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for Logistics Service Providers (LSP)
August 2012
Agenda
Solution Details
SAP TM 8.1 Process/Coverage Details and Benefits
Solution Details
SAP TM 8.1 Process/Coverage Details and Benefits
…our customers
Implementing standard operating procedures to improve performance
consistency
Have to know profitability down to the order level
Must provide accurate and time status notifications
Require flexible IT systems to grow and continuously improve processes
...SAP
Transportation Management is a strategic investment
Built for the most demanding LSP needs from the ground up
Capacity
Procurement & Order Freight Execution Customer Billing &
Network Planning Management & Monitoring Freight Settlement
Transportation Planner
Freight Forwarder
and NVOCC
Capacity Freight
Order Customer Billing &
Procurement & Execution &
Management Freight Settlement
Network Planning Monitoring
Shipper Consignee
Plan and optimize Receive/create Print/send docs Calculate and
freight transportation transportation verify charges
requirements Transport freight
Evaluate carrier(s) Invoice customer(s)
Routing Selection Track and Trace
Plan routing and Pay carrier/
assign carriers Auto-rate subcontractor
Audit profitability
• Capacity Planning
• Forwarding Order (Shipment) Entry
Customer • Optimized Routing Proposals
SAP Influencer • Capacity Utilization Monitoring
Group • Auto-charging of Shipments
• Proper Transportation Documents
Transportation Management
Event Management
Solution Details
SAP TM 8.1 Process/Coverage Details and Benefits
Now Available
Support for Full Container Loads (FCL) as well as Less-than-Container Loads (LCL) for the
entire Process Execution
LCL Capacity Planning based on comprehensive, new Sailing Schedules
LSP-specific documents have been added
Optimized Transportation Proposal (Routing) for multi-leg Ocean Shipments
What’s to come?
LSP-specific TM Development in subsequent Releases
Industry Standard LSP Solution for all Modes of Transport and all shared Requirements
Airfreight, Sea-Air, Surface Transportation and of course Ocean FCL/LCL will meet all
LSP’s needs
Architected to Meet the Demands of LSPs
Capacity
Procurement & Order Freight Execution & Customer Billing &
Network Planning Management Monitoring Freight Settlement
Sailing Schedules Manual and Automated Logistics Execution Freight Agreement Audit
Ocean Pre-Bookings Planning and Dispatching Compliance Checks and Data and Recalculation
Carrier Freight Agreements Routing Selection Validation Customer Charge and
Booking with Gateway Transportation Status Tariff Management
Rates and Service Level
Maintenance Rating Selection and Visibility and Monitoring SAP ERP integration -
Customer SOP Assignment Capacity Monitoring Forwarding Order. Freight
Capacity Monitoring Booking and Freight Order
Interaction
Settlement from TM
Benefits
Improved operational performance through
Transportation Customer Document Office
sophisticated capacity planning
Planner Service Agent Processing Management
Agent & Accounting Advanced carrier resource utilization (agreements,
Capacity
Procurement & Order Freight Execution Customer Billing &
equipment, business share calculations)
Network Planning Management & Monitoring Freight Settlement
LSP network is modeled in the system, enables
prioritized routing selection at order entry
* i.e. selective load tendering if there is not pre-determined carrier for a customer and service level
Carrier Schedule Freight Booking Internal Booking Capacity & Freight Booking
Selection Creation Assignment Process Compliance Mgt Update
• Demand-driven • Capacity • Carrier Booking per • Fits Service Levels • Actual Utilization vs. • Master B/L
• Ocean Carrier • Business Share Voyage and Constraints Booked capacity instructions
Schedule • Equipment Planning • Optional routing • Security Checks • Container Manifest
• Carrier quality
• Pricing • Transit Time
(Containers) selector based on • Load Planning and • Consolidation
input data Manifest
• Tradelane Capacity • Contract types Confirmation
Order Entry Freight Unit (FU) Transport Planning Freight Tendering Delivery
(Demand Creation – a Logistical (Costs, Schedules) Order Creation (optional if not for Proposal
Creation) Unit (shipment) (B/L, Waybill) fixed routes) Creation
Multi-stage (leg) display with all the key dates/times relevant for execution
Ability to select shipments (FWO) and drag them to the appropriate Freight Booking
Ability to define priority routings based on business rules and price
Benefits
Dynamically generated, optimized routing proposals
Transportation Customer Document Office based on business rules – extra freight cost
Planner Service Agent Processing Management
Agent & Accounting avoidance and better customer service
Capacity
Procurement &
Network Planning
Order
Management
Freight Execution
& Monitoring
Customer Billing &
Freight Settlement
Automated charging (rating) of customer orders
according to agreements – reduced Cost-To-Serve
Order Coverage
Product data is entered by the LSP, subsequent validations are based on the level of detail entry
Business partner data (shipper, consignee, …) and the roles for charging (rating)
Planning data (mode, stages, …) and subcontracting data (fixed route, priority rules, ad-hoc, internal sales pricing, etc.)
