Transportation network

The transportation network defines the optimal way to reach one location from another. Transportation can be location-specific and can be point-to-point; that is, transporting goods from location A to location B with one means of transport. Another scenario could be an intermodal, where multiple means of transport are used to ship the goods from one location to another. For example, you could be exporting goods from one country to another that's overseas, so transportation could be via roads as well as the ocean.

In this section, we will look at the locations, transportation zones, and transportation lanes that are required and important to the master data in TMS. This information helps to determine the transit time of the sales order. Additionally, network data is essential for automatic planning as it helps us choose the most appropriate carrier for the given transportation demands.

Locations

The location master concept in TMS is similar to the...