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15. July 2013

Definition – Automated Storage and Retrieval System

An "Automated Storage and Retrieval System" (short: AS/RS, sometimes also "Automated small parts warehouse") is a storage system in which small-volume units such as screws or electronic parts are stored. These Systems are always automated, in…

StoragePickingStorage techniquesWarehouse architecturePlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory management

15. July 2013

Rack zones – bending zone

A rack can be divided into vertical zones based on the scale of an adult (average size of 1.70 m). The lowest rack area is called the bending zone. It reaches an average height of 60 - 80 cm. In the bending zone, goods with low turnover are often…

StoragePickingStorage techniquesWarehouse architecturePlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory management

15. July 2013

Rack zones – gripping zone

A rack can be divided into vertical zones based on the scale of an adult (average size of 1.70 m). The gripping zone starts at an average height of 60 - 80 cm and reaches up to a height of 1.40 - 1.60 m. Employees can reach the gripping zone without…

Inventory managementStoragePickingStorage techniquesWarehouse architecturePlanning and organization of a warehouse

15. July 2013

Rack zones – viewing zone

A rack can be divided into vertical rack based on the scale of an adult (average size of 1.70 m). The viewing zone starts at an average height of 1.40 - 1.60 m and reaches up to 1.80 m depending on the height. The viewing zone is the storage area at…

PickingMaterial flow and transportSupplyPlanning and organization of a warehouseStorage

15. July 2013

Cross-docking

There are different types of handling goods in the shipping area. One of these is called cross-docking and is a form of cross-connection. The most striking characteristic of this type of transhipment is that cross-docking does not involve storage.…

Material flow and transportSupply Chain ManagementSupplyPlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory management

15. July 2013

Just-in-time – Definition

“Just-in-time” refers to a type of delivery in which the required goods are delivered on time and in exact quantities in order to keep warehousing at the processing location as low as possible. The decisive difference to just-in-sequence…

Material flow and transportSupplyPlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory management

15. July 2013

Procurement logistics – Just in sequence

"Just in sequence" refers to a type of delivery in which the required goods are delivered to the right place at the right time, in the right quantity and of the right kind and processed immediately. The decisive difference to "just-in-time"…

Material flow and transportPlanning and organization of a warehousePicking

15. July 2013

Overview of person-to-goods picking

Person-to-goods picking (also: man-to-goods picking) describes a picking method in which the provision of the inventory takes place statically. In other words, the employee goes to the storage location and takes the required inventory on the spot.…

SupplyPickingMaterial flow and transport

15. July 2013

Overview of goods-to-person picking

Goods-to-person picking (also: goods-to-man picking) describes a picking method in which the provision of inventory is dynamic and automated. In this process, articles are fed directly to the picker by means of materials handling technology. The…

PickingMaterial flow and transportBusiness processes in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehouse

15. July 2013

Single-stage order picking – order-oriented, serial picking

With order-oriented, serial picking, order items are successively processed according to orders. Either an order picker passes through all warehouse zones or an order is transferred from an order picker of a certain zone to the next order picker and…

Sorter (packing department)Planning and organization of a warehousePicking

12. July 2013

Sorter (Packing) – Process steps

The process steps that are carried out in the course of the (sorter) packing process include order picking dispatching, batch picking, batch buffer reservation, batch buffer and packing process sorter packing. The goals of the packing department are…

Sorter (packing department)Business processes in intralogisticsPicking

12. July 2013

Sorter – Packaging

Definition of Packing The packaging is the merging of storage units to form a complete unit. In the fields of production and technology, the term "packing" refers to the division or length division of units. It is also often used as a synonym for…

IT and softwareInformation systemsKey figuresPlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory management

12. July 2013

Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP System)

As an application program, an enterprise resource planning system (ERP system) supports all task areas and processes of a company, such as procurement, production, sales, accounting and human resources. With the use of standard application software…

Planning and organization of a warehouseKey figures

12. July 2013

Production data acquisition

Operating data is data from organisational and technical areas of a company. This includes order data and personnel data on the one hand and machine data and process data on the other. The accumulation of this data is called operating data…

Information systemsMaterial flow and transportPlanning and organization of a warehouseIT and software

12. July 2013

Overview of application interfaces (APIs)

Interfaces have the task of connecting IT systems with the environment, i.e. other facilities, disciplines or subsystems. In the field ofprogrammable logic controllers (PLCs), the connection between the PLC and the environment is often established…

Information systemsMaterial flow and transportPlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementIT and software

10. July 2013

Inventory management

Inventory management refers to the administration, planning and control of material flows within a company or between companies, customers, suppliers or branch offices. On the one hand, it records the movement of goods and, on the other hand,…

Planning and organization of a warehouseHistorical development

10. July 2013

Definition of intralogistics

The term intralogistics was created in 2004 by the "Forum Intralogistics" of the VDMA (German Engineering Federation). Since the term "logistics" is generally associated with the transport industry and freight transport, an equivalent was sought to…

Planning and organization of a warehouse

10. July 2013

The basics of warehouse planning – Determining the objectives

In the past, when planning a warehouse, the main focus was often exclusively on the resulting costs and their minimization. Today, the planning and realization of a warehouse are viewed more holistically in order to ensure lasting profitability…

Warehouse automationPlanning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transport

10. July 2013

The importance of material flow

According to VDI, "material flow" is the interlinking of all processes involved in extracting, processing and distributing goods within defined areas. Material flow includes all forms of the passage of work objects (e.g. materials, parts, data…

IT and softwareMaterial flow and transport

9. July 2013

Transport management – The material flow computer

The material flow computer calculates the fastest route through the materials handling equipment in real-time as part of the transport management process. Taking into account the available facility resources, the material flow computer decides on…

