LE (Logistics Execution)

Cross delivery handling unit means a packing box (like carton) containing products from multiple deliveries as shown in below image. Carton P contains product A and B from two deliveries X and Y respectively. Cross delivery handling unit is... Read More »

Imagine you are a logistic service provider handling roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) car logistics. The biggest of such facilities can be found in harbors around the world. They have a capacity of several ten thousand cars with a daily throughput of a... Read More »

Imagine you run an ever increasing business but cannot expand your infrastructure to meet growing demand.  Many logistic service providers such as harbor operators see increasing demand but cannot easily increase their infrastructure such as the... Read More »

SAP provides Direct integration between Transportation management ( TM ) and Extended warehouse management (EWM) to facilitate the co-ordination and system support for the planning done by the Transportation Planner and execution in the warehouse by... Read More »

  SAP has developed & released a cloud application called as ‘Logistics business network (LBN)’ to network and communication with partners (Shippers, Carriers, Customs authorities etc) involved in logistics (warehousing &... Read More »

Following my recent blog on Subcontracting components in an inbound delivery via DESADV IDoc here is another eccentricity of DESADV IDocs processing. Context Automatic Packing allows unattended handling units creation both for inbound and outbound... Read More »

Context Subcontracting purchasing with inbound deliveries used to be a paint due to problems with components provided to vendor processing – see the notes: 645119 – Problems for subcontracting using delivery 338119 – Goods receipt... Read More »

One of the key advantages of having professional shipping functionality of SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain for Transportation Management (embedded TM) is the ability to consolidate inbound and outbound movements. Previous blog focused on the opportunity... Read More »

Serial number is a series of characters tagged to a product to differentiate an item from another item of same product. The product code and the serial number is unique. Serialization is mandatory in certain industries and essential in case of... Read More »

Co-authored with Rahul Ranjan.   With all the hype and expectations, blockchain technology for multi-enterprise collaboration is still in its innovation stage. Companies ranging from startups to established technology players are working... Read More »