, to realize channel manage-
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ment and to integrate your business
partners into processes. At the same
time IT represents the basis for inte-
grated, transparent and flexible supply
chains. Your advantages: cost reduc-
tions, an optimum inventory manage-
ment and service improvements. An
important prerequisite is the use of the
right SAP add-ons: by means of the
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit product family you
will be able to master these challenges.
Philosophy
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit is an SAP certified
add-on, which seamlessly integrates
logistic processes into SAP without any
interface problems and without the
need for further hardware investments.
Thus an enormously short implementa-
tion time can be realized.
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit complements the
SAP Standard by important MRP func-
tionalities and methods for the optimi-
zation of stock and logistic processes.
WIP issues along your supply chain are
thoroughly addressed by G.I.B Dispo-
Cockpit as well. The use of G.I.B Dispo-
Cockpit will provide for a long-term
increase of your competitive advantage.
Another convincing aspect of G.I.B
Dispo-Cockpit is its harmonic integration
into the SAP Graphical User Interface
featuring an intuitive usability as well
as an improved and logically designed
user interface. Thus after just a few
training lessons the user will already be
able to tap almost the full potentials of
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit. No more annoying
calls of transactions, tools or Excel files
will be needed.
Forecast Controlling
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit is a modification-
free add-on and completely integrated
into the environments of SAP R/3, R/3
Enterprise and SAP ERP, available for
Releases SAP R/3 4.6C, SAP R/3
Enterprise 4.70, SAP ERP 5.0 and SAP
The transparency which finds its way
into your SAP system allows full control
of your Supply Chain Management. ­­By
combining the individual modules of
the G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit product line
your stock and your service level can
be optimized efficiently.
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit
Logistics Optimization in SAP
Operations Kanban Planning
Inhalt
ERP 6.0. Language versions: German, G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Forecast 4- 6
English, French, Spanish and Hungarian. G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Controlling 7- 9
A product awarded with the certification G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Operations 10 - 12
“SAP Certified – Powered by NetWeaver”. G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Kanban 13 - 15
*Stand: June 2010 G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Planning 16 - 18
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 IMPROVE PLANNING, INCREASE EFFICIENCY:
G.I.B DISPO-COCKPIT FORECAST
FOR SALES PLANNING AND FORECAST
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Forecast supports
the process of decentralized planning
and offers consolidation functions with-
in a central planning monitor. The
application regulates and controls the
transfer to the ERP system or to alterna-
tive subsystems. In addition, several
different features in the field of forecast
and monitoring are provided and sup-
ported by workflow, traffic light and
alarm functionalities.
Our sales planning and forecast tool
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Forecast is fast and
easy to operate and thus unfolds a high
degree of efficiency. The rolling sales
planning is used to optimize production
plans. G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Forecast
permits a prompt realization of opti-
mum forecast procedures in order to
increase your performance and to opti-
mize your stocks.
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The forecast models provided by G.I.B
Dispo-Cockpit Forecast allow accurate
prognoses and a correspondingly reli-
able planning accuracy. Requirements
are calculated on the basis of historical
business volume data, causal factors,
marketing campaigns, market intelli-
gence and sales targets. These pro­
cesses are supported by algorithms
according to Croston or Winters, by
median method etc. depending on the
course of the examined time series
(control signals).
Thanks to the embedded upload and
download functionality it is possible to
integrate data from other SAP systems
into requirements calculation. Further­
more, important information from non-
SAP systems can also be included into
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Forecast. By means
of these functions for example even
smaller sales companies, which do not
yet use a consistent SAP system, are
enabled to integrate their forecast
requirements into consolidation.
Via corresponding download proce-
dures data may be collected cyclically
by means of a planning calendar. These
can be made available in respective
aggregations by suppliers in form of
e-mail, CSV-files or on market places. In
this way it is guaranteed that all corpo-
rate planning areas are taken into
account, which leads to a significant
increase in forecast accuracy and a
lasting boost of your competitive edge.
 Forecast Circuit Centralized / Decentralized

Consolidation
Levels
Methods

Bottom-Up
Functions
Top-Down

Planning Procedures
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit supports the process of decentralized
planning and provides consolidation functions in a central
planning monitor.

Our sales planning and forecast tool G.I.B Dispo-

Cockpit Forecast is fast and easy to operate and
unfolds a high degree of efficiency. The rolling
sales planning is used to optimize production
plans.

