For many organisations, SAP Extended Warehouse Management can be difficult to stabilise and slow to deliver value, particularly when warehouse operations are designed in isolation from the rest of the supply chain.

As part of a broader transformation, Foodstuffs South Island took a different approach, implementing EWM alongside SAP Transportation Management on SAP S/4HANA and designing warehouse and transport as a connected system from the outset.

The result was rapid operational scale, with sites reaching full capacity just eight weeks after go-live. Automated transport planning, integrated warehouse execution, and improved visibility across inbound and outbound flows helped reduce manual effort and create a more responsive and controlled supply chain.

In this session, the Foodstuffs team will share what actually made that possible. From design decisions and governance through to integration challenges and ramp-up, this is a practical look at why EWM works in some environments and struggles in others.

Key Takeaways

• Why EWM implementations often struggle to stabilise, and how aligning warehouse and transport from the outset changes both speed to value and operational outcomes.
• What it takes to integrate transportation planning with warehouse execution in practice, and how this improves visibility while reducing manual effort.
• The key design and governance decisions that enabled rapid scale post go-live, and what organisations would do differently when implementing EWM within a connected supply chain.