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Warehouse architecturePlanning and organization of a warehouseStorageLaw in intralogistics

6. June 2014

FEM 9.831 Calculation basis for stacker cranes for high-bay warehouses

FEM 9.831 is a standard for the use of stacker cranes in high-bay warehouses. The standard specifies tolerances, deformations and clearances for stacker cranes in high-bay warehouses. It applies to high-bay warehouses with stacker cranes that…

E-CommerceLaw in intralogistics

5. May 2014

Distance selling contract

A distance contract is a contract concluded between an entrepreneur and a consumer by means of distance communication. The means of distance communication include letters, catalogs, telephone calls, faxes, e-mails as well as radio and other media…

E-Commerce

24. April 2014

Definition of Same Day Delivery

Same Day Delivery means that inventory is delivered on the same day it was ordered. Ordered today, delivered tomorrow is already a standard with some e-commerce distributors. The next step is same day delivery. Intralogistics requirements for…

Planning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementKey figures

19. March 2014

Master data

In intralogistics, master data, also known as primary data or reference data, is data that contains operationally relevant information. This includes information about products, suppliers and customers, for example. Individual data is assigned to an…

Planning and organization of a warehouseResearchLaw in intralogistics

11. March 2014

VDI 3601 – Warehouse Management Systems

In Guideline 3601 - "Warehouse Management Systems", the Association of German Engineers (VDI) describes which requirements a Warehouse Management System (WMS) should fulfill. The VDI thus answers a question that has been around for years: When are…

Business processes in intralogisticsSAIL standardPickingSorter (packing department)

24. February 2014

Batch formation in picking

Batch formation during picking, also known as batch picking or multi-order picking, is a form of two-step picking and is used in picking forms such as series-oriented, parallel picking. Requirements from several individual orders are combined in…

Warehouse automationPlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementStorageMaterial flow and transportSupply

3. February 2014

Storage and retrieval machine

A storage and retrieval machine (SRM) is a storage device with which load units can be stored, transferred and retrieved. The storage, transfer and retrieval performance of a storage system depends on the following factors of the storage equipment…

Historical development

24. January 2014

The beginnings of logistics

Even before the invention of the wheel, materials were transported, handled and stored. Even then, the effort required especially for the material flow was enormous - initially without any degree of automation. The term intralogisticsis still quite…

Business processes in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain Management

20. December 2013

Definition – Value chain

A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and combined in processes. The value chain is also referred to as process chain or performance chain. Establishment of a value chain To analyze a value chain, a company's…

Business processes in intralogisticsSorter (packing department)

10. December 2013

Sorter (Packing) – Basics

After the picking business process, the product is passed on to the sorter (packing department). However, the sorter and the downstream packing department are only available for two-stage picking. It is not required for single-stage picking, because…

Planning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain Management

6. December 2013

Lean Management

Lean management also has several sub-categories, such as lean thinking, lean production and lean supply chain. It describes various methods and procedures to optimally plan the processes of the value chain for industrial goods. The goal of this…

Business processes in intralogisticsPicking

4. December 2013

Single-stage picking – basics

During picking, a certain quantity of articles is picked from an assortment and put together. Picking in a warehouse can be single-stage or multi-stage. In single-stage picking, the picker always works on an order-related basis as he moves through…

Material flow and transportSupply

3. December 2013

Definition – Transshipment logistics

Goods handling is a function of intralogistics and takes place between the external goods flow and the internal material flow. The cargo of a means of transport is loaded onto an internal means of transport or vice versa, i.e. from an internal means…

Business processes in intralogisticsPicking

21. November 2013

Picking – definition and picking methods

Picking stands for the assembly of goods and merchandise according to specified orders from an available overall assortment. Depending on the customer in question, the order can be compiled on an order-related basis or without an order. These…

Planning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain ManagementSupply

14. November 2013

Overview of common manufacturing principles

Different principles can be applied in manufacturing. Some products are manufactured according to forecasts, without specific sales order With other products production only starts after the reception of a sales order. Push and pull systems…

Planning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain Management

12. November 2013

Push system and pull system in supply chains

Supply chain management refers to the value chain from the supplier to the end consumer. Depending on the direction of the supply chain, there are two systems. The push system and the pull system. A company can trigger the production or delivery of…

