SAP TM Course Introduction

SAP TM Online Training Course Content

• 1. Overview of Transportation Management.

Transportation Management from a management perspective

• Understanding Transportation Management
• Shipper, Freight Forwarder and LSP - sap tm online training
• LTL/FTL/LCL/FCL Scenario’s in Logistics Industry
• Transportation Management System VS SAP TMS

• 2. SAP Transportation Management Architecture

An overview of the technical architecture of SAP TM and how integration is done.

• Standalone SAP TM - sap tm online training
• Integrated SAP TM (SAP TM- SAP ERP)
• Transportation Management E2E Cycle

• 3. SAP Transportation Management Master Data

Transportation specific Master Data. Master Data of SAP ERP and SAP TM. CIF integration used for master data transmission between SAP ERP and SAP TM.

• Organization Master Data
• General Master Data
• Transportation Network Master Data
• Resources Master Data
• Charges Master Data - sap tm online training
• Dangerous Goods Management

• 4. SAP Transportation Management Requirement/Order Management.

Shipper scenarios and forwarder/carrier scenarios to explain the capabilities of the customer order objects.

• Order Based Transportation Request.
• Delivery Based Transportation Request.
• Forwarding order Scenario - sap tm online training

• 5. Transportation Capacity Management

Management of freight capacities and schedules is an important aspect of being able to move cargo.

• Carrier Schedules.
• Port Schedules - sap tm online training
• Departure/Destination Rules

• 6. SAP Transportation Planning. (Freight unit and Freight Order Management in Standalone SAP TM)

Transportation planning deals with the activities involved in the assignment of cargo items to vehicles or reserved capacities on trucks, trains, planes, or vessels.

• 6.1 Freight Units Management

• a) Definition
• b) Properties of Freight Unit
• c) Freight unit building rule.

• 6.2 Freight Order Management

• a) Freight Order creation.
• b) Freight order Stages.
• c) Freight order Control.

• 6.3 Manual Planning

• a) Planning Strategies.
• b) Planning Profiles - sap tm online training
• c) Transportation Cockpit.

• 6.4 Automatic planning.

• a) Optimization.

• 7. Carrier Process.

Relevant carrier Determination and Tendering process significance.

• Carrier Determination - sap tm online training
• Means and Modes of Transport.

• 8. Transportation Planning with Integrated SAP TM ( SAP TM-Sap ERP)

• SAP Sales order Management Overview.
• SAP Purchase Order Management Overview.
• Logistics Planning from Make to Stock and Make to Order Perspective.

• 9. Transportation Execution/Control/Monitor. (Standalone TM and Integrated TM Perspective)

Execution and monitoring deal with handling freight and providing visibility of shipments.

• Transportation Execution.
• Transportation Control - sap tm online training
• Transportation Monitoring.

• 10. Transportation Charges and Settlement (Standalone TM and Integrated TM Perspective)

The setup of agreements (contracts) and the definition of calculation sheets, rate tables and Scales.

• Charge calculation/Settlement.
• Service Entry Sheet/PO Settlement.

• 11. Various Scenario’s in SAP TM Insight into the details of various outbound Processes.

• Road Scenario.
• Rail Scenario. - sap tm online training
• Air Scenario.
• Ocean Scenario.

• 12. Overview on Complex Integrations with of Sap GTS, Sap BW, Sap EM and Sap EHS.

• Important factors to be considered in a supply chain environment

• 13. Project Implementation Methodology for SAP TM with ASAP.

• Specific topics to keep in mind when you implement an SAP TM process at a customer site.