PickingSorter (packing department)Business processes in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehouseEnergy and environment

9. July 2013

The manual sort order fulfilment

Manual Sort Order Fulfilment (MSF) is a software-supported, manual sorting system. The basis is a multi-stage picking process, but compared to the use of an automated sorter, the subsequent sorting work is done by humans. The MSF is responsible for…

Business processes in intralogisticsPicking

5. July 2013

Single-stage picking without IT system support

Picking without IT system support requires a manageable assortment of articles, which is clearly structured according to product groups. Within a product group, storage by ascending article number ensures fast access. The entire stock of an item is…

IT and softwareInformation systemsPlanning and organization of a warehouseHistorical development

24. June 2013

Storage location management – The importance of EDP in warehouse organization

In modern warehouses with a certain amount of goods, the warehouse processes are usually computerized. Computer-aided warehouse organization enables more effective and economical processes. For example, by using a storage bin management system, it…

PickingMaterial flow and transportPlanning and organization of a warehouseHistorical development

24. June 2013

The evolution of warehouse management

Warehouse management has undergone a tremendous development from its beginnings until today. Whereas manual processes were once laboriously structured via analog media, today both the technology and the process view have fundamentally evolved The…

Business processes in intralogistics

24. June 2013

Definition of business processes

Business processes can be used to visualize business-relevant procedures of a company. A task that arises through business activities is partitioned into business processes. This in turn results in a fragmentation into sub-processes, whereupon the…

Planning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transport

24. June 2013

Definition – Contract logistics

Logistics includes all tasks for planning, controlling, providing and optimizing processes along the value chain. Contract logistics is a business segment of logistics services. It is geared towards long-term cooperation between manufacturers and…

Encoding technologyScanner systems

24. June 2013

Function of a laser scanner

An precisely focused and finely bundled laser beam is used as a light source for the laser scanner's reading system. The laser beam is deflected by a rotating polygon mirror, creating an upandlandy laser beam. This is forwarded to the barcode…

Encoding technologyScanner systems

24. June 2013

Functionality of a CCD Camera

CCD stands for Charge-coupled Device. Within a CCD camera, light-sensitive elements (CCD sensors) are mounted in the focal point of a lens system. The fast, parallel-serial scanning of the individual points (pixels) resolves a bar code to a point…

Picking

24. June 2013

Advantages and disadvantages of pick-by-voice

Pick-by-voice, also known as pick-to-voice, is an advanced form of paperless picking. A mobile data acquisition (MDT) device is also used for pick-by-voice. However, the picker's inputs and instructions are made using voice recognition and voice…

Storage techniquesInventory managementStorage

24. June 2013

Application of a storage location management solution

With a growing warehouse, usually not only the number of articles increases, but often a dynamic in the article assortment is created. Items are regularly removed from the assortment, substitutional items are replaced and completely new products are…

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…

Law in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehouseResearch

11. March 2014

VDI 3601 – Warehouse Management Systems

In Guideline 3601 - "Warehouse Management Systems", the Association of German Engineers (VDI)…

PickingSorter (packing department)Business processes in intralogisticsSAIL standard

24. February 2014

Batch formation in picking

Batch formation during picking, also known as batch picking or multi-order picking, is a form of…

Inventory managementStorageMaterial flow and transportSupplyWarehouse automationPlanning and organization of a warehouse

3. February 2014

Storage and retrieval machine

A storage and retrieval machine (SRM) is a storage device with which load units can be stored,…

Historical development
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24. January 2014

The beginnings of logistics

Even before the invention of the wheel, materials were transported, handled and stored. Even then,…

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

20. December 2013

Definition – Value chain

A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and combined in…

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).…

Supply Chain ManagementPlanning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transport

6. December 2013

Lean Management

Lean management also has several sub-categories, such as lean thinking, lean production and lean…

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.…

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…

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…

Material flow and transportSupply Chain ManagementSupplyPlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory management

14. November 2013

Overview of common manufacturing principles

Different principles can be applied in manufacturing. Some products are manufactured according to…

Supply Chain ManagementPlanning and organization of a warehouseMaterial flow and transport

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…

Material flow and transportGoods receiptPlanning and organization of a warehouseInventory managementIT and software

28. October 2013

Advance Shipping Notice

An Advance Shipping Notice (ASN), also advice note or avis, is a piece of preliminary information…

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…

StorageKey figuresPickingMaterial flow and transportSupply Chain ManagementBusiness processes in intralogisticsPlanning and organization of a warehouse

25. September 2013

Material throughput time

The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business processes, for…

Material flow and transportPlanning and organization of a warehousePicking

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…

Storage techniquesWarehouse architectureInventory managementStorage

17. September 2013

Mobile and stationary loading units

Loading units are collections of goods that are transported, transhipped or stored as they pass…

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…

Material flow and transportPlanning and organization of a warehouseKey figures

16. September 2013

Performance analysis in logistics

A performance analysis examines various service points in logistics for their contribution to value…

Goods receiptIT and softwareMaterial flow and transportSupply

9. September 2013

Transport strategies: Overview

Transport strategies are used to execute existing transport orders. Transportation strategies can…

SupplyOutgoing goodsGoods receiptWarehouse automationMaterial flow and transport

3. September 2013

Continuous conveyor / discontinuous conveyor

Both the continuous conveyor and the discontinuous conveyor belong to the conveyor technology…

Sorter (packing department)Outgoing goodsGoods receiptPickingMaterial flow and transport

30. August 2013

Overview of linear sorter systems

The linear sorter, or shoe sorter, is an automated sorting and distribution system on which the…

Encoding technologyScanner systems

2. August 2013

Electronic Product Code (EPC)

The electronic product code EPC is an international product identification. Each product can thus…

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…

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