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MODULE TM

Transportation Management

SAP TM organizes the transportation of goods: it groups the requirements coming from sales and purchasing, builds loads, chooses the carrier, monitors execution, then calculates and settles the charges. In S/4HANA, it is gradually replacing LE-TRA (VT01N shipment documents).

Audience
Transportation managers, planners, sales administration and purchasing, SD / MM / EWM consultants who integrate transportation, TM consultants.
Prerequisites
Level 1: none. Levels 2 and 3: SD basics (deliveries) and MM basics (purchase orders, service entries).
Duration
4 days (1 + 2 + 1)
28 h · day-by-day schedule

The sub-modules of TM

A module is split into areas. Choose one to see its logic, its transactions and where to learn it.

RequestsRequirement managementPlanningPlanningCarrierCarrier selectionChargesCharge calculationSettlementSettlement
Requests

Requirement management

Transportation requirements.

The logic
  1. Purchase order
  2. Request
  3. Freight unit
Read the chapter: From order to transportation request
Planning

Planning

Building the loads.

The logic
  1. Selection
  2. Optimization
  3. Freight order
Transactions
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Mini-processes
Planning a route
Read the chapter: Planning in the transportation cockpit
Carrier

Carrier selection

Assignment and tendering.

The logic
  1. Selection
  2. Quotation
  3. Assignment
Read the chapter: Choosing and engaging the carrier
Charges

Charge calculation

Calculating the costs.

The logic
  1. Contract
  2. Calculation
  3. Check
Mini-processes
Checking freight charges
Read the chapter: Calculating freight charges
Settlement

Settlement

Invoice and pay.

The logic
  1. Document
  2. Service purchase order
  3. Invoice
Transactions
MIRO
Mini-processes
Checking freight charges
Read the chapter: Simulation: from transportation to the carrier's invoice