Digital solutions and specialized software for value chains

Our KiSoft logistics software suite couples experience with innovation and enables tailor-made software solutions to be created for all processes at all levels. KiSoft can be used for a wide range of applications: Not only does it cover vertical integration, from machine control and warehouse control to warehouse management, but it also covers horizontal integration along the value chain – from production and distribution to the POS or even the end customer, including networking, supported by KiSoft Analytics and transport management. Thanks to the modular system architecture, the standard software offers considerable flexibility and scalability. Not only can it be efficiently implemented, but it can be easily integrated in a wide range of higher-level systems. Ongoing development coupled with defined lifecycle support means that KiSoft ensures long-term investment security.

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Supported by our logistics industry knowledge together with innovative technology, KiSoft becomes a complete central intelligence solution.

Victorinox sells high-quality pocket knives, household and professional knives, luggage, watches, and perfumes around the world. The new automated “Europa Distribution Center” was built in Ibach, Schwyz with a fully integrated software solution to make outbound deliveries more efficient. The project was planned and set up in collaboration with KNAPP software consultants.

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MultiScan captures article master data such as volume, weight, or EAN barcode precisely and easily. This automatically captured data is transferred to KiSoft. When it comes to KiSoft WMS and KiSoft WCS in particular, correct and comprehensive article master data is very important for efficiently determining and utilizing storage capacity, for outbound delivery planning and picking.

We bring together the best of two worlds: proven SAP® technology and logistics expertise and industry knowledge. You benefit from KNAPP as your SAP partner: in completing around 100 SAP® EWM projects and more than 3,000 WMS/WCS projects worldwide, we have the solution-oriented skills you need. When it comes to automation, there are interfaces from the KiSoft machine control at PLC or software level to SAP® EWM by KNAPP including MFS as well as technical warehouse visualization with KiSoft SCADA.

KiSoft Analytics gives you a clear overview. It links logistics processes with realtime data at machine level and presents all the information in clear visualizations and as KPIs. This smart tool for data analysis provides you with a clear overview of the complex processes in the warehouse, the systems, and the entire supply chain so that trends can be identified and forecasts can be made. Now you can view your data over the long-term to gain a better understanding of your business and make the right decisions – both tactically in the short term as well as strategically in the long term. KiSoft Analytics is a SaaS solution that is ready for rollout and can be implemented in any system environment regardless of KNAPP equipment and software.

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The modern world is in a constant state of flux. For today’s companies, the new opportunities this brings go hand in hand with new challenges such as ever-increasing complexity and more and more competition. KiSoft helps you to make smart decisions at the right moment for systems and supply chains, based on solid information. This means you can keep an eye on everything around the clock, can take the right actions, and be on the ball when it comes to changes and trends.

KiSoft Analytics is part of the powerful KiSoft portfolio. Strategic and tactically correct decisions can only be made with the right data, so that high-quality information can be derived. The added value becomes clear with correct implementation in operations: KiSoft WMS offers out-of-the-box integration with KiSoft Analytics – both as data supplier and for implementing optimizations. In automated systems, further KiSoft modules such as WCS for overarching control, to individual machine control systems and KiSoft SCADA for technical warehouse visualization are seamlessly connected. KiSoft therefore becomes a completely vertically integrated tool that allows you to maintain control of logistics, from high-level KPIs right down to the smallest work step at all times.

redPILOT helps keep your logistics systems working at their best at all times. This complete software solution helps you plan sustainable use of available resources and continuously optimize them – starting with the classic logistics workers through to machines and maintenance. KiSoft Analytics provides the logistics data out of the box in the correct format for redPILOT so you can achieve operational excellence in your company at any time. In addition to comprehensive logistics analysis from a tactical and strategic perspective, the two tools used together form the right planning tool for operations.

