Author Description

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