In a shipper-to-logistics service provider (LSP) B2B scenario, both parties are using SAP Transportation Management. The LSP will plan and execute transportation for the shipper. Which documents are…

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• ALSP's forwarding quotation
• BLSP's service order
• CShipper's freight order
• DShipper's freight unit

• A
  72% (13)
• B
  17% (3)
• D
  11% (2)

Explanation

In SAP TM's B2B integration, the Shipper's Freight Order (C) is the document the shipper sends to the LSP as a transportation request, and the LSP's Forwarding Quotation (A) is the LSP's response - used to accept and price that request before execution begins. These two documents represent the cross-system handshake between shipper and LSP in the B2B message exchange.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (LSP's Service Order): "Service Order" is not a standard SAP TM document for LSPs - it belongs to Plant Maintenance/Procurement contexts. LSPs work with forwarding orders and quotations, not service orders.
• D (Shipper's Freight Unit): The Freight Unit is an internal shipper document used for transportation planning consolidation - it never leaves the shipper's system and is not exchanged with the LSP.

Memory tip: Think of the flow as a business conversation - the Shipper sends the Order (Freight Order), and the LSP answers with a Quote (Forwarding Quotation). Everything else (Freight Units, planning docs) stays internal. If it crosses the B2B boundary, it must be one of these two.

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