Automation solutions need high-quality master data. At the moment, data is usually collected manually, a process that takes time, entails high cost and is prone to human error. Many times, important information about items is missing – attributes are available in insufficient quality or not at all. The more attributes and the higher the data quality, the more efficient the automation solution. This reduces the error rate and increases the performance of all subsequent processes. KiSoft Genomix is our solution: An all-encompassing system that centrally records all necessary attributes for the entire supply chain digitally, and provides, manages and maintains the data. In this way, each technology has all the information it needs to know how to handle each item.

KiSoft Genomix is an intelligent all-in-one package that automatically decodes and digitizes the DNA of items. Our innovative self-learning system collects and maintains all relevant attributes of items for automation: Weight, dimensions, packaging type, content, center of gravity, tilting behavior and much more. The complete solution adjusts to the degree of automation in the warehouse. KiSoft Genomix knows exactly which parameters the technology needs to work perfectly in an automated warehouse environment. The system can be used across warehouses, sectors and solutions.

During the goods-in procedure,  MultiScan records the dimensions of the items and their weight 100 % automatically. The data is transmitted to the overall system and integrated.

The cutting-edge vision system ivii iriis carries out a quality check. It determines whether the master data recorded in the system matches the actual item data.

Logistics installations must be kept up and running and in tiptop shape. Every standstill comes with a cost. Maintenance and servicing activities must be seamlessly integrated in operation and troubleshooting and prioritized by the importance of the components affected. In the balancing act between operation and servicing, KiSoft CMMS is the key to making sound, data-driven decisions. With maintenance management firmly under control, both your team and installation are more productive.

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By combining KiSoft CMMS with our KiSoft SCADA, you can automatically create tasks, calculate technical availabilities and view additional reports.

By combining KiSoft CMMS with our redPILOT Operational Excellence Solution, you have a comprehensive tool at hand that optimizes all aspects of resource planning, helping you to improve the operation of your logistics system over the long term.

Transport tasks and processes in a warehouse or factory are varied. So are the warehouse vehicles that handle these tasks. This is why there is often a mixed fleet of various transport vehicles, for example, of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) from various manufacturers as well as manually operated vehicles. With KiSoft FCS, the fleet control system, you can see, control and coordinate a diverse fleet.

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Combining the autonomous mobile robots, the Open Shuttles, with KiSoft FCS gets the most out of your fleet. Depending on what is needed in the moment, different AMRs are put to work and efficiently controlled and monitored by the fleet management system.

From small shops to large supermarkets, retailers supply various stores having different layouts all from one warehouse. With the KiSoft Pack Master software, customer-specific requirements can be factored into the assembly of orders. The software allows specific packing criteria to be defined for every order and every store, thereby ensuring optimum picking processes in the warehouse and stocking of store shelves. KiSoft Pack Master calculates the ideal packing pattern for each target load carrier and determines the retrieval sequence for the products stored in the OSR Shuttle™ Evo.

KiSoft Pack Master takes into account all the relevant master data of an item, from its dimensions and weight to load capacity and other information. The intelligent software calculates the ideal arrangement for every order based on the customer’s requirements. This ensures the perfect balance between store-friendly delivery, stability and packing density for every order.

The logistics center of the supermarket chain SPAR in Ebergassing, Austria, supplies 150 stores in and around Vienna six times a week. With sustainability a top priority during the design phase, the warehouse meets the newest logistical standards.

Employees working at the innovative Pick-it-Easy work stations can see the arrangement calculated by KiSoft Pack Master on the screens of the work station. KiSoft Pack Master, with its intuitive easyUse operating concept, guides the employees through the picking process, and learning how to use the system takes just a few minutes. The information provided by KiSoft Pack Master helps employees position the items at the right location, which increases packing quality and reduces the risk of damage to the goods.

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The right sequence does the trick. Items stored in the OSR Shuttle™ Evo are retrieved in the ideal sequence and supplied in the right order for automatic or semi-automatic picking.

Packed to perfection. In fully automatic picking, the retrieved items are supplied to our picking robot, the Pick-it-Easy Robot, in the right sequence.

