Business processes in intralogistics
14. April 2022
Advantages and definition of the transhipment type cross docking
There are various handling methods for inventory in the shipping area. One of these handling…
20. April 2021
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 from a company’s…
27. July 2020
Definition of business rules and fields of application of BRMS solutions
Business rules describe rules that are defined for automated processes or for processes whose…
7. May 2020
Single-stage picking – order-oriented, parallel picking
With parallel picking, an order is divided between different picking zones and processed…
7. May 2020
The Bullwhip effect
The bullwhip effect describes coordination and communication problems in multi-stage supply chains…
17. February 2020
Definition and overview of goods issue in intralogistics
Just as with goods receipt, goods issue is an interface between internal and external materials…
3. February 2020
Goods Receipt in intralogistics – definition and overview
The design and scope of the goods receipt are relevant for the performance of a warehouse. If the…
3. May 2019
SAIL – the system architecture for intralogistics from VDI / VDMA
"Innovation and Standardization" is the title of a working group of the Intralogistics Forum of the…
15. January 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) and logistics
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be defined as intelligence that originates exclusively from…
28. September 2018
Uses of Blockchain technology in logistics / intralogistics
Blockchain is an enabling technology. Just like the Internet, it harbors technological properties…
15. August 2018
The Jidoka principle in production and logistics
The Jidoka principle describes the ability of a machine, a plant or an entire system to switch…
10. July 2018
Set-up time in production and intralogistics
If a machine or a production site, i.e. individual facilities or entire production lines, is set up…
24. May 2018
Logistics management and the supply chain
The integrated planning, organization, management, processing and control of the entire flow of…
6. March 2018
Opportunity costs in logistics
Opportunity costs, also known as alternative costs or foregone costs, express a foregone benefit in…
8. January 2018
CPFR – Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPFR stands for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment and is a further development…
12. May 2017
The Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Supply chain management (SCM) stands for the monitoring process as well as the coordination and…
19. December 2016
Lean management: the 5S-method
The 5S method originates from Japanese production and was first used by the car manufacturer…
24. August 2016
Inventory costs
Inventory costs are costs that arise from the movement of product goods in the warehouse or…
12. May 2016
Specifications and requirement documents in intralogistics
The specification sheet generally contains the project requirements predefined and described in…
14. December 2015
Ship to Line / the direct provision of goods
In the case of ship to line or direct provision of inventory, the supplier/manufacturer assembles…
21. September 2015
Information in intralogistics
Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value for the recipient. The…
18. September 2015
Returns processing
Returns handling describes several processes in the return of goodsordered - mostly - online. They…
31. July 2015
Definition of order processing in intralogistics
Order processing includes all formal processes such as order transmission, data processing and…
17. April 2015
Lean Production
Lean Production describes a method with the goal to react quickly to outside influences on…
6. March 2015
Order throughput time
When an order is received in a logistics centre, it passes through various processes until it is…
10. October 2014
Production management
According to business economist Werner Kern, production management is an operational service…
24. February 2014
Batch formation in picking
Batch formation during picking, also known as batch picking or multi-order picking, is a form of…
20. December 2013
Definition – Value chain
A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and combined in…
10. December 2013
Sorter (Packing) – Basics
After the picking business process, the product is passed on to the sorter (packing department).…
4. December 2013
Single-stage picking – basics
During picking, a certain quantity of articles is picked from an assortment and put together.…
21. November 2013
Picking – definition and picking methods
Picking stands for the assembly of goods and merchandise according to specified orders from an…
25. September 2013
Material throughput time
The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business processes, for…
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
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 – Packaging
Definition of Packing The packaging is the merging of storage units to form a complete unit. In the…
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
Definition of business processes
Business processes can be used to visualize business-relevant procedures of a company. A task that…
19. June 2013
The modern material flow control
The Material Flow Control System (MFCS) or the Material Flow Computer (MFC) is very often described…