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 The forecast models provided by G.I.B Dispo-
Cockpit Forecast allow accurate prognoses and a
correspondingly reliable planning accuracy.

Via respective download procedures data may be

collected cyclically by means of a planning calen-
dar.

The forecast model is selected automatically by

monitoring the tracking signal in regard to the
variation coefficient, taking into account the con-
stancy of XYZ consumption.

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ANALYZE POTENTIALS,
SIMULATE SERVICE LEVEL:
G.I.B DISPO-COCKPIT CONTROLLING
FOR INVENTORY OPTIMIZATION
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Controlling helps
you to realize a sustainable inventory
optimization with a minimum expen­
diture of time. You will be supported by
industry-specific rule sets, based upon
any number of dimensions, e.g. delivery
classes, product life cycle such as
LRODI, value (ABC), constancy (XYZ)
and many more. These rule sets can be
implemented into G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit
as pre-configured industry content. The
pre-configuration reduces product launch
time and leads to a higher degree of
efficiency.
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Controlling allows
to control inventory and MRP from one
central application. By determination of
certain indicators such as capital turno-
ver and range of coverage you will of different MRP types, lot-sizing proce-
obtain – automated through applica- dures (Andler, Groff, etc.) and safety
tion of rule set – an optimum proposi- values can be forecast accurately. This
tion for adjusting your MRP parameters. ensures safety and acceptance of the
Consequence: optimization of your key application.
figures. With ease you can realize a
target-oriented navigation through your
inventory key figures and obtain a cru-
cial transparency.
Thanks to the simulation mode you can
simulate the provided rule sets and their
effects on stock and service level. This
simulation may be calculated on the
level of an individual material, of user-
defined aggregation and of a whole
plant as well. The simulation mode may
be regarded as a kind of “learning
ground” where the cooperative effects
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 Controlling Circuit
Sources and channels Key Figures
of supply

Aggregation
Assortment
correction

Decision tree,
Change MRP Evaluation
parameters

Grouping
Default values MRP

XYZ-Analysis ABC-Analysis

G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Controlling helps you to

realize a lasting inventory optimization with
a minimum expenditure of time.

With the G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Controlling Dash­

board you can control your inventory and your
MRP from one central application.

The multifunctional HTML-interface within the G.I.B

Dispo-Cockpit Controlling Dashboard is not limited
to the visualization of ABC/XYZ distributions.
It also allows individual representations in the field
of product life cycle. No matter if you are going to
apply the LRODI, the ELAN or your own individual
method. Thanks to the integrated formula genera-
tor there are many possibilities available to use
your logic for the creation of further decision trees.

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Individually defined or industry-specific content rule
sets will support you in converting control parame-
ters via decision tree into MRP-effective parameters.

Thanks to the simulation mode you can simulate

available rule sets and their effects on stock and
service level.

Stock segmentation graphically illustrates the

repartition of your inventory at a single glance.
It represents a statistic method of materials manage­
ment which clarifies and visualizes certain effects
in the field of stock keeping. As all stock materials
have a certain range of coverage and a purchase
price, these two characteristics can be related to
each other in a graphical representation.

