Transportation and Logistics
Transportation and logistics are supply chain sub-functions that cater to movement of people and goods. Since supply chains exist to fulfill demand by getting the products to the customers, and transportation and logistics takes care of the actual movement, they form the backbone of most supply chains. As recent disruptions in supply chains across industries have shown, transportation and logistics are prone to process failures and risks. Effective management and transformation of transportation and logistics is therefore a priority for companies across industries.
SAP and Partner Technologies for Transportation and Logistics
Transportation and logistics are supply chain sub-functions that cater to movement of people and goods. Since supply chains exist to fulfill demand by getting the products to the customers, and transportation and logistics takes care of the actual movement, they form the backbone of most supply chains. As recent disruptions in supply chains across industries have shown, transportation and logistics are prone to process failures and risks. Effective management and transformation of transportation and logistics is therefore a priority for companies across industries.
SAP and Partner Technologies for Transportation and Logistics
Technology is rapidly transforming transportation and logistics. From building supply chain visibility through track and trace technologies to using emerging technologies like IoT, transportation and logistics function is getting redefined across industries. Examples of areas where technology is transforming transportation are:
Visibility solutions help track and trace transportation and logistics operations in real-time. This real-time data, when paired with technologies like IoT, can also help gain real-time insights into the condition of products that are moving through the transportation and logistics network.
Planning and management solutions help in transportation and logistics services procurement, transportation and demand planning, warehouse management planning, and warehouse operations execution. Examples of such solutions are transportation management solutions, warehouse management systems (WMS), warehouse execution systems (WMS).
Automation systems, primarily leveraged in warehouse operations, like warehouse mobile and static robots, help enhance warehouse productivity and efficiency by taking away many manual labor tasks, accelerating warehouse flow in many scenarios.
Optimization and analytics solutions help leverage transportation and logistics data to help gain new insights into efficiency opportunities in the network, redesign the network or perform simulations on warehouse processes. Examples of solutions are route optimization, transportation spend analytics, transportation network optimization, simulation etc.
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Probabilistic Supply Chain and Demand Forecasting with SAP IBP: Deliver Results Using Data Science
SAP introduced the concept of Probabilistic Supply Chain into its SAP IBP product in the current and future versions with adaptive and very powerful algorithms for large data sets. Certainly, AI has been around within the SAP landscape for a while with extremely powerful algorithms in the SAP BW-Data Mining suite and SAP HANA PAL…
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End-to-End Scenario Planning with SAP IBP
Supply chain disruptions are becoming a more prevalent part of daily life for may companies around the world. Geopolitical tensions, rising costs, and disorganization can hinder all different types of supply chains, making it nearly impossible for a business to operate effectively. To help companies improve their outlooks, SAP offers SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP…
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How CloudPaths Makes Supply Chains Smarter
Supply chains have experienced unprecedented challenges and obstacles in recent years – COVID-19, inflation, geopolitical tensions, and much more. These issues are posing unique challenges to organizations, even into 2024. Many of these companies are turning to the supply chain experts at CloudPaths to address end-to-end planning and execution issues. CloudPaths has helped dozens of…
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Aggregate Planning with SAP IBP
SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is an advanced planning solution that supports various planning processes. Its capabilities can be leveraged to model aggregate planning. Aggregate planning is a planning process that involves balancing demand, inventory, capacity, and supply at a higher granularity in order to achieve the efficient, cost-effective, and timely production and distribution of…
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A Fireside Supply Chain Chat with SAP’s Darcy MacClaren
Chief Revenue Officer for SAP Digital Supply Chain Darcy MacClaren recently sat down with SAPinsider Chief Content Officer Mark Vigoroso to share her thoughts on supply chain technology, transformation, and innovation. She shares key insights on how SAP organizations can anticipate and manage disruptions to become more resilient, as well as touching on the core…
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Managing Assets Intelligently with Rizing
Companies in asset-intensive industries are always looking to improve the performance of their assets and workers to reduce downtime and unscheduled maintenance while aligning their asset management best practices with broader organizational and financial goals. Yet there is no one-size-fits-all solution. When pursuing EAM process, strategy, and system improvements, companies should consider partners like Rizing…
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How Innovapptive Brings Frontline Workers into the Intelligent Enterprise
Executives and other decision-makers are always pushing for more insights to help them run their business in an intelligent and innovative way. Yet many asset-intensive businesses fail to communicate and transact effectively with their frontline workers, who are still relying on outdated manual systems to run essential processes. Without a single source of truth, important…
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Maximizing SAP Business Network for Logistics (BN4L)
Many organizations are struggling to meet their supply chain obligations to maximize business value. Whether it is shippers, carriers, warehouse managers, everyone wants an efficient process. To help the supply chain process, SAP has a robust list of supply chain management functions, including SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM), SAP Transportation Management (SAP TMS), SAP…
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T-Systems Strengthens Urban Mobility Portfolio with GeoMobile Acquisition
T-Systems International, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, has acquired GeoMobile, a software company based in Dortmund, Germany, with the aim of strengthening its Transport and Logistics portfolio. GeoMobile specializes in providing a Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform to public transport operators, offering a wide range of tailored mobility services to passengers. Through the GeoMobile platform, passengers can…
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Improved SAP Release Management using Change Automation
Linfox, aiming to be the most trusted logistics partner, recognized the need for improved SAP release management. To address risks related to manual processes, application silos, and lack of auditability, Linfox implemented ActiveControl, enabling rapid and reliable SAP change delivery while ensuring system integrity. This session highlights how Linfox maintains synchronized systems, enforces process governance,…
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