Single-stage picking – order-oriented, parallel picking
With parallel picking, an order is divided between different picking zones and processed…
The Bullwhip effect
The bullwhip effect describes coordination and communication problems in multi-stage supply chains…
Turnover rate and Rotation of goods: Fast and slow movers
The inventory turnover, also known as the inventory turnover rate or inventory turnover…
Movement strategies within warehouse operations
The aim of utilising movement strategies is to adhere to specified guidelines in warehouse…
Production, dispatch and intralogistics: the rush order
A rush order is an order - in production, shipping or in intralogistics - which for various reasons…
AutoStore: Storage technology from Norway
AutoStore is a Norwegian storage technology and, according to the company of the same name, is…
The packaging logistics
Packaging logistics is a sub-area of logistics; it is a link between production and distribution.…
Advantages and disadvantages: centralized and decentralized warehouse
In distribution logistics, the determination of warehouse locations represents a strategic…
Cyber-physical systems and logistics
Cyber-physical systems, or CPS for short, are system units or components that are linked together…
Logistics management and the supply chain
The integrated planning, organization, management, processing and control of the entire flow of…
Vogel’s approximation method
The approximation method according to Vogel is a heuristic procedure that is mainly used in…
The screw conveyor / spiral conveyor for bulk material
Transport systems are needed in warehouses to transport goods. For this purpose, there are various…
Picking method Pick-by-robot
The picking type Pick-by-Robot means the picking of goods, carried out by so-called…
Multicopter: Drones as parcel carriers of the future
Goods delivery by automated or even autonomous drones? What we know at best as a vision from…
Replenishment in intralogistics
Replenishment (also referred to as Supply) is an elementary process in today's merchandise…
Logistics – Definition
The term logistics stands for the planning, control and monitoring of the material and immaterial…
Effects of shipping options on loyalty to the online store
Buying on the Internet offers almost endless possibilities and shipping options. Whether books,…
Conveying aids in intralogistics
In intralogistics, conveying equipment is used to combine individual goods into larger load units.…
Order picking times – Dead time
Dead time is an unproductive but unavoidable so-called auxiliary time, which arises during picking…
The (hanging) bag sorter
The Pouch sorter / Bag sorter belongs to the category of logistic sorting and distribution systems.…
The picking travel time
The order-picking way time is the sum of the time required for picking a single order or batch;…
The storage location management
The storage location management ensures that a storage location is recorded or occupied in width,…
Last-mile logistics in e-commerce – challenges and solutions
Online commerce has shown considerable growth in the past decades. The B2C sector in particular…
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 performance of ants and…
Definition – WMS – The Warehouse Management System
The Warehouse Management System (WMS) is an indispensable software for the control and…
CMR: the consignment note
The term CMR comes from the French, Convention relative au Contrat de transport international de…
What can logistics accomplish?
In recent decades, the term "logistics" has developed into a general term. This is a good thing.…
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),…
Cut-off time in intralogistics
In intralogistics, the cut-off time describes the time at which an order must leave the warehouse…
The Newsvendor Model in SCM
Many supply chain management (SCM) approaches can be explained using the Newsvendor Model (NVM).…
Function and advantages of the ant algorithm
The Ant Algorithm, also often called Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) in the literature, is an…
The cost of unused opportunities in supply chain management
No company can afford not to have the cost side under control. The figures from financial…
Definition – The Milk Run Concept
The milk run concept is a method for optimizing inter-company procurement logistics, often used in…
Buffer line
A buffer section is used to intercept jams within the material flow, to avoid bottlenecks and idle…
Information in intralogistics
Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value for the recipient. The…
Returns processing
Returns handling describes several processes in the return of goodsordered - mostly - online. They…
Heijunka lean method
The Japanese lean method Heijunka pushes a production where the production flow of the parts market…
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…
The distribution center
A distribution center is an interface in the form of a building complex that functions exclusively…
Order throughput time
When an order is received in a logistics centre, it passes through various processes until it is…
Temperature-controlled logistics (environmental measurement)
The market for temperature-controlled logistics in particular has been growing in volume over the…
Production management
According to business economist Werner Kern, production management is an operational service…
Storage and retrieval machine
A storage and retrieval machine (SRM) is a storage device with which load units can be stored,…
Definition – Value chain
A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and combined in…
Lean Management
Lean management also has several sub-categories, such as lean thinking, lean production and lean…
Definition – Transshipment logistics
Goods handling is a function of intralogistics and takes place between the external goods flow and…
Overview of common manufacturing principles
Different principles can be applied in manufacturing. Some products are manufactured according to…
Push system and pull system in supply chains
Supply chain management refers to the value chain from the supplier to the end consumer. Depending…