16.01.2024

Introduction of SAP TM

Blogbild Einführung SAP TM

SAP TM: Take your tours to the next level

In today’s world, efficient transportation management plays a crucial role in a company’s success as a global player. SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) is an all-in-one solution that helps your company optimize transportation processes, reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction.

What is SAP Transportation Management?

SAP Transportation Management is an integral module within the SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM) Suite. TM offers a wide range of functions for planning, executing and monitoring transportation processes. It enables us to control transportation chains efficiently and to display all relevant information in a central interface, either in detail or condensed, for simpler and more efficient planning.

Hauptfunktionen des SAP Transportation Management Moduls

  1.  Transport planning: You receive advanced planning functions that allow you to plan transport routes optimally and identify the best means of transport automatically. By taking factors such as costs, transit times and capacities into account, transports can be organized more efficiently and costs reduced.
  2. Transportation execution: Transportation execution using TM includes detailed management of transport orders, freight cost calculation and integration with external carriers and logistics service providers (e.g. 3PLs, 4PLs, etc.). This allows transportation processes to be monitored and controlled in real time. In order to generate a smooth end-to-end process, TM is connected to the ERP and warehouse management.
  3. Freight cost accounting: With SAP TM, freight costs can be precisely calculated and analyzed. This enables transparent cost control and helps to identify potential savings. In addition, external service providers can be paid automatically using credit note procedures. TM is linked to the finance department to ensure a smooth process here, too.
  4. Shipment tracking and monitoring: The status of shipments can be tracked in real time using comprehensive tracking and monitoring functions. This improves transparency along the entire transport chain and increases customer satisfaction through more accurate delivery information.
  5. Integration with other SAP modules: SAP TM is seamlessly integrated into other SAP modules such as SAP ERP, SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) and SAP GTS (Global Trade Services). This enables end-to-end process automation and improved data consistency. Integration with external software solutions outside the SAP modules is of course also possible.

Advantages of SAP TM

The service modules and options described above result in considerable cost efficiency and effort and time are automated through systematically designed processes. Mistakes are reduced and resources are better used and utilized. Customer satisfaction increases as a consequence.

The system is scalable at any time, so that it can grow in line with the company’s growth. It is brand-independent and therefore a future-proof solution for transportation management.

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SAP Transportation Management is therefore a powerful solution that meets the challenges of modern logistics.

We at bvise have many years of expertise in SAP EWM and TM and can implement the systems precisely to your company processes (brownfield implementation).

With a new implementation, however, it is also worth taking a look at your own processes (greenfield implementation). We can provide you with optimal support in finding the right approach or help with the implementation.

Do you still have questions? Or would you like a non-binding initial consultation? Then get in touch with us at any time!