4. SAP S/4 HANA Transport Management
To make a different business entity in today competitive environment, a business should have
reliable and efficient transportation logistics. Now days companies begin start thinking about to
make improvement in their logistics process and logistics costs in grown global economy. SAP
provides solutions for every sector in the chain of SAP solutions Transportation Management
Solutions one of the best options to solve logistics management issue of an organization.
Every business has the following series of questions
•How can manage logistics network in a good manner?
•How can minimize the risk factors throughout the Supply Chain Management Cycle?
•How can reduce operational cost and better understand transportation costs at the customer
level?
•How can ensure optimal uses of company assets?
•How does business ensure high customer service levels and response to unexpected supply chain
events?
•How business does complaint with all the varying rules, regulations and compliance polices.
5. Possible Solutions
•Reduced costs and improved operational performance
•Improve carrier collaboration and optimal utilization of
resources
•Efficient end-to-end order and process management
•Efficient logistics and fulfillment processes
•Need to improved execution visibility
•Improved responsiveness
6. Introduction To S/4HANA TM
SAP S/4HANA Transport management is a window of new possibilities for setup transportation strategies strategy
of business.
• SAP TM harmonizes all transportation applications in one web based solution that integrated in a business client
shell.
• SAP TM is a unique, integrated solution that lets shipper manage their transportation processes within robust
order management environment.
• SAP TM Solution available on-premise and cloud deployment.
• Transportation and demand planning.
• Interactive freight tendering.
• Collaboration portal.
• Transparent end-to-end process
• Traceability during execution
• Visibility on the spend
• Standardized process automation
• Wide range functionality
• New technology (Mobile, S/4HANA, Business Client/FIORI
8. Evolution of SAP Transport Management
SAP started to develop business software for transportation processes from 1987 i.e. from R/2
system. SAP came up with centralized solution as Event Management to track and control panned
and actual business events. 2007 onwards- SAP TM 6.0 and 7.0 evolved from SAP TV/PS solution
10. Integration SAP Transport Management
You can use this business function to integrate order processing in SAP ERP with transportation planning in SAP
Transportation Management (SAP TM). It enables you to optimize order processing and transportation planning
by exchanging information about orders and deliveries between SAP ERP and SAP TM
11. SAP S/4HANA TM Deployment
SAP TM is delivered with out-of-the-box integration, with order-to-cash and procure-to-pay scenarios to support
timely execution updates. Integrated freight settlement with SAP ERP billing and invoicing is available for
customers who want to increase the speed at which business process cycles are executed. This includes
forwarding, freight (land), and booking (sea and air) order and intermodal scenarios.
Currently SAP S/4HANA is available with two deployment options, cloud, and on premise. SAP offers the cloud
version while the on premise version is available for either the customer to host in its data centre or on a partner
cloud.
12. Benefits of SAP S/4HANA
• Reduced costs and improved
operational performance.
• Efficient logistics and fulfillment
processes.
• Improved carrier collaboration and
resource utilization.
• Efficient, end-to-end order and
process management.
• Improved execution visibility and
responsiveness.