Transportation documents according to global standards
Execution data (pick-up and delivery locations, dates, times, execution milestones, status, …)
Event tracking and management with active workflows and user confirmations
Charges, terms and conditions for payment that are proactively managed
Benefits
Efficient logistics execution reduces Cost-to-Serve
Transportation Customer Document Office
Planner Service Agent Processing Management Transactional capacity utilization monitoring = higher
Agent & Accounting
Capacity utilization and revenue
Procurement & Order Freight Execution Customer Billing &
Network Planning Management & Monitoring Freight Settlement Proactive event management improves execution
quality and customer service
Comprehensive charge calculation based on: Settlement Document transfer to SAP ERP
Freight/forwarding agreements For supplier/carrier invoice verification and freight payment
Split/consolidation strategies For customer invoicing
Rules-based rate determination
Lifecycle and confirmation status tracking
(destination, cargo weight, item group discounts,
surcharges, discounts) Lifecycle: Ready for accruals, accruals posted, etc.
Charge calculation formulas Confirmation: Transferred to SAP ERP, Confirmation from
SAP ERP etc.
Transportation Dashboard
Preconfigured, graphical transportation dashboard
Interactive navigation, data selection and drill-down
Aggregated and drill-down KPI data for transportation costs, weight, volume
(i.e. for country, time period, shipper, carrier, consignee, transp. mode, shipment locations,..)
Transportation Worklists
Object-based overview worklists for direct object/order selection and processing
Highly configurable role and user-specific query definition
Predefined worklists for all transportation management processes
(i.e. Transportation requirement, order, tendering, freight settlement etc. worklists)
SAP TM
Tendering Collaboration Tendering Email / SMS RFQ
Request for Quotation Carrier-specific Notification
WebUI view
Subcontracting SAP TM
Order Mgmt. B2B
Carrier, Freight Order / Booking
Freight Order Subcontracting Freight / Booking Freight Forw. Receipt and Processing
Order System
Freight Booking (Ocean)
Benefit
Transportation Management
Efficient, end-to-end processes and scenarios
Processes and Scenarios
Reduced implementation time, effort and cost
Solution Details
SAP TM 8.1 Process/Coverage Details and Benefits
Go live
July, 2011
Coverage
2,000 orders per day for 10 customers
Transportation - domestic, 100,000 delivery notes per day
European and worldwide (road, rail,
air and ocean) freight Implementation scope
Logistics services - warehousing, Migration TM 7.0 > TM 8.0
handling, kitting, packaging… Charge management and forwarding settlement
Goals
Increased performance and less custom code
Implementation location
Reggio Emilia, Italy Less Annual Maintenance Service activities
“”
Artoni is already benefiting from the extraordinary capabilities provided in SAP
TM. These capabilities are delivering to customers increases in performance,
services and information.
Norberto Delendati, Senior VP, Operations and Technology
Almaviva TSF
Planned coverage (System integration)
5000 forwarding orders per month
Rail freight service - containers,
trailers, special wagons for Appox. 200 stations
chemicals and steel, automobiles 80 users for order management
20 users for billing
Implementation scope
Domestic and international rail transportation
Implementation location Forwarding Order Management
Rome, Italy Freight Execution and Monitoring
Forwarding Order Settlement
Goals
Replace existing legacy system
Optimize transportation tracking and billing
Go live
December, 2011
Planned coverage
20 users
Supply Chain Consulting
Logistics Mgmt. - transportation 11,000 forwarding orders (per year) for 5-6 customers
planning, shipment mgmt., Shipments in Canada and USA
fleet/asset mgmt.
Facility Services - design… Implementation scope
Forwarding order management
Manual intermodal transportation planning
Implementation location Carrier tendering, transportation charge management and invoicing
Calgary and Mississauga, Canada
Goals
Replace existing systems - manual processes; legacy and competitive
systems to provide scalability to support growth
Improved efficiency through reduced manual work
Solution Details
SAP TM 8.1 Process/Coverage Details and Benefits
Freight Forwarder
Shipper Consignee
Capacity Freight Customer
Procurement & Order Warehouse Execution & Billing & Freight
Network Planning Management Execution Monitoring Settlement
Tracking
Carriers
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