SAP S/4HANA Oil & Gas for Retail Fuel Network Operations (SAP S/4HANA RFNO)

Service Station Management with SAP S/4HANA RFNO

The service station market of the future consists of market participants that are completely interconnected. Thanks to digitization, service station operators can achieve previously unrivaled transparency in their business processes and also expand their range of services. Other processes can be automated at the same time.

The SAP S/4HANA Oil & Gas for Retail Fuel Network Operations (SAP S/4HANA RFNO) solution for service stations monitors and controls the entire exchange of data such as, for instance, cash and volume flows, and supports daily lessee settlement, fuel inventory management, replenishment, and payment and fleet card management. The SAP solution also offers a large number of additional features and automation options supporting further development steps toward digital transformation, making SAP S/4HANA RFNO the answer to the needs of the service station industry.

SAP Retail Fuel Network Operations (SAP RFNO) is available as S/4HANA or Business Suite version.

As an efficient management tool, SAP S/4HANA RFNO supports, for example:

Daily lessee settlement
Fuel inventory management
Forecasting and replenishment (SAP S/4HANA RFNO / CSR)
Payment and fleet card management
Standard POS interfaces (e.g. WEAT)

The SAP S/4HANA RFNO functions in detail

Master Data Management
Allows all relevant master business data to be managed
Fuel Inventory Management
Keeps track of all stock levels at all times
Forecasting and Replenishment
Ensures sufficient fuel inventories at all times based on a reliable forecast tool
Payment Card Processing
Offers simple reconciliation and documentation of all payment card transactions
Fleet Card Management
Includes all functions to manage a fleet card
Dealer Settlement
Provides simple reconciliation and documentation of all dealer activities with daily invoicing
Reporting
Real-time view of revenue, inventory, forecasts etc. at the service stations

SAP S/4HANA RFNO consists of:

CSR – Continuous Station Replenishment
Pricing

Learn how to optimize your service station business processes with SAP solutions. Find out how a cloud solution works. Highlights: SAP SDM (Secondary Distribution Management for Oil and Gas) and SAP RFNO (Retail Fuel Network Operations). Rack Forward from terminal to service stations.

Business Benefits of SAP S/4HANA RFNO

Automated delivery forecast and supply
Fast and easy error tracking
Shorten cash cycles by “first time right” bills
Improve payment card handling and settlement
Improve fuels retail operation margins
Improve customer satisfaction and loyalty
Automate service station processes
Avoid / minimize stock-outs
Reduce administration costs
Accurate and real-time transparency
Uniform, efficient processes throughout the service station network
Reliable deliveries based on actual tank levels and consumption patterns (forecast)
Safeguards service station network operation 24/7

"The SAP RFNO report gives us a real-time snapshot of positive and not-so-positive trends in carwash and bistro sales at specific sites, for example. We use this kind of information in lessee training, targeted marketing or as a guide to site-specific capital spending."

Lars Ebert, Managing Director
MTV Förster GmbH & Co. KG