Advantages and definition of the transhipment type cross docking
There are various handling methods for inventory in the shipping area. One of…
Overview of VDA 5050 - the VDA communication interface for AGVs
VDA 5050 is the definition of a communication interface for Driverless…
Regulations and labeling for the transport of dangerous goods by truck
Around the world, hazardous goods are transported every day. For Germany alone,…
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…
Overview of the term logistics - definitions, specializations and job descriptions
Table of contents Introduction Logistics definition and the 6 R Areas in…
Definition - tugger train and tugger train systems
Tugger trains are means of transport that are used in intralogistics processes,…
Single-stage picking - order-oriented, parallel picking
With parallel picking, an order is divided between different picking zones and…
Turnover rate and Rotation of goods: Fast and slow movers
The inventory turnover, also known as the inventory turnover rate or inventory…
Movement strategies within warehouse operations
The aim of utilising movement strategies is to adhere to specified guidelines…
Production, dispatch and intralogistics: the rush order
A rush order is an order - in production, shipping or in intralogistics - which…
AutoStore: Storage technology from Norway
AutoStore is a Norwegian storage technology and, according to the company of…
The packaging logistics
Packaging logistics is a sub-area of logistics; it is a link between production…
Advantages and disadvantages: centralized and decentralized warehouse
In distribution logistics, the determination of warehouse locations represents…
Insulated packaging: Maintaining the cold chain in the supply chain
Insulated packaging is used for products that are sensitive to temperature or…
Cyber-physical systems and logistics
Cyber-physical systems, or CPS for short, are system units or components that…
Logistics management and the supply chain
The integrated planning, organization, management, processing and control of…
Vogel's approximation method
The approximation method according to Vogel is a heuristic procedure that is…
The screw conveyor / spiral conveyor for bulk material
Transport systems are needed in warehouses to transport goods. For this…
Picking method Pick-by-robot
The picking type Pick-by-Robot means the picking of goods, carried out by…
Multicopter: Drones as parcel carriers of the future
Goods delivery by automated or even autonomous drones? What we know at best as…
Effects of shipping options on loyalty to the online store
Buying on the Internet offers almost endless possibilities and shipping…
Conveying aids in intralogistics
In intralogistics, conveying equipment is used to combine individual goods into…
Order picking times - Dead time
Dead time is an unproductive but unavoidable so-called auxiliary time, which…
The (hanging) bag sorter
The Pouch sorter / Bag sorter belongs to the category of logistic sorting and…
The picking travel time
The order-picking way time is the sum of the time required for picking a single…
The storage location management
The storage location management ensures that a storage location is recorded or…
Overloading of trucks - dangers and fines
A wide variety of goods are transported on Germany's roads every day. According…
Last-mile logistics in e-commerce - challenges and solutions
Online commerce has shown considerable growth in the past decades. The B2C…
Swarm intelligence - What we logisticians can learn from ants - Part I
Surely you use a navigation system. So then you are already relying on the…
Definition - WMS - The Warehouse Management System
The Warehouse Management System (WMS) is an indispensable software for the…
CMR: the consignment note
The term CMR comes from the French, Convention relative au Contrat de transport…
What can logistics accomplish?
In recent decades, the term "logistics" has developed into a general term. This…
Material flow control as a service for a distribution center
Material flow control, also known as material flow computer or material flow…
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)
From the technical committee of the VDI (Association of German Engineers),…
Cut-off time in intralogistics
In intralogistics, the cut-off time describes the time at which an order must…
The Newsvendor Model in SCM
Many supply chain management (SCM) approaches can be explained using the…
Function and advantages of the ant algorithm
The Ant Algorithm, also often called Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) in the…
The cost of unused opportunities in supply chain management
No company can afford not to have the cost side under control. The figures from…
Ship to Line / the direct provision of goods
In the case of ship to line or direct provision of inventory, the…
Definition - The Milk Run Concept
The milk run concept is a method for optimizing inter-company procurement…
Information in intralogistics
Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value…
Heijunka lean method
The Japanese lean method Heijunka pushes a production where the production flow…
Modularization of materials handling equipment - approach to a standardized system architecture
The current market development shows the following challenges: New component…
The distribution center
A distribution center is an interface in the form of a building complex that…
