Advantages and definition of the transhipment type cross docking
There are various handling methods for inventory in the shipping area. One of…
Definition and overview of the logistic process shipping and the common shipping types
What is included in the business process of shipping?The transport of goods…
Definition of business rules and fields of application of BRMS solutions
Business rules describe rules that are defined for automated processes or for…
Single-stage picking - order-oriented, parallel picking
With parallel picking, an order is divided between different picking zones and…
Definition and overview of goods issue in intralogistics
Just as with goods receipt, goods issue is an interface between internal and…
Goods Receipt in intralogistics - definition and overview
The design and scope of the goods receipt are relevant for the performance of a…
SAIL - the system architecture for intralogistics from VDI / VDMA
"Innovation and Standardization" is the title of a working group of the…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and logistics
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be defined as intelligence that originates…
Uses of Blockchain technology in logistics / intralogistics
Blockchain is an enabling technology. Just like the Internet, it harbors…
The Jidoka principle in production and logistics
The Jidoka principle describes the ability of a machine, a plant or an entire…
Set-up time in production and intralogistics
If a machine or a production site, i.e. individual facilities or entire…
Logistics management and the supply chain
The integrated planning, organization, management, processing and control of…
Opportunity costs in logistics
Opportunity costs, also known as alternative costs or foregone costs, express a…
CPFR – Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPFR stands for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment and is a…
The Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Supply chain management (SCM) stands for the monitoring process as well as the…
Lean management: the 5S-method
The 5S method originates from Japanese production and was first used by the car…
Specifications and requirement documents in intralogistics
The specification sheet generally contains the project requirements predefined…
Ship to Line / the direct provision of goods
In the case of ship to line or direct provision of inventory, the…
Information in intralogistics
Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value…
Definition of order processing in intralogistics
Order processing includes all formal processes such as order transmission, data…
Batch formation in picking
Batch formation during picking, also known as batch picking or multi-order…
Definition - Value chain
A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and…
Sorter (Packing) - Basics
After the picking business process, the product is passed on to the sorter…
Single-stage picking - basics
During picking, a certain quantity of articles is picked from an assortment and…
Picking - definition and picking methods
Picking stands for the assembly of goods and merchandise according to specified…
Material throughput time
The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business…
Basic warehouse planning - actual state analysis and target concept
Once the target has been set, an actual state analysis including the…
Single-stage order picking - order-oriented, serial picking
With order-oriented, serial picking, order items are successively processed…
The manual sort order fulfilment
Manual Sort Order Fulfilment (MSF) is a software-supported, manual sorting…
Single-stage picking without IT system support
Picking without IT system support requires a manageable assortment of articles,…
Definition of business processes
Business processes can be used to visualize business-relevant procedures of a…
The modern material flow control
The Material Flow Control System (MFCS) or the Material Flow Computer (MFC) is…