Journal.
Notes on SAP EWM/MFS, logistics, and what happens between code and process.
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When the Operator Is Smarter Than the System
An MFS knows status: occupied, free, blocked, empty. The operator knows something else: context. He knows that lane 3 always acts up when the late shift starts. Anyone who ignores this knowledge because it is not in the system loses exactly the information that matters in the next two minutes.
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Going Live with a Material Flow System and Why the Biggest Problems Are Rarely Technical
When an MFS goes live, most people think first about technical issues: SAP acting up, machines not running as expected, never mind connection problems. But what if a large part of the issues begin much earlier, when no technology was involved yet, only people?
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SAP MFS: Between Logic and Psychology
When people talk about SAP MFS, they think first of hard technology: telegrams, material flow, interfaces, conveyor systems. Sounds sober, almost cold. But the deeper I dive into projects, the more clearly I notice: in the end it is never just about machines or software, it is about people.
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