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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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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