14. April 2022
Advantages and definition of the transhipment type cross docking
There are various handling methods for inventory in the shipping area. One of these handling…
20. April 2021
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 from a company’s…
27. July 2020
Definition of business rules and fields of application of BRMS solutions
Business rules describe rules that are defined for automated processes or for processes whose…
7. May 2020
Single-stage picking – order-oriented, parallel picking
With parallel picking, an order is divided between different picking zones and processed…
7. May 2020
The Bullwhip effect
The bullwhip effect describes coordination and communication problems in multi-stage supply chains…
17. February 2020
Definition and overview of goods issue in intralogistics
Just as with goods receipt, goods issue is an interface between internal and external materials…
3. February 2020
Goods Receipt in intralogistics – definition and overview
The design and scope of the goods receipt are relevant for the performance of a warehouse. If the…
3. May 2019
SAIL – the system architecture for intralogistics from VDI / VDMA
"Innovation and Standardization" is the title of a working group of the Intralogistics Forum of the…
15. January 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) and logistics
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be defined as intelligence that originates exclusively from…
28. September 2018
Uses of Blockchain technology in logistics / intralogistics
Blockchain is an enabling technology. Just like the Internet, it harbors technological properties…
15. August 2018
The Jidoka principle in production and logistics
The Jidoka principle describes the ability of a machine, a plant or an entire system to switch…
10. July 2018
Set-up time in production and intralogistics
If a machine or a production site, i.e. individual facilities or entire production lines, is set up…
24. May 2018
Logistics management and the supply chain
The integrated planning, organization, management, processing and control of the entire flow of…
6. March 2018
Opportunity costs in logistics
Opportunity costs, also known as alternative costs or foregone costs, express a foregone benefit in…
8. January 2018
CPFR – Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPFR stands for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment and is a further development…
12. May 2017
The Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Supply chain management (SCM) stands for the monitoring process as well as the coordination and…
19. December 2016
Lean management: the 5S-method
The 5S method originates from Japanese production and was first used by the car manufacturer…
24. August 2016
Inventory costs
Inventory costs are costs that arise from the movement of product goods in the warehouse or…
12. May 2016
Specifications and requirement documents in intralogistics
The specification sheet generally contains the project requirements predefined and described in…
14. December 2015
Ship to Line / the direct provision of goods
In the case of ship to line or direct provision of inventory, the supplier/manufacturer assembles…
21. September 2015
Information in intralogistics
Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value for the recipient. The…
18. September 2015
Returns processing
Returns handling describes several processes in the return of goodsordered - mostly - online. They…
31. July 2015
Definition of order processing in intralogistics
Order processing includes all formal processes such as order transmission, data processing and…
17. April 2015
Lean Production
Lean Production describes a method with the goal to react quickly to outside influences on…
6. March 2015
Order throughput time
When an order is received in a logistics centre, it passes through various processes until it is…
10. October 2014
Production management
According to business economist Werner Kern, production management is an operational service…
24. February 2014
Batch formation in picking
Batch formation during picking, also known as batch picking or multi-order picking, is a form of…
20. December 2013
Definition – Value chain
A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and combined in…
10. December 2013
Sorter (Packing) – Basics
After the picking business process, the product is passed on to the sorter (packing department).…
4. December 2013
Single-stage picking – basics
During picking, a certain quantity of articles is picked from an assortment and put together.…
21. November 2013
Picking – definition and picking methods
Picking stands for the assembly of goods and merchandise according to specified orders from an…
25. September 2013
Material throughput time
The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business processes, for…
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
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 – Packaging
Definition of Packing The packaging is the merging of storage units to form a complete unit. In the…
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
Definition of business processes
Business processes can be used to visualize business-relevant procedures of a company. A task that…
19. June 2013
The modern material flow control
The Material Flow Control System (MFCS) or the Material Flow Computer (MFC) is very often described…