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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…
24. June 2013
The definition of the term “Storage”
The storage process can be divided into further sub-processes for better comprehension. On the first level these are the processes storage space management and inventory management. Storage location management The storage location management is…
24. June 2013
External storage
In the case of external storage, storage takes place outside the company. The counterpart is the internal or self storage. Taking into account various costs, such as warehouse operating and inventory costs, a break-even analysis can provide…
24. June 2013
Definition – Webshop
A web store (also online store, e-shop) can be described as a sales and communication-oriented website. The web store represents a virtual meeting place where manufacturer and customer have the possibility to get in contact with each other and…
24. June 2013
Integration of stationary trade into the value chain of e-commerce
In recent years, the integration of stationary trade into the value chain of e-commerce has become increasingly important. On the one hand, retailers fear the increase in cannibalization of offline business due to the shift in sales to e-commerce. A…
24. June 2013
Information encoding with binary codes
The main purpose of encoding data is to store, transport, and automatically read data at the highest possible speed and reliability. The automatic readability of codes is the basic prerequisite for smooth transport and storage operation. For…
24. June 2013
Definition of the barcode
Encoded information can be stored in many different ways. In addition to mechanical, magnetic and electronic storage, a conventional type of storage has also become established, not least due to the further development of optical reading systems -…
20. June 2013
Inventory management – Order processing: Dispatching order data
When new order data is received from the commercial system, the order information (header / item data) is posted to the database and checked for completeness and plausibility. As a rule, customer data (address, shipping types, etc.) are not kept as…
19. June 2013
Definition of transport logistics
Logistics comprises all tasks for planning, controlling, providing and optimizing processes along the value chain. Transport logistics comprises the complete approach to all processes in logistics that are necessary to conduct a transport. It deals…
19. June 2013
The modern material flow control
The Material Flow Control System (MFCS) or the Material Flow Computer (MFC) is very often described as an order management system that is directly assigned to materials handling equipment. However, this blanket definition of material flow control no…
17. July 2013
Decision making for discontinuous conveyors
In a transport system that does not convey continuously, the decision as to whether a transport…
15. July 2013
Procurement logistics
Logistics encompasses all tasks for planning, controlling, providing and optimizing processes along…
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…
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…
15. July 2013
The Kaizen System
The Kaizen system is a Japanese management system that provides for a continuous improvement…
15. July 2013
Kanban system
The Kanban system is a planning system for production control. the Kanban system is often split…
15. July 2013
Definition – Automated Storage and Retrieval System
An "Automated Storage and Retrieval System" (short: AS/RS, sometimes also "Automated small parts…
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).…
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).…
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).…
15. July 2013
Cross-docking
There are different types of handling goods in the shipping area. One of these is called…
15. July 2013
Just-in-time – Definition
“Just-in-time” refers to a type of delivery in which the required goods are delivered…
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…
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…
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…
15. July 2013
Single-stage order picking – order-oriented, serial picking
With order-oriented, serial picking, order items are successively processed according to orders.…
12. July 2013
Sorter (Packing) – Process steps
The process steps that are carried out in the course of the (sorter) packing process include order…
12. July 2013
Sorter – Packaging
Definition of Packing The packaging is the merging of storage units to form a complete unit. In the…
12. July 2013
Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP System)
As an application program, an enterprise resource planning system (ERP system) supports all task…
12. July 2013
Production data acquisition
Operating data is data from organisational and technical areas of a company. This includes order…
12. July 2013
Overview of application interfaces (APIs)
Interfaces have the task of connecting IT systems with the environment, i.e. other facilities,…
10. July 2013
Inventory management
Inventory management refers to the administration, planning and control of material flows within a…
10. July 2013
Definition of intralogistics
The term intralogistics was created in 2004 by the "Forum Intralogistics" of the VDMA (German…
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…
10. July 2013
The importance of material flow
According to VDI, "material flow" is the interlinking of all processes involved in extracting,…
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