Overview of SAP Transportation Management SAP Transport Management deals with all the activities of transportation of goods from business to the clients. SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) is an application from the SAP AG. SAP TM Solution has been designed for transportation and logistics demand of all businesses and helps them to reduce transportation costs and enhance logistics efficiency and flexibility. It improves the structure of SAP's existing transport solution for businesses. The Transport Management System operations of various types, including tracking and distributing with each part of transportation resources, fuel costing, routing and mapping, warehousing, reports, EDI implementations, tourist and freight handling, transport selection, administration, and accounting. SAP TM is part of the SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP) that involves transportation operations and may be part of an enterprise resource planning system. It consists of business processes that involve the assignment, planning, and settlement of transportation management services. SAP TM allows you to deal all procurement and shipping national and international shipping in the corresponding environment and gives traceability and visibility of quantities, freight, parts, and logistics processes. With SAP TM, you can plan the transportation of shipments for many common order types such as sales and purchase orders, accounts, and capital transfers. The advantage acquired from using Transport Management System in SAP includes the following:
Reduced costs and enhanced operational performance Improved transport collaboration and supply utilization Active, end-to-end order and process management Effective logistics and satisfaction processes Enhanced execution visibility and responsiveness
Key Features of SAP TM Systems Features of the SAP Transport Management System that provides to make a supply chain lean and optimized can be broadly classified into three categories:
Optimization Execution Performance Management