Planning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transport

30. September 2013

Modernization: retrofit in intralogistics

Term retrofit refers to the modernization of machines and equipment. It includes the terms conversion, renovation, and retrofitting. In intralogistics, retrofit is used to fully exploit the potential of older facilities. Modernizations or…

Material flow and transportSupply Chain ManagementBusiness processes in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehouseStorageKey figuresPicking

25. September 2013

Material throughput time

The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business processes, for example, in a warehouse or distribution centre. The calculation of the lead time begins with Goods receipt and ends when the material is made available for…

Planning and organization of a warehousePickingMaterial flow and transport

20. September 2013

Time strategies: throughput and delivery time reduction

Besides the just-in-time and just-in-sequence methods, other time strategies can be used to ensure that materials are in a constant flow. A smooth material flow has a positive effect on throughput and delivery times. Cost reducing time strategies…

Warehouse architectureInventory managementStorageStorage techniques

17. September 2013

Mobile and stationary loading units

Loading units are collections of goods that are transported, transhipped or stored as they pass through the supply chain. In contrast to stationary units, mobile units can be freely transported, stacked and moved. Mobile loading units Good examples…

Planning and organization of a warehouseKey figuresMaterial flow and transport

16. September 2013

Potential analysis in intralogistics

A potential analysis is a comparison of company performance with the given expectations for said company. In logistics, it is also known as a logistics audit and is used as a future-oriented, strategic planning tool. Processes and structures of the…

Planning and organization of a warehouseKey figuresMaterial flow and transport

16. September 2013

Performance analysis in logistics

A performance analysis examines various service points in logistics for their contribution to value creation. This involves checking at what cost and in what quality the service points of logistics areas, such as procurement, production,…

IT and softwareMaterial flow and transportSupplyGoods receipt

9. September 2013

Transport strategies: Overview

Transport strategies are used to execute existing transport orders. Transportation strategies can be used for transportation planning to route the transport units to the appropriate destinations. There are four transport strategies: station…

Warehouse automationMaterial flow and transportSupplyOutgoing goodsGoods receipt

3. September 2013

Continuous conveyor / discontinuous conveyor

Both the continuous conveyor and the discontinuous conveyor belong to the conveyor technology category. Both systems are used to transport goods from one place to another. They differ in that the continuous conveyor generates a constant transport…

PickingMaterial flow and transportSorter (packing department)Outgoing goodsGoods receipt

30. August 2013

Overview of linear sorter systems

The linear sorter, or shoe sorter, is an automated sorting and distribution system on which the goods are transported and distributed to their designated stations by a sliding mechanism. This sorting and distribution method is a continuous material…

Encoding technologyScanner systems

2. August 2013

Electronic Product Code (EPC)

The electronic product code EPC is an international product identification. Each product can thus be identified worldwide and it is intended to replace the European Article Number (EAN). The EPC is stored in an RFID transponder. The code is…

Planning and organization of a warehouseIT and softwareMaterial flow and transport

17. July 2013

Decision making for discontinuous conveyors

In a transport system that does not convey continuously, the decision as to whether a transport object can be transferred from one location to another is made directly in the control system. In the first step, this depends solely on the physical…

Planning and organization of a warehouseHistorical development

15. July 2013

Procurement logistics

Logistics encompasses all tasks for planning, controlling, providing and optimizing processes along the value chain. Procurement logistics comprises the complete view of all processes of the goods purchasing process up to the transport of goods to…

Business processes in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transport

15. July 2013

Basic warehouse planning – actual state analysis and target concept

Once the target has been set, an actual state analysis including the identification of weak points is carried out during warehouse planning. On this basis, first in the rough planning, then in the detailed planning, a target concept is created,…

Planning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementStorageIT and softwarePickingMaterial flow and transportStorage techniques

15. July 2013

Overview of “Last-in-First-out” and “First-in-First-out” storage strategies

LIFO (last-in-first-out) and FIFO (first-in-first-out) are two different strategies for storing and retrieving goods. What is Last-in-first-out? The last-in-first-out principle describes a storage strategy in which the goods that were put into…

Warehouse automationPlanning and organization of a warehouseResearchIT and softwareMaterial flow and transport
Ant algorithm

18. January 2016

Function and advantages of the ant algorithm

The Ant Algorithm, also often called Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) in the literature, is an…

Planning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain Management

15. January 2016

The cost of unused opportunities in supply chain management

No company can afford not to have the cost side under control. The figures from financial…

