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…
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 on time and…
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,…
9. July 2013
Transport management – The material flow computer
The material flow computer calculates the fastest route through the materials handling equipment…
9. July 2013
The manual sort order fulfilment
Manual Sort Order Fulfilment (MSF) is a software-supported, manual sorting system. The basis is a…
5. July 2013
Single-stage picking without IT system support
Picking without IT system support requires a manageable assortment of articles, which is clearly…
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…
24. June 2013
The evolution of warehouse management
Warehouse management has undergone a tremendous development from its beginnings until today.…
24. June 2013
Definition of business processes
Business processes can be used to visualize business-relevant procedures of a company. A task that…
24. June 2013
Definition – Contract logistics
Logistics includes all tasks for planning, controlling, providing and optimizing processes along…
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