Powerful Track and Trace

Delivered by SAP Transportation Management

and Event Management Integration


Kevin M. Schaffer
Saika B. Shaikh
Whats Inside:
Introduction Scenario
Common Track and Trace Challenges
Solution Overview
Case Study
Takeaways

The Scenario
Scenario
DESTINATION
LOCATION A
SHIPPER
LOCATION
DESTINATION
LOCATION B
The Scenario: A Shipment with 1 Pickup, and 2 Deliveries.
SAP TM has planned an optimal route.
Planned Arrival
Loading Begin
Loading Complete
Planned Departure

Planned Arrival
Unloading Begin
Unloading Complete
Planned Departure

Planned Arrival
Unloading Begin
Unloading Complete
Shipment Completion

Scenario
DESTINATION
LOCATION A
SHIPPER
LOCATION
DESTINATION
LOCATION B
What happens when an unplanned event occurs not according to plan?
Do decision makers have the necessary information to make changes quickly?
Can Customer Service Representatives provide customers with real-time shipment
status?
Can new ETAs be calculated based off of updated information?
Is historical event data logged for future analysis?

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Common Track & Trace
Challenges
Common Challenges
Lack of Visibility to Transportation
Events in a Single View
Common Challenges
Integrating Numerous Transportation
Data Sources
Common Challenges
Access to Real-Time Data Needed to Quickly
React to Events and Change Plans
Common Challenges
Ability to Log Historic Shipment Events
for Trend Analysis
Common Challenges
Communication of Planned
Activities Across the Entire
Supply Chain
Solution Overview
Solution Overview
Transportation Management
Event Management
SAP Transportation Management (TM) Supports the
physical transportation of goods from one location to
another. The Transportation Process is broken down
into 4 categories:

Order management- The initial event trigger in
TM. Involves receipt of orders that require
product movement from one location to another
Transportation Planning- Plan the movement or
transport of the products required

Transportation Execution- Includes the selection
of carriers, initiation of goods issue, creation of a
transport order, and trigger the decrement of
inventory.

Financial Settlement- Freight contracts are
reviewed to determine the correct pricing,
Invoices are generated, and accounting processes
are performed
SAP Event Management (SAP EM) allows for the
monitoring of end-to-end business processes by
matching planned events and measurements with
the actual events and measurements to uncover
exceptions.

Monitoring & Visibility to key Business Processes
EM Provides monitoring capabilities to any
business process.

Matches Planned to Actual Data - Allowing
organizations to identify exceptions.

Real Time Notification of Events - Provides
timely data to organizations to react quickly.

Integration with other systems - Easily integrates
with SAP and legacy solutions





Solution Overview
ECC
EM
Scheduled
Load
Begin
Load End
Departure
Arrival
Unload
End
Unload
Begin
Transportation Management
Solution Overview
Solution Overview
Solution Overview
VISIBILITY AND MONITORING
Ability to raise exceptions in certain scenarios:
Location Deviations - Plan calls for arriving at location A, but arrived at location B
Measurements If container temperature rises above required temperature
Partner Performance If 3
rd
party partner performance is deviating from plan
COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Events posted in the Event Management solution are available to other systems for
complete communication across the supply chain







An integrated EM TM solution provides the following functionality:
Solution Overview
REAL-TIME NOTIFICATON OF EVENTS
Ability to receive Planned and Actual events:
Regular events - Occurs within the planned period (Ex: Arrived at location)
Early / Late events - Occurs outside the planned period (Ex: Late departure)
Unexpected events - Events that were never planned for (Ex: Delay Event)
Unreported events - Event that was expected but did not receive (Arrival event
not reported)

Real-Time notification allows operations personnel to react quickly, and allow
representatives to keep customers informed with up-to-date information








Solution Overview
REPORTING
Ability to retain data in an easy-to-view format:
Operational Reporting- View where issues are currently
Analytical Reporting Determine trends over time
BI Integration Ability to integrate EM with the BI Solution
INTEGRATION OF NUMEROUS DATA SOURCES
Numerous Transportation Data Sources can be integrated for full visibility
Easy Visibility to transportation events via the TM NWBC or EM Web Interface







Solution
Overview
EM
Application
Interface
Status Checking
Operational
Reporting
Notifications
Event
Capture
Analytical
Reporting
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TM
ECC
BAPI
IDOC
XI
BAPI
IDOC
XI
BAPI

Customer
Service
Transportation
Planner
Transportation
Operator
Operations
Management
Executive
Leadership
Case Study

Case Study:
Helping the Chicken Cross the Road
Case Study
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$33 Billion manufacturer of fresh, frozen and refrigerated food products.
115,000 Employees globally, Over 400 facilities and offices
Exports products to more than 100 countries globally
15,000 shipments planned and executed weekly








SAP Transportation Management 8.1 for Transportation Planning Activities
PeopleNet on-board GPS, MileMaker, Rand McNally
Legacy Transportation Execution, Order Management and Inventory Solutions
Future integration to SAP ECC
Manual, paper-based transportation planning processes






Incorporate existing shipment events into a single source for real-time
visibility of planned and unplanned events from a variety of data sources.
Arrive at Origin Unload End
Departure Shipment Complete
Check Call Service Failure







Case Study

The Solution:
Leverage TM and EM Integration
Case Study
On-Board
Communication
Manual Event
Updates
Warehousing
Activities
Transportation
Management
Event
Management
Legacy Execution
System
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Quickly and Easily integrate legacy data sources
Real-Time Shipment Visibility allowing managers to react quickly
View shipment event information in a single view
Platform Allows for future growth and integration
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Reporting of expected and unexpected shipment events.
Integration with legacy transportation execution and order-entry systems.
Historical logging of transportation events to be used for business analysis.

Takeaways
Takeaways
Takeaways
The Integration of Event Management with Transportation
Management Allows for Powerful Track and Trace by providing
organizations with the following functionality:

Visibility and Monitoring
Communication across the Supply Chain
Real-Time Notification of Events
Reporting Capabilities
Integration to Transportation Data and Systems


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