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Use of SAP ERP for Airlines/Freight

Former Member
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Hello

Assuming that i posted this question in the wrong space(category) please correct me and i will readily transfer/repost it in the correct category.

My questions are:

1. Does SAP ERP 6.0 have features which can be used for the Airline Industry?

2. Does SAP ERP 6.0 have features which can be used for the Freight Industry?

3. IF SAP ERP 6.0 does not have features for both industries mentioned above, does SAP have an industry specific "module/package/application" for either one?

Currently, those two industries that i mentioned are not using SAP ERP. we are exploring the possibility of Implementing SAP in the said industries to "improve/upgrade" the business process but we do not know if SAP can be used for the said industries.

Thank you!
Ayan.

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former_member211635
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Hi Ayan,

Personally I have not worked on SAP for such industry but it is developed for Transportation and logistics company

Link:-

http://help.sap.com/transpolog

Hope it helps

Thank You

Nishu

Former Member
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Hello Nishu,

I am still going through the link and according to the article it seems like SAP does have features for the Freight Industry. i'll be reading more on it

Thank you very much!
Ayan.

former_member211635
Contributor
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Thanks

Keep reading, it contains best practice, customizing guides as well as end user manual with presentations for business

BR

Nishu

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Former Member
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Former Member
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Hi everybody! just an updated and just to share the possible solution that i've found:

1. For the Airlines Industry, SAP has the Passenger Travel and Leisure application which has Business planning and consolidation, FUEL MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND OVERHAUL, Operational Risk Management, Multichannel BOOKING, and SMART TICKETING and many more..

2. For the Freight Industry, we are looking into the capabilities of SAP Transportation Management. Here is a link to a document which may be of help to anybody looking into SAP TM as well.. http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-31395

Thanks again to all those who entertained my questions and took the time to answer

raheem_baksh
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Hi ,

Refer the link

Industries & Solutions | SAP

Regards

Raheem

Former Member
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Hello,

Thank you but, I have already seen that page and it did not offer any answers for the specified industries..

But Thank you!
Ayan

raheem_baksh
Contributor
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Hi Ayan,

These Industries's solution delivered by SAP, and for other industries, solution can be customize as per Industries requirement.

Regards

Raheem

Former Member
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Hi Rasheem,

Oh I see, i will now look into the available industry solutions and see which ones can be customized to fit into the Airline and Freight Industry.. Thank you very much!

Ayan,

moazzam_ali
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Hi

For freight we can use Transportation Module. It covers freight relevant documents and scenarios.

For Airline I don't think so there is some specific solution but I heard that some airline in UAE is going to implement SAP and I think that is ERP. If you list down your scenarios for airline industry we can have a better idea to understand those from ERP point of view.

Thank$

Former Member
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Hello,

When you say Transportation Module, do you mean SAP Transport Management?

Our main concern with the airline industry is the ticketing process, because we can use sap ERP for the other processes such as the invoicing, reports, etc but the ticketing portion is where we get lost.


Thank you,
Ayan

Former Member
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Hi Ayan,

Please check the below link:

http://www.sap.com/solution/industry/transportation-logistics.html

Regards,

moazzam_ali
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When I say Transportation Module I Mean SPRO > Logistics Execution > Transportation in SAP ERP ECC6.0

Ticketing System means to book online tickets and view schedule etc? We can use SD module for selling tickets but yes for Tickets reservation and flight schedule etc I have never seen such thing in ERP and I am sure you have searched everything on it. If you don't find any solution then you should contact SAP directly. They might have some solution for it.

Airline industry is world's biggest industry and how could SAP leave it orphan without releasing some industry specific solution

Did you search everything and didnt get anything?

Thank$

Former Member
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Hello

Yes, Ticketing system means to book online tickets and view schedule and take into consideration the seating arrangement or per class etc..
i have found a few articles stating that they have used SD for the airline industry but they still have a third party application for the Ticketing System.
I'm currently going through SAP TM and the Transportation Module of SAP ECC 6.0 to see if we can just use the transportation module so we don't have to purchase SAP TM, as far as i've read, SAP TM can offer a whole lot more than the transportation module..
i've also found documentations on SAP TM which i will go through so i can find out just how much we can utilize SAP TM..
About contacting SAP directly, i've been trying for the "Chat Now" feature on their page but to no avail.. couldn't email them because they were asking for details that i could not disclose.. so yes, my last resort was to post this thread with high hopes that someone would entertain my questions and take time to answer them..

Thank you very much for all your help Moazzam!
Ayan..

moazzam_ali
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Using third party application was also in my mind but I didn't suggest this because I was in a view that Airline Industry is a huge business unit and SAP should have some solution for this. We can use SD to sale tickets and for booking and seat arrangement etc third party app is an easy solution.

For contacting SAP you can ask them about solution without disclosing the details or other confidential information. I hope Jurgen might be able to give you some better advice based on his years of experience and his tons of knowledge about SAP. Let me request Jürgen L here to help you.

Thank$

raheem_baksh
Contributor
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Hi Ayan,

Please check the  SAP solutions for aerospace & defense ›

I hope it can be help full for your Query.

Regards

Raheem

Former Member
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Hi MoazzaM!

i've contacted SAP through Chat (the agent was still asking the confidential information but he/she still answered my questions even though i ddn't provide the details unlike for the email function wherein i had to provide the details before i could send the email), and they've suggested that i should look into their SAP Transportation Management system for the Freight industry and  SAP Passenger Travel and Leisure System for the Travel/Airline industry..

So i'll be looking into those two systems for now..
Thanks Again!
Ayan

Former Member
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Hello Raheem..

Thank you for your suggestion but unfortunately, that is the wrong category/industry for my inquiry.,
but Thanks again!

Ayan.

moazzam_ali
Active Contributor
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That is great. Please update here that for which solution you are going and after final decision don't forget to update us and close this thread.

Thank$

Former Member
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Sure thing!

Thanks again for all your help!