Transportation Management with SAP TM 9: A Hands-on Guide to Configuring, Implementing, and Optimizing SAP TM
Tejkumar Pandit
Language: English
Pages: 328
ISBN: 1430260254
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The implementation of a TMS solution is a highly complex and mission critical project. If executed correctly a good TMS can deliver a number of benefits to the organization in terms of optimization, greater efficiency, reduced errors and improved revenue through accurate invoicing. However a number of projects fail to realize these benefits for a host of reasons such as an incorrect product selection, over customization of the system and lack of detailed processes. The evaluation and selection of the right transportation management system is a very critical step in the successful implementation of a TMS product as well as ensuring that the organization is able to realize the benefits expected from the system.
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Solution. The introduction of integrated order management made transport planners’ lives easier, allowing them to cover order-to-cash (OTC) and procure-to-pay (PTP) processes associated with booking and moving freight, albeit with an emphasis still on ocean freight. The transport planner could now get a single view of the freight to be dispatched. Moreover, both manual and automatic planning and dispatching were made possible. Advanced and dynamic transportation optimization combined inbound and.
Understanding of SAP TM, and it serves as a step-by-step implementation and rollout guide. This book is structured as follows: Transportation Industry Overview: 3PL Perspective The Need for TMS: Challenges and IT Landscape TMS Product Landscape: Vendors, Product Overview, Plans, and Comparison SAP TM: Overview, Architecture, and Road Map TMS Selection Framework Industry Best Practices for Implementation, Rollout, and Maintenance of SAP TM Team Composition and Skill Matrix Required for TM.
Universally accepted method of inland transport. Furthermore, freight owners instituted use of long-term contracts with these types of carriers to avoid any uncertainty regarding services and transportation costs. Carriers owning one or two vehicles increased their fleet sizes and introduced different vehicle types to qualify for these long-term contracts that awarded them a committed volume of business. As international trade flourished, products began crossing borders. Manufacturers/shippers.
Necessary data, save the data by clicking the Save button. In this way, create the remaining locations. Defining Means of Transport Vehicle resource classes are defined as means of transport, for example, “cargo ship.” For the given scenario, you must create the means of transport provided in Table A-9.Table A-9.Means of Transport Data Field Value Value Value Value Value Means of transport JP_TRUCK JP_TRUCK_S AIRPLANE US_TRUCK US_TRUCK_S Means of transport description Japan.
Agreement. Enter the freight agreement type from Tables A-136 and A-138, and click the Continue button. Figure A-146.Initial screen for creating a freight agreement In the Basic Data section of the General Data tab, enter the relevant data from Tables A-136 and A-138. Figure A-147.Creating a freight agreement: Basic Data section of the General Data tab In the Details section of the General Data tab, again enter the relevant data from Tables A-136 and 138. Figure A-148.Creating a freight.