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 SAVE TIME, GAIN OVERVIEW:
G.I.B DISPO-COCKPIT OPERATIONS
FOR DAY-TO-DAY MRP
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Operations repre-
sents the module for day-to-day busi-
ness of everybody operating in the field
of SCM. Thanks to individual user lay-
outs and predefined default layouts all
MRP-relevant information can be
retrieved and displayed graphically.
These are:
• Missing parts
• Exceptions
• Material master data monitoring
• Forecasts and consumptions
(graphical/tabular)
• Vendor and purchasing information
• Manufacturing and production order
information
The user navigates through his day-to-
day business and is able to base his
MRP relevant decisions on reliable
information.
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Within the period details displayed in used lists can fast and easily be dis-
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Operations all played. Topics such as cross- or inter-
­relevant pieces of information such as company business transactions are
receipts and issues, requirements, taken into account by G.I.B Dispo-
planned orders etc. can be presented Cockpit Operations. Ranges of cover-
in a timeline. This timeline can be drilled age based on consumption, require-
down to day, week or month and ments or even customer specifications
­displayed both on the level of individu- can be conveniently set and controlled
al materials and for a material group by traffic lights and exceptions.
as well.
In addition, conversions of both
planned orders and purchase requi­
sitions can be initiated directly from
one single user interface. Production
information such as WIP, which is cru-
cial for many companies, is easily man-
aged by G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Opera­
tions as well.
Cross-plant views on level of individual
materials, BOM explosions or where-
Thanks to the multi-screen capability of all G.I.B
Dispo-Cockpit modules modern MRP controllers are
permitted to individually arrange their Supply-
Chain-Cockpits according to their special needs.
The main display on the left demonstrates a possi-
ble sample layout of G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit
Operations while several detail windows pre­
senting period details, consumption graphic and
exception messages are arranged on the right
hand side. Via “refresh all windows”-function each
detailed piece of material-related information is
transferred into the respective screen while the
views will be refreshed immediately. In this way the
G.I.B Dispo Cockpit user can operate in a highly
efficient way while at the same time creating an
enormous transparency – a quality which safe-
guards important competitive advantages in times
of ever-increasing workloads.
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 G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Operations represents the
module for day-to-day business of everybody
­operating in the field of SCM. Thanks to individual
user layouts and predefined default layouts all
MRP-relevant information can be collected and
displayed in easy-to-read graphics.

Within the period details displayed in G.I.B Dispo-

Cockpit Operations all relevant pieces of informa-
tion such as receipts and issues, requirements,
planned orders etc. can be presented in a timeline.
This timeline can be drilled down to day, week or
month and displayed both on the level of individual
materials and for a material group as well.

Cross-plant views of levels of individual materials,

BOM explosion or where-used lists can fast and
easily be displayed.

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ADVANCE YOUR IDEAS, HIT YOUR TARGETS:
G.I.B DISPO-COCKPIT KANBAN
FOR PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Kanban addresses
companies already employing Kanban
processes or considering a Kanban
implementation. An individually defin-
able decision tree will guide you to the
optimum Kanban process.
By means of a user-defined question-
naire the process check allows to deter-
mine the Kanban suitability of a material.
As a result of the check you will obtain
a list of all Kanban processes which are
applicable to the material.
In order to determine suitable materials
for Kanban more than one perspective
will be necessary. The XYZ/XYZ analy-
sis classifies materials of the G.I.B
Dispo-Cockpit Kanban at the level of
plant, material, cost center/supply area
(demand source) according to their
consumption quantity on the one hand
and according to the number of access-
es on the other. You may conduct a
direct classification (current indicator)
or a delta-classification as well.
In case of already existing control
cycles, control cycle dimensioning
­generates default values for control
cycle optimization. In case of an initial
generation of control cycles default
values for dimensioning are created.
Both procedures are conducted accord-
ing to user-defined formulas.
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 Controlling Circuit

XYZ / XYZ Classification

Control
Cycles

Kanban
Conversion

Pre-collection Questionnaire

Decision

Kanban represents a method of replenishment con-
trol following the push-pull principle and based
upon the requirement of consuming units in the
production process. Control cycles on cost center/
supply area level constitute the core element of this
kind of production control.
The predefined operation mode within the G.I.B
Dispo-Cockpit Kanban module and the integrated
traffic light control permit a fast and convenient
access to this type of replenishment control and a
long-term stock reduction of certain intermediate
and finished products.

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By means of a user-defined questionnaire the
­process check allows to determine the Kanban
suitability of a material. As a result of the check
you will obtain a list of all Kanban processes which
are applicable to the material.

The XYZ/XYZ analysis classifies materials of the

G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Kanban at the level of plant,
material, cost center/supply area (demand source)
according to their consumption quantity on the one
hand and according to the number of accesses on
the other.

In case of already existing control cycles, control

cycle dimensioning generates default values for
control cycle optimization. In case of an initial
generation of control cycles default values for
dimensioning are created.

