WMS Integration Case Study: 980+ Hours Saved Through Automation

SC Codeworks TeamMay 5, 2026

SC Codeworks meeting with Kiser Harriss warehouse and office leadership on the operations floor — SAP ↔ Codeworks Enterprise WMS integration kickoff for Envalior account

Executive Summary

A leading family-owned third-party logistics (3PL) provider partnered with SC Codeworks to integrate SAP ERP with Codeworks Enterprise WMS, automating order processing and inventory communication while preserving existing warehouse workflows.

The integration eliminated manual spreadsheet tracking, reduced administrative workload, improved inventory synchronization, and enabled operational documents to be generated directly within the WMS. Most importantly, the warehouse team was able to continue working within familiar processes without major retraining or operational disruption.

The result: more than 980 labor hours saved annually, faster communication between systems, and a more efficient warehouse operation.

Key Metrics

Total labor hours saved annually	980+ Hours
Manual inbound processing time per transaction	Eliminated
Spreadsheet-based tracking eliminated	100%

The Challenge:

This family-owned 3PL operates more than 750,000 square feet of warehouse space specializing in hazardous and nonhazardous chemical storage and transportation.

For more than a decade, the company had relied on Codeworks Enterprise while also supporting several customer-specific WMS environments. While their warehouse operations were strong, managing multiple disconnected systems created increasing operational complexity.

Teams relied heavily on manual communication, spreadsheet tracking, and duplicate data entry to keep SAP and warehouse operations aligned. As transaction volume increased, these inefficiencies became more costly and time-consuming.

The company pursued an SAP and WMS integration initiative with one of its largest customers to streamline operations, reduce manual labor, and improve visibility across systems without disrupting the workflows their warehouse teams already depended on.

Business Challenges

Although warehouse operations were functioning effectively, the administrative burden required to keep SAP and the WMS synchronized was slowing the business down.

Operational Challenges

Orders manually printed from SAP
Shared spreadsheets used for operational coordination
Duplicate data entry across systems
Manual communication between office and warehouse teams
Time-consuming generation of shipping documentation
Delays between operational activity and ERP updates

Technical Challenges

SAP and the WMS operating independently
Limited real-time inventory visibility
Maintaining operational continuity during integration
Avoiding warehouse retraining and workflow disruption

The SC Codeworks Solution

SC Codeworks facilitated a full integration between SAP and Codeworks Enterprise WMS designed to automate communication between systems while preserving existing warehouse operations.

The integration included:

Automated order integration
Inbound shipment synchronization
Inventory comparison and reconciliation
Automated inventory adjustments
Label, packing list, and BOL generation directly within the WMS
Automated operational email notifications

Integration Outcomes

Process	Outcome
Orders	Orders automatically transmitted from SAP to WMS
Inbound Processing	Shipment and receiving updates synchronized automatically
Inventory Visibility	Improved synchronization between SAP and WMS
Adjustments	Inventory adjustment communication automated
Shipping Documents	Labels, BOLs, and packing lists generated directly in WMS

The Approach

A major priority of the project was minimizing disruption to warehouse operations.

Rather than replacing established workflows, the integration strategy focused on removing the manual administrative work happening behind the scenes. Warehouse users continued operating within familiar processes while automation handled communication between systems automatically.

This approach significantly reduced resistance to change and accelerated user adoption. Teams immediately experienced the benefits of automation without needing to relearn day-to-day operations.

Key Advantages of the Approach

Existing warehouse workflows preserved
No major retraining required
WMS enhanced rather than replaced
Elimination of SAP printing dependencies
Reduced manual touchpoints across departments

The Benefit

Before integration, inbound processing required manual data entry and delayed synchronization between SAP and the WMS. Each inbound transaction required approximately 3–5 minutes of manual effort, followed by an additional 20-minute delay before inventory updates posted in SAP.

Outbound operations faced even greater inefficiencies. Teams manually verified unit-of-measure conversions between systems and generated all shipping documents directly from SAP after warehouse work had already been completed. This created delays, downtime, and unnecessary administrative work.

Following the integration, communication between SAP and the WMS became automated and near real-time.

Business Impact

Approximately 205 labor hours saved annually on inbound processing
Approximately 775 labor hours saved annually on outbound operations
Instant communication between SAP and WMS
Elimination of spreadsheet-based tracking
Reduced manual data entry and administrative effort
Improved inventory synchronization and visibility
Faster document generation and shipping workflows

Case Study Summary Questions

How does Codeworks Enterprise integrate with SAP for 3PL operations?

Codeworks Enterprise exchanges orders, inbound shipment data, inventory comparisons, inventory adjustments, and shipment confirmations directly with SAP. Orders flow from SAP into the WMS automatically; receiving and adjustments flow back to SAP near real-time; and shipping documents — labels, BOLs, and packing lists — are generated inside the WMS rather than printed from SAP after the fact.

What kinds of manual work get eliminated by an SAP + WMS integration like this?

Manual order printing from SAP, shared spreadsheets used to coordinate operations, duplicate data entry between systems, office-to-warehouse phone-and-email handoffs, post-shipment unit-of-measure verification, and after-the-fact shipping document generation. In this engagement those translated to roughly 980 administrative labor hours returned to the operation each year.

How do you keep warehouse teams productive during a major integration rollout?

The cutover strategy here focused on removing the manual administrative work happening behind the scenes — not on replacing warehouse workflows. Operators continued to use familiar processes on the floor while automation handled SAP communication in the background. That meant no major retraining and no operational disruption during go-live.

How quickly does SAP and the WMS communicate after integration?

Near real-time. Before the integration, inbound transactions required 3 to 5 minutes of manual data entry plus an additional 20-minute delay before SAP reflected the update. Following integration, communication between SAP and the WMS happens automatically as the transaction is recorded.

Is this approach hazmat-compliant?

Yes. The customer specializes in hazardous and non-hazardous chemical storage and transportation, and the integration was deployed inside that operating environment. Codeworks Enterprise supports the lot, expiration, and chain-of-custody controls that hazmat warehousing demands.