SAP Transportation Management is the logistics application within SAP ERP Cloud that plans, executes, and optimizes freight across road, ocean, air, and rail — integrating transportation planning, carrier selection, shipment tracking, and freight settlement in one platform. SAP Business Network for Logistics extends it into a cloud collaboration network connecting shippers, carriers, freight brokers, and 3PLs.
This ETS overview covers the core capabilities of SAP TM (route and load optimization, multi-modal planning, freight consolidation, carrier tendering, shipment scheduling and tracking, automated freight cost calculation and invoice validation) and the real-time collaboration and shared visibility the Business Network adds: digital tendering, carrier confirmations, milestone updates, and event alerts.
It then shows how the combined solution helps mid-market manufacturers manage costs (freight cost optimization, carrier procurement and rate management, lower planning costs), manage supply chain risk (real-time shipment visibility, disruption management, regulatory compliance), and the example results companies using SAP TM report in freight cost, vehicle productivity, planning productivity, ETA accuracy, and additional revenue.
The full deck is available above as a PDF. ETS helps food, consumer goods, and industrial manufacturers turn transportation into a strategic capability.