Introducing Manual Planning for Ocean Transports

Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Explain the manual transportation planning process for ocean freight

Manual Planning Process for Ocean Freight

Overview of the Manual Transportation Planning for Ocean Freight Process

In this lesson, you will explore the transportation process for ocean freight. This process supports transportation planning, execution and monitoring in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition for ocean freight in a multi-modal transport. This process comes in three flavours depending on the type of order that initiates the transportation process. In an outbound scenario, the starting point is a sales order (scope item 64A). In the inbound scenario, the starting point is a purchase order (scope item 64B) and in the replenishment scenario, the starting point in a stock transport order (scope item 64C). These processes / scope items are very similar to the respective processes / scope items for manual transportation planning. The key differences in all three processes / scope items are:

  • Transportation planning is either done in the Manage Ocean Freight Bookings app or in the Transportation Cockpit.
  • The transportation result typically consists of three transportation stages (a pick-up stage from the source location of the transport to the port of loading, a main stage from the port of loading to the port of discharge, and a delivery stage from the port of discharge to the final destination.
  • Multiple freight documents (freight bookings / freight orders) may be created and executed.

A characteristic of the manual planning process for ocean freight is, that the shipper creates the door-to-door ocean freight booking in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition, but the detailed transportation planning is done by the freight forwarder/carrier and only maintained into SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition by the shipper.

Manual Transportation Planning for Ocean Freight - Outbound

See the following video to learn more about the manual transportation planning for ocean freight - outbound process.

Manual Transportation Planning for Ocean Freight - Inbound

See the following video to learn more about the manual transportation planning for ocean freight - inbound process.

Manual Transportation Planning for Ocean Freight - STO

See the following video to learn more about the manual transportation planning for ocean freight - STO process.

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