SAP Transportation Management Overview

Explore the SAP Transportation Management module and its processes, from order capture to freight settlement.

Introduction and Overview

• Welcome and agenda
• Overview of SAP TM, a business perspective

1. TM Architecture

• Architecture overview
• Architecture overview: System demo

2. Understanding the Basics

• A look at TM master data in SAP
• Master data: Business partners
• Master data: Means of transport
• Master data: Resource and driver
• Master data: Other
• Order capture: Terminology
• Order capture: Order changes
• Order capture: Other considerations
• Order capture: Process flow example
• Looking at the planning cockpit
• How the Optimizer works
• How the TM cockpit works
• Planning: How it all ties together
• TM planning: System demo
• Carrier selection and tendering
• Charge calculation components
• Charge calculation: System demo
• Freight order execution

3. Additional Functionality

• A look at track and trace
• Freight settlement overview
• Analytics options
• Advanced topics overview

Conclusion

• Observations and recommendations