Route planning

[joris_bayer]

Hi,

I am not an TM expert but would like to ask a few (basic) questions. Is it possible to plan with TM the most cost efficient route optimizing the truck load in KG? E.g. goal is to load trucks with at least 90% of their max. possible payload. This to avoid trucks loaded partially and driving off to far destinations.

How easily integrates TM with ECC6? I assume some master data needs to be set up in TM (routes, carriers etc).

Regards,

J.

[tarunkumar]

Hi,

Yes it is possible to plan the trucks to optimize the percentage utilization.

to achieve this you have to configure capacity utilization cost in your planning profile. You have to use cost function in your planning profile with the correct cost setup relevant to your business scenario.

To understand more in details you can refer to really nice blog by Thomas.

http://scn.sap.com/community/scm/transportation-management/blog/2014/03/19/effective-optimization

Regards,

Tarun