SAP’s Transportation Management (TM) solution is a holistic integrated platform used to streamline transportation processes of shippers and logistic service providers. The solution has been evolving since 2008 and has gone through major enhancements since the release of version 8.0. Currently there are over 700 active SAP TM installations by shippers, logistics service providers and … Continue reading “What is SAP Transportation Management?”
It’s important to ensure an ERP system can support electronic documentation as this encourages cost and time savings as well as error reduction. The Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) functionality within SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) is one tool that supports electronic documentation and should be utilized when transporting goods through the European Union (EU). … Continue reading “Save costs and time with Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)”
Artificial intelligence, commonly referred to as AI, isn’t a new concept and a variety of definitions of various lengths are returned when a Google search is done. Two of the shorter definitions include: A simulation of human intelligence by machines The ability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior Regardless of the definition, … Continue reading “Growth and Comfort Don’t Co-exist, but Supply Chain Management and Artificial Intelligence Can”
Global trade compliance typically falls into three buckets: export compliance, import compliance and trade agreements. Making rational and cost-effective decisions related to global trade compliance can be nearly impossible without the proper tools and support in place. Trade management tools come in various forms – homegrown, on premise, cloud or some variation of those. Cloud Computing … Continue reading “Cloud Computing for Global Trade Compliance”
SAP Transportation Management (TM) is a transportation and planning module used for freight order management. And in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) 9.4 there is a direct connection between TM and EWM. There are various integration scenarios for SAP TM and SAP EWM. One integration case is using TM for the planning and EWM for … Continue reading “SAP Transportation Management with SAP EWM”
The traditional supply chain is outdated. Without integration, supply chains can isolate manufacturers and consumers, preventing an understanding of each other’s needs. Blockchains help optimize supply chains. As discussed in a previous blog, blockchain infrastructure is based on shared value networks. These networks guarantee transparency, immutability, authenticity, ethics and security. Blockchain Optimization with Real-time Decisions Decisions based on … Continue reading “Real-Time Decision Making with Supply Chain Blockchain”
The release of SAP Transportation Management 9.3 and SAP Extended Warehouse Management 9.3 brought about Transit Warehousing. With transit warehousing you can seamlessly integrate the planned flow of goods in SAP TM and the physical flow of goods in SAP EWM over the entire transportation chain. Integration is based on execution documents resulting from forwarding orders. … Continue reading “Transit Warehousing with SAP TM and SAP EWM”
Blockchains use distributed ledger technology to create a permanent and shared record of every transaction associated with an asset. Each record is time-stamped and attached to the event before it. Blockchains are changing our perception on a few key supply chain areas including traceability, optimization and demand. Blockchains can reveal where an asset is at … Continue reading “Blockchain Traceability for the Supply Chain”
