Think Tanks connect you with peers navigating the same challenges and opportunities as you. ASUG will facilitate an interactive peer-to-peer exchange where solutions are shared for topics specific to your role and interest.

In this Think Tank, we’ll look at transportation management functionality in SAP S/4HANA, and review the deployment options for new and existing SAP customers. We’ll also talk about available migration tools and answer questions. Attendees will have the opportunity to share experiences and talk with SAP experts. 

The conversation on Monday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT will include:  

  • A brief welcome and kick-off from ASUG 

  • Rapid case study led by ASUG member Bill King from SAP 

  • The discussion will focus on: 

  • Functionality, migration tools, and deployment options 

  • Opportunity to share success stories  

  • Q&A with SAP 

Gain visibility into the challenges and successes other SAP customers are experiencing, and acquire new ideas for real-world solutions. 

If you are experiencing challenges and would like to lead your own case study, fill out the survey here

Think Tank Insights: 

  • What is Transportation Management (TM) 
    • In 55+ countries with 1000+ customers 
    • United Sugars, Mahale, and more  
    • Holistic end-to-end solution to manage your transportation  
      • Solution built for shippers 
      • Primary business is delivering products 
      • Large and midmarket enterprises 
      • Domestic and international transportation  
      • Inbound and outbound freight management 
      • Simple and complex high-volume operations 
  • How do I collaborate with my Transportation or Logistics partners? 
    • SAP Logistics Business Network (LBN) 
      • Onboard once – collaborate with many anywhere at anytime 
      • Allow different stakeholders to consume logistics services and share insights 
      • Integrate with SAP digital core by design 
      • Assists with contracting, dock appointment scheduling, freight visibility, and freight settlement 
  • How do you figure out how many new trucks you may need with TM? 
    • Combination of what kind of capacity requirements you need and scenario builder 
      • Helps you use historical data to run different scenarios with existing network and fleet. 
      • Helps you figure out how much excess cover you may need  
      • In the baseline you can also figure out is there a better way to load your assets before adding a third party 
  • How can you explore backhaul opportunities? 
    • LBN can help 
    • Can look at other partners with LBN  
      • Partners doesn’t always mean carriers but other carriers that need capacity 
    • LBN can integrate with TM  
    • If you don’t have TM there is integration to S/4 basic shipping but unsure about ECC  
  • Did COVID change your process? Any pitfalls to avoid? 
    • Different rules for different regions 
    • Discovered a need to be flexible 
    • From a TM perspective, the need for additional carriers to be onboarded or a service like an Uber Freight  
    • Keep your relationship with carriers positive and continue to search for new carriers