Temperature-controlled logistics (environmental measurement)
The market for temperature-controlled logistics in particular has been growing…
Overview and definition of ident carriers
In order to be able to identify an object without any doubt throughout the…
Storage and retrieval machine
A storage and retrieval machine (SRM) is a storage device with which load units…
Definition - Value chain
A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and…
Definition - Transshipment logistics
Goods handling is a function of intralogistics and takes place between the…
Overview of common manufacturing principles
Different principles can be applied in manufacturing. Some products are…
Push system and pull system in supply chains
Supply chain management refers to the value chain from the supplier to the end…
Modernization: retrofit in intralogistics
Term retrofit refers to the modernization of machines and equipment. It…
Material throughput time
The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business…
Time strategies: throughput and delivery time reduction
Besides the just-in-time and just-in-sequence methods, other time strategies…
Potential analysis in intralogistics
A potential analysis is a comparison of company performance with the given…
Performance analysis in logistics
A performance analysis examines various service points in logistics for their…
Continuous conveyor / discontinuous conveyor
Both the continuous conveyor and the discontinuous conveyor belong to the…
Overview of linear sorter systems
The linear sorter, or shoe sorter, is an automated sorting and distribution…
Decision making for discontinuous conveyors
In a transport system that does not convey continuously, the decision as to…
Basic warehouse planning - actual state analysis and target concept
Once the target has been set, an actual state analysis including the…
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…
Just-in-time - Definition
"Just-in-time" refers to a type of delivery in which the required goods are…
Procurement logistics - Just in sequence
"Just in sequence" refers to a type of delivery in which the required goods are…
Overview of person-to-goods picking
Person-to-goods picking (also: man-to-goods picking) describes a picking method…
Overview of goods-to-person picking
Goods-to-person picking (also: goods-to-man picking) describes a picking method…
Single-stage order picking - order-oriented, serial picking
With order-oriented, serial picking, order items are successively processed…
Overview of application interfaces (APIs)
Interfaces have the task of connecting IT systems with the environment, i.e.…
The importance of material flow
According to VDI, "material flow" is the interlinking of all processes…
Transport management - The material flow computer
The material flow computer calculates the fastest route through the materials…
The evolution of warehouse management
Warehouse management has undergone a tremendous development from its beginnings…
Definition - Contract logistics
Logistics includes all tasks for planning, controlling, providing and…
The modern material flow control
The Material Flow Control System (MFCS) or the Material Flow Computer (MFC) is…