Transportation
SAP LES Transportation is part of the Logistics Execution System module and is fully integrated into the SAP ERP Central Component system. Ideally suited to those businesses having less complex transportation planning requirements or networks, the solution provides excellent visibility, management and control of deliveries through the whole supply chain cycle.
With the ability to work with either inbound or outbound shipments LES Transportation functionality supports end to end processes with the following features:
- Transport planning including route and leg determination
- Shipment execution from preparation to loading and goods issue
- Full integration with warehouse processes
- Packing and labelling
- Transport documentation
- Service agent selection
- Shipment costs calculation and management
- Customer freight billing
- Shipment monitoring & Tracking
SAP ERP transport can be used to create and monitor efficient transportation plans that fulfil the relevant constraints (for example, service level, costs, and resource availability). A business can determine options to save costs and to optimise the use of available resources. As a result it can react to transportation events and find solutions to possible deviations from the original transportation plan.
Integration
The Logistic Execution Transportation module is part of the ERP enterprise system and integrates into business processes in many other areas, in particular:
- Warehouse Management
- Decentralised Warehouse Management
- Handling Unit Management
- Direct Store Delivery
- Foreign Trade
- EH&S Dangerous Good Management
- Third party Systems
- Mobilising Transportation Management
Significant performance benefits in productivity, accuracy, real time data capture and repeatability can be realised with the mobilisation of transportation processes such as:
- Loading
- Labelling
- Yard Management
In addition, for businesses making use of Direct Store Delivery, there is tight integration of the mobile functions it provides, such as vehicle check-out/check-in and visit execution.
Mobile devices can be fully integrated into the SAP landscape, using native SAP components (SAPConsole, WebSAPConsole, ITSMobile, Mobile Infrastructure) and transactions, without the need for any third party software. This includes support for business process using Radio Frequency devices and occasionally connected devices (3G/GPRS). In addition Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enablement of logistics processes is possible directly from SAP with the Auto-ID toolsets. Find out more about our Mobile Solutions.
Demonstrate, Evaluate, Implement
Rocket offer the facility of a comprehensive research and demonstration landscape and can help you rapidly evaluate or prototype your business requirements and support you throughout every aspect of implementing the SAP Transportation business processes.
Rocket provides a full range of consulting services in SAP's Transportation solutions modules backed by extensive experience and successful implementations of SAP logistics solutions across a wide range of industries.