Feb 28, 2025
•1 minute read
SAP Logistics
SAP Logistics: Managing the Flow of Goods from Origin to Consumption
SAP Logistics covers the end-to-end management of transportation, inventory, warehousing, compliance and fulfillment across global supply chains. Effective logistics reduces waste, improves delivery reliability and gives organizations a competitive edge through real-time visibility and agile response to disruption. According to SAPinsider research, 57% of technology leaders cite enhancing supply chain resilience as a top business priority for 2026. SAPinsider tracks how organizations are modernizing SAP logistics operations through cloud-native platforms, AI-infused tools and integrated transportation management to drive efficiency and reduce operational costs. See how organizations are using SAP Logistics below.
What Is SAP Logistics?
SAP Logistics is the management of information and the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption, encompassing transportation, inventory, packing, supplies, compliance and warehousing. Agile logistics integrates manufacturing, transportation and information across the extended enterprise to deliver competitive advantage through real-time, flexible response to changing customer requirements. SAP logistics solutions, including SAP Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Logistics Management, help organizations streamline inbound and outbound operations, optimize carrier collaboration and maintain end-to-end supply chain visibility across complex global networks.
What Use Cases Are Referenced?
BSH Uses SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace to Build Real-Time Logistics Visibility
BSH, manufacturer of Bosch and Siemens home appliances, deployed SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace to integrate live shipment data from more than 500 logistics providers across more than 50 countries. The solution replaced static ETA models with real-time visibility across sea, road and rail, improving delivery accuracy and disruption response.
SAP Logistics Management Generally Available for Businesses
SAP Logistics Management, now generally available as a cloud-native application, can be live in days rather than months and scales as new locations or seasonal operations come online. Doehler Group plans to deploy the solution across more than 50 production sites and technical warehouses, using AI-infused warehousing and transportation tools integrated directly with SAP Cloud ERP.
SAP LE-TRA Sunset: Your Strategic Roadmap to SAP Transportation Management
Organizations must transition from the legacy SAP LE-TRA module before usage rights expire on Dec. 31, 2030, with SAP ECC 6.0 maintenance ending Dec. 31, 2027. SAP TM Advanced offers automated carrier selection and tendering, while the new SAP Logistics Management targets mid-sized companies and satellite sites with combined TM, EWM and Logistics Business Network capabilities.
Four AI Use Cases SAP Showcased at Hannover Messe for Embedded AI in Operations
At Hannover Messe 2026, SAP demonstrated how AI agents like Joule are moving from analytics into operational logistics workflows across production, packaging and supply chain orchestration. The system uses AI to ingest external signals, including weather events, port delays and supplier issues, and adjusts supply chain plans in real time without manual updates.
Techwave’s SupplyVu Platform Aims to Optimize Supply Chain Visibility and Collaboration
Techwave’s SupplyVu platform integrates advanced analytics and AI-driven features with SAP S/4HANA and legacy SAP systems using open APIs and prebuilt connectors. Companies adopting targeted supply chain visibility solutions report measurable improvements in lead-time variability within the first few months of implementation, with connected supply chains projected to become a competitive necessity by 2027.
What SAPinsider Research Supports This Topic?
ERP Migration and Transformation 2026
Surveying 296 SAPinsider members, this report finds 55% have deployed SAP S/4HANA or S/4HANA Cloud, supply chain disruptions are cited as an external factor by 28% of respondents and 82% require ERP integrations between core systems and line-of-business applications, directly shaping logistics modernization priorities.
Technology Leaders’ Strategic Agenda for 2026
This SAPinsider research report finds 70% of technology leaders cite operational efficiency and cost reduction as their top priority, 57% are targeting supply chain resilience and 40% plan to deploy Joule or embedded AI within SAP applications, all of which reinforce logistics modernization as a central enterprise investment.
Supply Chain Planning in the Cloud Benchmark Research
Based on a survey of 106 SAPinsider community members, this benchmark report finds that supply chain planning capabilities are evolving from operational tools into strategic enablers of business agility and resiliency, with cloud computing delivering meaningful enhancements across logistics planning and execution tools.
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Sustainability in Logistics Through Machine LearningLogistics plays a key role in supply chain as it pertains to the most important aspect of supply chain- movement of goods and products. That also means it is a major contributor to the carbon footprint a company generates. With exponentially increasing focus on sustainable supply chains, companies today have access to a plethora of solutions to help them manage and run their supply chains in a sustainable way. With proliferation of Machine Learning (ML) technologies in the business world, there are opportunities to leverage ML algorithms to infuse sustainability in your logistics operations. This article shares some examples of how you can leverage ML to help support your sustainability quest in logistics.
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•4 minute read
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• Need to build relationship of trust with suppliers
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Jun 24, 2022
•2 minute read
Salling Group Expands Its Market Reach with SAPAs the Nordic’s largest retail group, Salling Group serves 11 million customers per week through its department stores, supermarkets, discount stores, and hypermarkets. Its brand diversity makes Salling Group unique in the region, with SAP playing a central role in the company’s expanding customer base.
The company is the only Danish retailer to have stores outside of Denmark. In addition to its presence in neighboring Germany, Salling Group is also present in Poland. Due to a growing Polish economy and an increase in personal disposable income, extending the company’s market reach into Poland is a strong focus.
Equally important is growing its e-commerce business in all markets, particularly in online food and meal delivery. To successfully extend its footprint across borders and expand its service offerings requires effective and efficient supply chain processes.
Read this article and learn:
• How Salling Group ensured data uniformity across all of its supermarkets using SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) and its function codes.
• What the company did in its warehouse to set replenishment rules to synchronize the inbound and outbound processes most efficiently.
• How the organization collaborated with Redwood to help consolidate all logistics transactions in SAP and enable 24/7 supply chain operations.
• The criticality of uniting the SAP BASIS team with the application team to gain full operational transparency and tackle problem resolution.
Feb 7, 2022
•6 minute read
How to Integrate and Configure a Packing Station in the SAP Logistics Execution SystemLearn about the integration of a packing station in the process of delivery of goods output and settings in the SAP Logistics Execution System. Key Concept In the SAP Logistics Execution System, there may be a packing process in which dynamic packing processes are based on manual or automated criteria. These processes are managed by […]
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