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…
Storage techniques in intralogistics
Depending on the nature of the stored goods and the frequency of use, different…
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…
Two-dimensional codes: stacked codes, matrix codes, QR code, DataMatrix code
The one-dimensional bar code is commonly used to label goods and services.…
The picking time in intralogistics
The picking process itself and the associated picking time are usually a…
Picking method Pick-by-robot
The picking type Pick-by-Robot means the picking of goods, carried out by…
Picking type Pick-by-Scan (also Pick-by-PDT)
The picking method Pick-by-Scan is a paperless picking process that is…
Human-machine interfaces in the industry
The human-machine interface represents the analog or digital interaction…
The picking method Pick-by-Vision
Pick-by-Vision is a picking process in which a picker uses data glasses and…
Augmented Reality in logistics and service
Augmented Reality (AR) describes the computer-aided extension of human…
Exoskeletons in logistics and production
Exoskeletons, also known as outer skeletons or support robots, are support…
Key figure system in intralogistics
Although a complete bundling of all key figures arising in warehouse and…
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…
Order picking - process steps
Picking stands for the combination of predefined orders from a warehouse…
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…
Overview of two-stage picking
In contrast to single-stage picking, with two-stage picking several orders are…
Ergonomics in the warehouse
Ergonomics in the warehouse aims at the adaptation and creation of workstations…
Definition - WMS - The Warehouse Management System
The Warehouse Management System (WMS) is an indispensable software for the…
Picking times - base time
In picking, the base time is the time required for picking. It only describes…
Batch formation in picking
Batch formation during picking, also known as batch picking or multi-order…
Single-stage picking - basics
During picking, a certain quantity of articles is picked from an assortment and…
Picking - definition and picking methods
Picking stands for the assembly of goods and merchandise according to specified…
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…
Overview of linear sorter systems
The linear sorter, or shoe sorter, is an automated sorting and distribution…
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…
Definition - Automatic small parts warehouse
An "automated small parts warehouse" (AS/RS) is a storage system in which…
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…
Sorter (Packing) - Process steps
The process steps that are carried out in the course of the (sorter) packing…
The manual sort order fulfilment
Manual Sort Order Fulfilment (MSF) is a software-supported, manual sorting…
Single-stage picking without IT system support
Picking without IT system support requires a manageable assortment of articles,…
The evolution of warehouse management
Warehouse management has undergone a tremendous development from its beginnings…
Advantages and disadvantages of pick-by-voice
Pick-by-voice, also known as pick-to-voice, is an advanced form of paperless…