Brains meet brawn. Thanks to KiSoft Pack Master, the picking and palletizing system, RUNPICK, knows exactly where to place each item on the pallet or in the roll

redPILOT® makes sure that your logistics system is running at its optimal limit during every hour of operation. The Operational Excellence solution ensures that all resources, whether human or machine, are ideally engaged despite the continually changing conditions within a logistics operation. The teamAPP provides a framework for the dynamic and flexible scheduling of employees, fully integrating them in a modern work environment in the process. During daily operations, redPILOT® provides live reports to base decisions on and suggestions for the best possible alternative actions for operative warehouse management. With machine-learning algorithms, the application constantly improves itself.

redPILOT® supports the warehouse management in improving the operation of logistics systems and in profiting through operational excellence over the long term.

Frigologo is a complete supplier of temperature-controlled food logistics in central and eastern Europe and offers comprehensive services for transport, storage, materials management and value-added services. Richard Nejezchleb, Head of Merchandise Management at Frigologo, explains how the company uses redPILOT to optimize their processes.

At EDEKA, pairing the redPILOT® Operational Excellence Solution withReusables Management Solutions (RMS) for empties management provides a high level of flexibility in the warehouse.

The CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) communicates with the KNAPP system through the integrated SCADA interface, which efficiently minimizes downtimes.

SAP® Extended Warehouse Management (SAP® EWM) is the right logistics software for anyone wanting to implement an SAP® IT strategy. As an end-to-end solution, SAP® EWM can be connected directly to the control system (PLC) and covers all the functions of a warehouse management system (WMS) and a warehouse control system (WCS). With SAP® EWM by KNAPP we offer a range of solutions, as well as service and implementation for manual RF- or voice-guided warehouses, and for complex automated warehouses using SAP® EWM for greenfield and retrofit projects – even if you’ve already set up SAP® EWM through a different provider.

SAP® EWM by KNAPP unites the best of two worlds, the SAP® logistics software with the years of experience and industry expertise of the entire KNAPP group. You benefit from KNAPP as your SAP partner: In completing over 90 SAP® EWM projects and more than 2,000 WMS/WCS projects worldwide, we have the experience and solution-oriented skills you need.

Together with the Swiss pharma service provider VOIGT, we combine pre-wholesale and wholesale in one logistics solution in a single distribution center. SAP® EWM by KNAPP integrates and controls all the technology and processes in the RF-guided and automated areas of the warehouse.

• End-to-end SAP® solution – from WMS to WCS including machine control and control of the material flow
• Control over new KNAPP-automated warehouse as well as the existing installation from a different provider
• Storage and replenishment control
• Continuous lot tracking
• Consolidation in the shipping area
• GDP and GMP validation

Voigt values KNAPP’s SAP® Recognized Expertise.

KNAPP Building Blocks are specially developed software elements for using and configuring the SAP® EWM software. They are entirely based on SAP® coding and serve as a connection to many different subsystems, work stations and business processes in SAP® EWM.

Simple is the new standard. The SAP® EWM by KNAPP interfaces are designed according to the tried and tested KNAPP easyUse concept. The user-friendly interfaces of the design ensure an optimal user experience at the warehouse work stations. The easyUse interfaces are based on SAP® UI5/Fiori technology and are honed down to the essentials. Their clear structure, with the smart use of icons and colors, facilitates intuitive interaction. Using touchscreens, the user can navigate quickly and accurately through the individual work steps.

Good practice. KNAPP Building Blocks expand the standard SAP® EWM software with sector-specific requirements and business processes, for example, order release for manual and automatic warehouse areas by route departure times and considering storage capacities.

Combine and shine. With KNAPP Building Blocks, KNAPP technologies, such as the Streamline and Powerline conveyor systems, OSR Shuttle™ systems, Central Belt Systems and the KNAPP-Store, can be integrated and controlled directly in SAP® EWM by KNAPP.