IT and software

Advance Shipping Notice

An Advance Shipping Notice (ASN), also advice note or avis, is a piece of preliminary information…

Person scanning a Barcode from a pracel. Author https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@kampus

Overview and definition of the identification technology barcode

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

Definition of the software principle ‘clean architecture’

Clean architecture' is an IT application implementation style. At the heart of clean architecture…

Definition and advantages of context-aware frontend architecture

Reasons for context-aware frontend architecture User interfaces must meet more and more diverse…

What is Business Intelligence – structure, requirements, advantages and disadvantages

Business Intelligence - Definition Traditionally, Business Intelligence (BI) is a collective term…

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…

Adaptive IT in intralogistics as a tool for digital transformation

Adaptive IT describes a modular system for modelling software. Individual software components can…

Cloud computing: IT infrastructures and logistics

Cloud computing describes the provision of IT infrastructure. These can consist of servers,…

The Internet of Things (IoT) and intralogistics

The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the networking of physical objects (fitness bracelets, smart…

Uses of Blockchain technology in logistics / intralogistics

Blockchain is an enabling technology. Just like the Internet, it harbors technological properties…

Cyber-physical systems and logistics

Cyber-physical systems, or CPS for short, are system units or components that are linked together…

Nowadays, enterprise resource planning systems must not only function within the company; the connection with the POS must also be effective across the company.

At a glance: the enterprise resource planning system

An enterprise resource planning system is a software that ensures a smooth flow of commercial…

Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstelle

Human-machine interfaces in the industry

The human-machine interface represents the analog or digital interaction interface between a…

The picking method Pick-by-Vision

Pick-by-Vision is a picking process in which a picker uses data glasses and context-related…

Inventory management in intralogistics, incl. stock and stock reconciliation

Inventory management stands for the complete digital recording of all stock movements in…

Specifications and requirement documents in intralogistics

The specification sheet generally contains the project requirements predefined and described in…

Ant algorithm

Function and advantages of the ant algorithm

The Ant Algorithm, also often called Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) in the literature, is an…

Host system (ERP system)

The host system (usually an ERP system) is a central data processing system that can be accessed…

Lean Production

Lean Production describes a method with the goal to react quickly to outside influences on…

Data Mart: the local warehouse database analysis

Data mart describes the use of a database that is only a department-specific part of the overall…

Transport strategies: Overview

Transport strategies are used to execute existing transport orders. Transportation strategies can…

Decision making for discontinuous conveyors

In a transport system that does not convey continuously, the decision as to whether a transport…

Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP-System)

Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP System)

As an application program, an enterprise resource planning system (ERP system) supports all task…

Schnittstellen

Overview of application interfaces (APIs)

Interfaces have the task of connecting IT systems with the environment, i.e. other facilities,…

Inventory management

Inventory management refers to the administration, planning and control of material flows within a…

Transport management – The material flow computer

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

Advance Shipping Notice

An Advance Shipping Notice (ASN), also advice note or avis, is a piece of preliminary information…

Person scanning a Barcode from a pracel. Author https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@kampus

Overview and definition of the identification technology barcode

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

Definition of the software principle ‘clean architecture’

Clean architecture' is an IT application implementation style. At the heart of clean architecture…

Definition and advantages of context-aware frontend architecture

Reasons for context-aware frontend architecture User interfaces must meet more and more diverse…

What is Business Intelligence – structure, requirements, advantages and disadvantages

Business Intelligence - Definition Traditionally, Business Intelligence (BI) is a collective term…

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…

Adaptive IT in intralogistics as a tool for digital transformation

Adaptive IT describes a modular system for modelling software. Individual software components can…

Cloud computing: IT infrastructures and logistics

Cloud computing describes the provision of IT infrastructure. These can consist of servers,…

The Internet of Things (IoT) and intralogistics

The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the networking of physical objects (fitness bracelets, smart…

Uses of Blockchain technology in logistics / intralogistics

Blockchain is an enabling technology. Just like the Internet, it harbors technological properties…

Cyber-physical systems and logistics

Cyber-physical systems, or CPS for short, are system units or components that are linked together…

CPFR – Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment

CPFR stands for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment and is a further development…

Nowadays, enterprise resource planning systems must not only function within the company; the connection with the POS must also be effective across the company.

At a glance: the enterprise resource planning system

An enterprise resource planning system is a software that ensures a smooth flow of commercial…

Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstelle

Human-machine interfaces in the industry

The human-machine interface represents the analog or digital interaction interface between a…

The picking method Pick-by-Vision

Pick-by-Vision is a picking process in which a picker uses data glasses and context-related…

Inventory management in intralogistics, incl. stock and stock reconciliation

Inventory management stands for the complete digital recording of all stock movements in…

Specifications and requirement documents in intralogistics

The specification sheet generally contains the project requirements predefined and described in…

Definition – WMS – The Warehouse Management System

The Warehouse Management System (WMS) is an indispensable software for the control and…

Material flow control as a service for a distribution center

Material flow control, also known as material flow computer or material flow control system (MFCS),…

Ant algorithm

Function and advantages of the ant algorithm

The Ant Algorithm, also often called Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) in the literature, is an…

Information in intralogistics

Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value for the recipient. The…

Host system (ERP system)

The host system (usually an ERP system) is a central data processing system that can be accessed…

Modularization of materials handling equipment – approach to a standardized system architecture

The current market development shows the following challenges: New component technologies require…

Lean Production

Lean Production describes a method with the goal to react quickly to outside influences on…

Data Mart: the local warehouse database analysis

Data mart describes the use of a database that is only a department-specific part of the overall…

Transport strategies: Overview

Transport strategies are used to execute existing transport orders. Transportation strategies can…

Decision making for discontinuous conveyors

In a transport system that does not convey continuously, the decision as to whether a transport…

Overview of “Last-in-First-out” and “First-in-First-out” storage strategies

LIFO (last-in-first-out) and FIFO (first-in-first-out) are two different strategies for storing and…

Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP-System)

Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP System)

As an application program, an enterprise resource planning system (ERP system) supports all task…

Schnittstellen

Overview of application interfaces (APIs)

Interfaces have the task of connecting IT systems with the environment, i.e. other facilities,…

Inventory management

Inventory management refers to the administration, planning and control of material flows within a…

Transport management – The material flow computer

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

Storage location management – The importance of EDP in warehouse organization

In modern warehouses with a certain amount of goods, the warehouse processes are usually…