OTM
OTM- Transportation planning System. It integrates and streamlines Transportation planning Transportation execution Freight payment Business Process automation What is in trucks Where are trucks When to deliver which shipments are running late which routes are profitable Concepts & Functionality OTM is integrated with Order Management(or external order processing system) which feeds sales orders to OTM. Phases Plan Optimize, route & Consolidate Order consolidation, multi-stop truck load, pooling, cross-docking, continuous moves, Multi-mode(internation) Multi-leg transporation has more than one itinary/trips/stops Execute Monitor in-transit shipments Settle Automate freight payment & customer billing Shipper Review shipment request from OM or ERP Create Tender Publish tender to service provider Service provider approves tender (isp) picks up the shipment tracking of shipment send notifications until the shipment is delivered Process Flow ERP Sales order created in Order Ma