With this comprehensive guide, learn how to configure and use TM functionality in both SAP TM 9.6 and SAP S/4Hana 1809. Start with the TM fundamentals: solution options, architecture, and master data. Then walk step by step through key TM processes such as transportation planning, subcontracting, and charge management.
Transportation Management with SAP: Embedded and Standalone | Bernd Lauterbach (Author) | Sap Pr America
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: SAP Transportation Management Foundation
Standard Software for Transportation, SAP S/4HANA as a Future-Proof Platform, SAP TM as Part of SAP S/4HANA, Summary
Chapter 2: Solution Architecture and Technological Concepts
Technological Foundation of SAP TM, User Interface Technologies, Frameworks and Tools Used throughout SAP TM, Integration Technology with SAP TM, Summary
Chapter 3: Master Data
General Master Data, Transportation Network, Resources, Summary
Chapter 4: Transportation Requirements and Order Management
Triggering the Transportation Management Process, Forwarding Orders and Forwarding Quotations, Summary
Chapter 5: Transportation Capacity Management
Capacity Management, Allocations, Business Shares, Freight Bookings, Summary
Chapter 6: Transportation Planning
Documents and Decisions, Freight Units, Package Building, Transportation Units, Planning Strategies, Profiles, and Setting, Manual Planning, Automated Planning, Summary
Chapter 7: Carrier Selection and Subcontracting
Carrier Selection, Freight Order Management, Freight Tendering, Summary
Chapter 8: Transportation Execution and Monitoring
Transportation Execution, SAP Event Management, SAP Global Track and Trace, Summary
Chapter 9: Transportation Compliance
SAP Global Trade Services, SAP S/4HANA for Product Compliance, External Compliance Service Providers, Summary
Chapter 10: Transportation Charge Management
Charge Calculation Master Data and Customizing, Contract Determination, Charge Calculation Logic, Strategic Vendor Contract Management, Summary
Chapter 11: Charge Settlement
Charge Settlement and Billing, Cost Distribution, Summary
Chapter 12: Charge Calculation and Settlement for Logistics Service Providers
Charge Calculation Master Data, Charge Calculation Logic, Billing and Settlement, Settlement with SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management, Strategic Customer Contract Management, Summary
Chapter 13: Integration with Other Components
Analytics, Integration with SAP EWM, SAP Transportation Resource Planning, SAP Yard Logistics, SAP Logistics Business Network, Blockchain in Logistics, SAP Customer Relationship Management, Summary
Chapter 14: Implementation Best Practices
Large Transportation Management System Installations, Customer Onboarding in SAP TM Installations, Use of Central Control Elements in SAP TM Setup, Optimize the Sequence of SAP TM Configuration, SAP TM Scenario Builder, Moving SAP TM from the SAP Business Suite to an SAP S/4HANA System, Consider SAP TM’s Strengths and Limitations, Enhance SAP TM via SAP Innovative Business Solutions, Summary
Chapter 15: Summary and Outlook