Where does GTT get its status data from?

From the connected SAP processes and from messages sent by the transport parties via the Business Network. We clarify which sources are realistically available to you at the start of the project, because the quality of visibility depends on it.

SAP Global Track and Trace

SAP Global Track and Trace: knowing where the goods are

Q: Do we need SAP TM for GTT as well?

GTT delivers its value in combination with the processes it makes visible, typically SAP TM and EWM. Pure visibility without underlying processes rarely gives a complete picture.

Q: What is the difference between GTT and shipment tracking in Freight Collaboration?

Freight Collaboration provides status messages as part of carrier communication. GTT is the overarching visibility solution across milestones and sources. In practice they complement each other; how much depth you need depends on your processes.

The most common question in logistics is also the most banal: where is my shipment? As long as the answer is a call to the carrier, it costs time every time and is often already outdated when it arrives. SAP Global Track and Trace answers the question in the system, in real time, across the entire transport chain.

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Benefits

What GTT delivers

Visibility

A current status per shipment, without the phone.

Predicted arrival

An ETA that updates with every incoming message.

Exception handling

The system highlights the shipments where something is going wrong, instead of treating them all the same.

Our take

Why visibility is the underrated lever

In many projects, planning takes center stage and visibility comes last. That's the wrong order. A good plan that no one checks against reality is worthless after the first traffic jam. Track and Trace closes the gap between what was planned and what actually happens.

Interplay

How GTT fits in

GTT is part of the SAP Business Network and works together with SAP TM and SAP EWM . The processes that TM plans and EWM executes become visible via GTT. Because we support TM and EWM anyway, the visibility sits on the same processes rather than beside them.

Services

What we actually do

We connect SAP Global Track and Trace to your transport and warehouse processes, model the milestones along your real workflows, set up the exception alerts so they signal rather than create noise, and connect the data sources the status messages come from.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do we also need SAP TM for GTT?

GTT delivers its value in interplay with the processes it makes visible, typically SAP TM and EWM. Pure visibility without underlying processes rarely gives a complete picture.

Where does GTT get the status data from?

From the connected SAP processes and from messages by the transport parties via the Business Network. Which sources are realistically available to you is something we clarify at project start, because the quality of the visibility depends on it.

What's the difference between GTT and shipment tracking in Freight Collaboration?

Freight Collaboration delivers status messages within carrier communication. GTT is the overarching visibility solution across milestones and sources. In practice they complement each other; how much depth you need depends on your processes.

Next step

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