The definitive book on TM is back! See how transportation management fits into your SAP S/4HANA landscape and find out what's new for basic and advanced shipping. Walk through master data to get your transportation network up and running. Then follow step-by-step instructions to set up and use embedded TM functionality in SAP S/4HANA for transportation planning, freight order management, transportation execution, charge management, and more. Round out your implementation with detailed integration scenarios, migration tips, and best practices.

In this book, you'll learn about:

a. Configuration
Set up master data for TM in SAP S/4HANA. Configure general master data such as business partners and materials, manage equipment types and resources, and get your transportation network up and running.

b. Core Processes
Follow step-by-step instructions to transport your goods. Perform manual and automated planning, manage orders and capacities, execute and monitor your transports, calculate and settle charges, and more.

c. Integration
Create a seamless transportation landscape. Connect to key solutions such as SAP Business Network for Logistics and SAP Global Trade Services. Explore the latest integration scenarios, including extended warehouse management (EWM) and advanced shipping and receiving.

Highlights include:

1. Basic and advanced TM
2. Master data
3. Transportation planning
4. Freight order management
5. Subcontracting
6. Execution and monitoring
7. Transportation compliance
8. Charge management
9. Calculation and settlement
10. Logistics service providers (LSPs)
11. Integration
12. Best practices

4th edition, updated and expanded

Autorentext
Ulrich Benz is an SAP supply chain management specialist with a focus on transportation management. As a consultant, he has managed and supported multinational IT transformation projects covering different industries over the past 11 years.In his current role, Ulrich advises customers on a holistic IT architecture and roadmap for SAP S/4HANA logistics projects to achieve their vision of an intelligent enterprise.

Inhalt
· ... Preface ... 17

· ... How This Book Is Organized ... 19

· ... Target Audience ... 23

· ... Acknowledgments ... 23

· ... Introduction ... 25

· ... Transportation as Part of Industry Processes ... 27

· ... Transportation Processes, Movements, and Roles ... 34

· ... Transportation Management System Functional Areas ... 43

· ... Transportation in the Digital Age ... 45

· 1 ... Transportation Management Foundation ... 47

· 1.1 ... Standard Software for Transportation ... 48

· 1.2 ... SAP S/4HANA as a Future-Proof Platform ... 52

· 1.3 ... RISE with SAP and Its Components ... 67

· 1.4 ... TM as Part of SAP S/4HANA ... 71

· 1.5 ... Summary ... 99

· 2 ... Solution Architecture and Technological Concepts ... 101

· 2.1 ... Technological Foundation of TM ... 102

· 2.2 ... User Interface Technologies ... 116

· 2.3 ... Frameworks and Tools Used throughout TM ... 123

· 2.4 ... Integration Technology with TM ... 141

· 2.5 ... Summary ... 152

· 3 ... Master Data ... 153

· 3.1 ... General Master Data ... 154

· 3.2 ... Transportation Network ... 187

· 3.3 ... Equipment Types and Resources ... 235

· 3.4 ... Summary ... 256

· 4 ... Transportation Requirements and Order Management ... 257

· 4.1 ... Triggering the Transportation Management Process ... 259

· 4.2 ... Forwarding Orders and Forwarding Quotations ... 281

· 4.3 ... Summary ... 322

· 5 ... Transportation Planning ... 325

· 5.1 ... Documents and Decisions ... 326

· 5.2 ... Freight Units ... 331

· 5.3 ... Unified Package Building ... 346

· 5.4 ... Transportation Units ... 378

· 5.5 ... Normalized Quantities ... 395

· 5.6 ... Planning Strategies, Profiles, and Settings ... 403

· 5.7 ... Manual Planning ... 412

· 5.8 ... Automated Planning ... 499

· 5.9 ... Integration to an External Transportation Management System ... 539

· 5.10 ... Summary ... 542

· 6 ... Freight Order Management and Subcontracting ... 545

· 6.1 ... Freight Orders ... 547

· 6.2 ... Freight Bookings ... 570

· 6.3 ... Consignment Orders ... 586

· 6.4 ... Capacity Management ... 595

· 6.5 ... Carrier Selection ... 611

· 6.6 ... Freight Tendering ... 628

· 6.7 ... Summary ... 639

· 7 ... Transportation Execution and Monitoring ... 641

· 7.1 ... Transportation Execution ... 642

· 7.2 ... SAP Event Management ... 668

· 7.3 ... SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace ... 697

· 7.4 ... Summary ... 706

· 8 ... Transportation Compliance ... 709

· 8.1 ... SAP Global Trade Services ... 711

· 8.2 ... External Compliance Service Providers ... 724

· 8.3 ... Dangerous Goods ... 727

· 8.4 ... Summary ... 737

· 9 ... Transportation Charge Management ... 739

· 9.1 ... Charge Calculation Master Data and Customizing ... 741

· 9.2 ... Contract Determination ... 761

· 9.3 ... Charge Calculation Logic ... 769

· 9.4 ... Strategic Freight Procurement ... 783

· 9.5 ... Summary ... 793

· 10 ... Charge Settlement ... 795

· 10.1 ... Charge Settlement and Billing ... 796

· 10.2 ... Cost Distribution ... 812

· 10.3 ... Summary ... 815

· 11 ... Charge Calculation and Settlement for Logistics Service Providers ... 817

· 11.1 ... Charge Calculation Master Data ... 817

· 11.2 ... Charge Calculation Logic ... 827

· 11.3 ... Billing and Settlement ... 836

· 11.4 ... Increased Flexibility in Billing and Invoice Verification ... 868

· 11.5 ... Strategic Customer Contract Management ... 874

· 11.6 ... Summary ... 881

· 12 ... Integration with Other Components ... 883

· 12.1 ... Analytics ... 884

· 12.2 ... Integration with Extended Warehouse Management ... 902

· 12.3 ... Advanced Shipping and Receiving ... 933

· 12.4 ... SAP Transportation Resource Planning ... 948

· 12.5 ... SAP Yard Logistics ... 955

· 12.6 ... SAP Business Network for Logistics ... 964

· 12.7 ... SAP Direct Distribution ... 984

· 12.8 ... Summary ... 988

· 13 ... Migrating to and Running TM in SAP S/4HANA ... 991

· 13.1 ... Moving SAP TM from SAP Business Suite to SAP S/4HANA ... 992

· 13.2 ... Large and Performance-Critical TM Installations ... 999

· 13.3 ... System Monitoring ... 1008

· 13.4 ... Manage Data Volume ... 1019

· 13.5 ... Summary ... 1024

· 14 ... Implementation Best Practices ... 1025

· 14.1 ... Use of Central Control Elements in TM Setup ... 1026

· 14.2 ... Optimize the Sequence of TM Configuration ... 1031

· 14.3 ... Scenario Builder ... 1034

· 14.4 ... Consider TM's Strengths and Limitations ... 1036

· 14.5 ... Risks and Change Processes with TM Projects ... 1038

· 14.6 ... Customer Onboarding in TM Installations for LSPs ... 1043

· 14.7 ... Enhancements for TM ... 1044

· 14.8 ... Summary ... 1045

· 15 ... Summary and Outlook ... 1047

· A ... Abbreviations ... 1055

· B ... The Authors ... 1065

· ... Index ... 1067