SAP Business Network Global Track

SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace is a cloud-based solution that enables users to capture, process, and store tracking information about tracked business processes. With this technology, businesses can gain real-time visibility of their processes from end to end and query any tracked process for its data.

SAP Logistics Business Network Features

Using the SAP Logistics Business Network, businesses can:

• Track and trace outbound deliveries, including searching for an outbound delivery, monitoring delivery details, reporting an actual time for a planned event, and reporting an unplanned event
• Track and trace shipments, including searching for a shipment, monitoring shipment details, monitoring shipments on a map, reporting an actual time for a planned event, and reporting an unplanned event
• Track and trace EPC objects including searching for an EPC object and monitoring object details
• Track and trace purchase orders with tasks similar to those used to track and trace outbound deliveries

Global Track and Trace Key Highlights

The SAP Business Network provides the following key highlights to businesses who implement it:

• Enrich milestone monitoring by real-time visibility
• Perform geolocation tracking with predictive expected time of arrival across multiple modes of transport
• Increase ease of transacting with logistics service providers
• Receive milestone updates via API or EDI
• Set up exception notifications such as emailing customers upon order confirmation or notifying stakeholders when exceptions occur
• Gain better understanding of the impact of deviations from plans
• View document flow and benefit from event correlation between orders, deliveries, shipments, etc.
• Flexible setup supported by standard apps & templates as well as integration with customer defined fields/milestones/event scripts - Integrate with ERP/logistics systems - Seamless transparency through Standard/Extractor based integration via Idocs

Benefits

Businesses who use SAP Business Network Global Track & Trace will be able to reap the following benefits:

• Keep control over outsourced transportation processes via B2B events/geo location updates/real time ETA
• Offer holistic consistent user experience across modes/geographies
• Support evolution from reactive to predictive supply chain
• Increase customer service level while decreasing costs