RLM at Equinor, Roadmap towards S/4Status and thoughts on how Equinor could replace today’s RLM (Remote Logistics Management) functionality when moving to S/4HANA.

SBN - Special Interest Group for Energy, 20th March 2019Geir Aakre, Principal Analyst IT Architecture, Equinor

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RLM – Key facts

Fully supported in SAP ECC until

31.12.2025

Fully supported in SAP S/4HANA

Compatibility Packs until

31.12.2025

Goal

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RLM on SAP IS-OIL ECC 6.0 on HANA

SAP S/4 HANAReplace and improve “RLM functionality”

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Why

• 20 years old SAP SCM solution

• Don’t utilize modern technology in warehouse operations

• Old GUI

• Need to be on SAP S/4 within 2025

• RLM, WM, EH&S, etc. not maintained by SAP after 2025

• Transition to S/4 is a huge project -> need to start now

• A modern trustworthy IT tool supporting our complex, modernised and automated work processes

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How – Alternative 1 recommended by SAP – “Beyond RLM”

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How – Alternative 2 recommended by SAP – “Cloud Consortium”Overview of Scope Vision for Field Logistics in O&G*

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Conclusion (or confusion…?)

Public cloud?

On premise?

Other?

Private cloud?

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Need to fully understand SAP Cloud Consortium, Field Logistics Workstream

Need to fully understand consequences of implementing EWM, TM, etc. on premise

“SAP on cloud has limited functionality and is not suitable for large and complex O&G companies”

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Equinor has complex work processes.

Requires a complex(yet standardized) IT system to support this

SAP recommends S/4HANA

on premise-

or do they…?

Conclusion (cont.)

• EWM (Extended Warehouse Management)

• TM (Transportation Management)

• TCD (Transportation Cross Docking)

• ARM (Advanced Return Management)

• EM/GTT (Event Management/Global Track & Trace)

• Radio Frequency Functionality

• Other…?

• SAP co-innovation with Equinor (and others)

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Geir Aakre, Principal Analyst IT Architecture, Equinor

RLM at Equinor, Roadmap towards S/4