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TM Scheduling in Stock Transport Order

Michael_Haase
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
4 weeks ago
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Dear friends of TM,

With SAP S/4HANA 2023 FPS1 we published our first version of the TM based sales order scheduling (see respective blog post).

In this context we thankfully received a lot of feedback, and by far the most asked question has been whether we plan also to offer a TM based scheduling for stock transport orders. That’s why we published another blog post describing how this can be achieved with a modification-free customer own implementation.

Now, with SAP S/4HANA 2025 FPS0 we can publish also a TM based scheduling for stock transport orders in standard, which will be described in the following.

Scenario

Like the TM based sales order scheduling, we’re integrated with Business Process Scheduling (BPS) in the following way:

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  1. The requested delivery date from the schedule line of the stock transport order is the input for the BPS, where the calculation of the relevant dates is managed.
  2. Based on the requested delivery date, Transportation Management (TM) can calculate durations for loading, transport and unloading, ending up in a requested picking date by backward scheduling. From that, BPS calculates a requested material availability date as input for Available-to-Promise (ATP).
  3. ATP confirms a material availability date of the product from which BPS calculates the respective confirmed picking date.
  4. If this confirmed picking date differs from the requested picking date, TM calculates the confirmed delivery date with forward scheduling. Otherwise, the requested delivery date becomes the confirmed delivery date.

Key features

In its first version, the TM based scheduling of stock transport orders will not have equivalent functionality as the TM based sales order scheduling. Though, there are many similarities and it’s surely already usable very well.

Some of the key features are:

  • TM scheduling calculates durations for transport-relevant activities such as loading, transport and unloading during the creation of a stock transport order.
  • The scheduling in TM considers the transportation network as maintained in master data, e.g. default routes and straight line distances and durations. Also, Network Path Determination can be used.
  • The user can configure the sequence of routing methods how the scheduling in TM should be executed by the transportation duration determination profile at the TM control key.
  • Incoterm locations of the stock transport order are considered as the calculated delivery date relates to the arrival of the cargo at the incoterm location.
  • Delivery-based scenarios are supported where the freight units are only created during delivery integration. Scenarios without order or delivery integration are also supported.
  • Only scenarios with TM embedded in S/4HANA are supported, no scenarios with TM standalone.
  • TM scheduling is enabled on the level of document type / purchasing organization / purchasing group.

Example

Let’s explain this in detail with an example.

Prerequisite is the correct setup of the BPS:

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So, you need to first create a schema or use an existing one. And afterwards this schema must be assigned in the ‘Activate BPS for Stock Transport Documents path.

Regarding the schema, see this exemplary one called ‘STOCK_TRANSP_DAYS_ADV_ATTRIB’:

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  • The loading duration is from the start of loading until the goods issue.
  • The transport duration is from goods issue until the delivery at the destination location (which can also be an incoterm location).
  • The unloading duration is from the delivery until the goods receipt.

Afterwards TM needs to be set up:

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In Logistics Integration customizing, a TM control key needs to be assigned. This TM control key needs a TRS profile containing e.g. the planning profile with the loading / unloading durations and the routing method(s). Besides, the TM control key can be set up with or without TM integration depending on whether you just want to use the TM scheduling or also create freight units for the transport demands and use the further TM capabilities.

 If you now capture your stock transport order, the tab ‘delivery schedule’ on item level will be filled with the information of the TM scheduling:

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Best regards,

Michael