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The importance of material flow

According to VDI, "material flow" is the interlinking of all processes involved in extracting,…

Transport management – The material flow computer

The material flow computer calculates the fastest route through the materials handling equipment…

The manual sort order fulfilment

Manual Sort Order Fulfilment (MSF) is a software-supported, manual sorting system. The basis is a…

Single-stage picking without IT system support

Picking without IT system support requires a manageable assortment of articles, which is clearly…

The evolution of warehouse management

The evolution of warehouse management

Warehouse management has undergone a tremendous development from its beginnings until today.…

Definition of business processes

Business processes can be used to visualize business-relevant procedures of a company. A task that…

Definition – Contract logistics

Logistics includes all tasks for planning, controlling, providing and optimizing processes along…

Function of a laser scanner

An precisely focused and finely bundled laser beam is used as a light source for the laser…

Functionality of a CCD Camera

CCD stands for Charge-coupled Device. Within a CCD camera, light-sensitive elements (CCD sensors)…

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…

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 definition of the term “Storage”

The storage process can be divided into further sub-processes for better comprehension. On the…

External storage

In the case of external storage, storage takes place outside the company. The counterpart is the…

Definition – Webshop

A web store (also online store, e-shop) can be described as a sales and communication-oriented…

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…

Information encoding with binary codes

The main purpose of encoding data is to store, transport, and automatically read data at the…

Definition of the barcode

Encoded information can be stored in many different ways. In addition to mechanical, magnetic and…

Inventory management – Order processing: Dispatching order data

When new order data is received from the commercial system, the order information (header / item…

Definition of transport logistics

Logistics comprises all tasks for planning, controlling, providing and optimizing processes along…

The modern material flow control

The Material Flow Control System (MFCS) or the Material Flow Computer (MFC) is very often described…

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