Business processes in intralogisticsWarehouse automationPlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementKey figuresMaterial flow and transportSupply
Ship to Line / the direct provision of goods

14. December 2015

Ship to Line / the direct provision of goods

In the case of ship to line or direct provision of inventory, the supplier/manufacturer assembles…

Planning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementMaterial flow and transport

7. December 2015

Definition – The Milk Run Concept

The milk run concept is a method for optimizing inter-company procurement logistics, often used in…

Planning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementInformation systemsKey figuresSupply

1. December 2015

The degree of utilisation/the capacity utilisation

The degree of capacity utilisation describes the proportion of the capacity used by…

Planning and organization of a warehouseScanner systemsInformation systemsKey figuresLaw in intralogistics

2. November 2015

Definition of Accounting / Bookkeeping

The term accounting describes the comprehensive recording, storage and analysis or evaluation of…

Warehouse automationPlanning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transportSorter (packing department)Outgoing goodsGoods receipt

19. October 2015

Buffer line

A buffer section is used to intercept jams within the material flow, to avoid bottlenecks and idle…

Information systemsKey figuresMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain ManagementBusiness processes in intralogisticsWarehouse automationInventory managementEncoding technologyScanner systemsIT and software

21. September 2015

Information in intralogistics

Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value for the recipient. The…

Business processes in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementE-CommerceMaterial flow and transport

18. September 2015

Returns processing

Returns handling describes several processes in the return of goodsordered - mostly - online. They…

Planning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementStorageKey figuresSupply

14. September 2015

Storage capacity/storage economy

Storage capacity is defined as the maximum number of loading units that a warehouse can hold. It…

Inventory managementStorageIT and softwareInformation systems

26. August 2015

Host system (ERP system)

The host system (usually an ERP system) is a central data processing system that can be accessed…

Business processes in intralogistics

31. July 2015

Definition of order processing in intralogistics

Order processing includes all formal processes such as order transmission, data processing and…

Warehouse automationInventory managementStorageMaterial flow and transportSupply

22. July 2015

Heijunka lean method

The Japanese lean method Heijunka pushes a production where the production flow of the parts market…

Planning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementStorageSupply

10. July 2015

Assortment width and assortment depth

The assortment available in a warehouse and in the retail trade is subdivided into the assortment…

SAIL standardHistorical developmentIT and softwareMaterial flow and transport

6. July 2015

Modularization of materials handling equipment – approach to a standardized system architecture

The current market development shows the following challenges: New component technologies require…

Business processes in intralogisticsEnergy and environmentResearchIT and softwareMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain Management

17. April 2015

Lean Production

Lean Production describes a method with the goal to react quickly to outside influences on…

Warehouse architectureWarehouse automationInventory managementStorageKey figuresMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain Management

14. April 2015

The distribution center

A distribution center is an interface in the form of a building complex that functions exclusively…

Business processes in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehousePickingMaterial flow and transport

6. March 2015

Order throughput time

When an order is received in a logistics centre, it passes through various processes until it is…

Inventory managementEncoding technologyScanner systemsInformation systems

23. February 2015

The barcode – EAN, GTIN and GS1 standard

Barcodes have successfully established themselves over other systems in recent years. The barcode…

Inventory managementEncoding technologyEnergy and environmentScanner systemsInformation systemsMaterial flow and transport

8. January 2015

Temperature-controlled logistics (environmental measurement)

The market for temperature-controlled logistics in particular has been growing in volume over the…

Inventory managementEncoding technologyScanner systemsInformation systemsMaterial flow and transport
The identifier can hold unique information about the inventory.

2. December 2014

Overview and definition of ident carriers

In order to be able to identify an object without any doubt throughout the entire logistics chain,…

Business processes in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain Management

10. October 2014

Production management

According to business economist Werner Kern, production management is an operational service…

Inventory managementIT and softwareInformation systemsKey figures

16. September 2014

Data Mart: the local warehouse database analysis

Data mart describes the use of a database that is only a department-specific part of the overall…

Inventory managementEncoding technologyStorageScanner systems
Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC)

8. September 2014

Overview – Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC)

Each shipping unit, which can be a pallet or a carton, for example, is automatically assigned a…

Planning and organization of a warehouseInventory management

27. June 2014

Defintion and advantages of consignment

The term consignment refers to a form of delivery of goods in which the supplier acts as consignor…

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