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 DETERMINE SEQUENCE, ENHANCE CAPACITY:
G.I.B DISPO-COCKPIT PLANNING FOR PRODUCTION PLANNING
Normally, planning-relevant capacities
belong to different production and
responsibility areas. Accordingly, in
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Planning production
areas are divided into planning and
information areas which at the same time
represent the basis for the subsequent
WIP determination.
With G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Planning you
will obtain a tabular planning table for
an optimum capacity planning and
sequencing of production, process and
planned orders or of run schedule quanti-
ties in the field of repetitive manufac­
turing. By drag and drop, orders which
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have not yet been scheduled can be
scheduled in a simulation mode and
checked for feasibility within a graphical
display of the capacity situation before
conversion. Necessary capacity adjust-
ments because of breakdowns, company
vacation or extra shifts can be realized
in a fast and easy way.
The integration of classic application
functions concerning the processing of
production, process and planned orders
is available as well. Without any prob-
lems topics such as conversion, release
and print of planned orders, scheduling,
confirmation, exception messages, miss-
ing parts situations, global availability,
COGI processing etc. can be detected,
utilized and handled. Because of the
integration into the SAP system data will
always be up-to-date and online.
Many companies are facing the major
challenge of WIP and its periodic deter-
mination. With G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit
Planning cost surveys and cost analyses
including target/actual comparisons can
be created and transferred to different
WIP analyses including history and trend
at the level of hierarchy nodes.
 Position within the DC Product Family
Optimum MRP parameters
Production Key Figures
The G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Planning module seamlessly
integrates into the G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit family. In
case G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Controlling and G.I.B
Dispo-Cockpit Operations are implemented the DC
modules are able to communicate and can be
called directly via button or hotspot. This very well
Processing “in-house production”
demonstrates the comprehensive approach of
­providing almost the complete set of relevant infor-
mation for realizing a fast and modern day-to-day
operation mode. In this way the necessary trans­
parency is created which permits reliable decisions
while safeguarding your competitive edge.
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 With G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit Planning you will obtain
a tabular planning table for an optimum capacity
planning and sequencing of production, process
and planned orders or of run schedule quantities in
the field of repetitive manufacturing.

The integration of classic application functions

concerning the processing of production, process
and planned orders is provided as well.

WIP and its periodic determination: With G.I.B

Dispo-Cockpit Planning cost surveys and cost analy-
ses including target/actual comparisons can be
created and transferred to different WIP analyses
including history and trend at the level of hierarchy
nodes.

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LOGISTIC PROCESSES
SUCCESSFULLY OPTIMIZED IN SAP:
With G.I.B DISPO-COCKPIT
Krone Gruppe
Dr. Goy Hinrich Korn
Prokurist (General Manager)
Head Organization / IT Krone Group
“It has really been astonishing how fast
and smoothly G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit was
implemented into our Krone SAP system
and into our logistic processes. It took
less than 6 weeks from the installation
on the test system to the actual use in
the production system – user-training
included!”
Rüggeberg GmbH & Co. KG
(Pferd Tools)
Olaf Theunissen
Logistics Inventory Management
“The fact that we recommended the
G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit tool to a partner
company including a live presentation
in our house gives evidence of our
­ erfect satisfaction. This visit played an
p family! G.I.B know-how and the
important role in that company’s
­decision to buy G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit.”
Diehl Aerospace GmbH
Axel Denkinger
Head Supply Chain Management &
Production
“The introduction of G.I.B Dispo-
Cockpit created an unprecedented
transparency at MRP level, which
allows us to derive clearly defined
responsibilities and key figures for
­day-to-day inventory management.”
E-T-A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH
Norman Seibold
Project Leader SAP/Project Manager SAP
“As of today at E-T-A Elektrotechnische
Apparate GmbH we successfully employ­
all modules of the G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit
­functionality of G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit
enjoys full acceptance from manager to
end user in all departments and across
all modules. It has become integral part
of day-to-day business in SAP.”
Margarete Steiff GmbH
Mario Ferrarese
Head Logistics
“After the definition of requirements for
increasing logistic performance of
Margarete Steiff GmbH the main tar-
gets were met with G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit.
The logistics know-how of our employ-
ees has increased. A sustainable stock
reduction with increased product avail-
ability at the same time stays our per-
manent goal. We are currently in an
orientation period. G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit
offers a considerable potential.”
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certified as SAP Software Partner in the field of development
as well. We take this as evidence and approval of our
outstanding know-how and our performance. Another G.I.B
performance feature: Our SAP consultants and ABAP
­programmers are consistently SAP certified. By means of
our programming tool G.I.B ABAP Programming Tem­plates
we also developed G.I.B Dispo-Cockpit – a product
awarded with the certification ­“SAP Certified –
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