SAP ERP 6.0 Retail: tour optimization

The customer has scheduling centers distributed regionally and these are responsible for deployment planning (supplying customers, possible collections from suppliers or returns) of the assigned motor pool. The existing method of manually compiling the tours and route scheduling is to be automated. To achieve this, relevant data such as destination addresses, delivery data, weights etc. are collected from deliveries and orders in SAP in a scheduling monitoring, where they are visualized. Tours and orders can be compiled and vehicles can be assigned and approved. The data is then forwarded using IDoc and middleware via the TomTom Webfleet service to the navigation devices installed in the trucks, which plan routes between the defined destinations on the tour for the driver. Activities from analysis, via implementation, to support for commissioning are provided by PTA. An initial production phase is to be performed in a pilot scheduling center.