Rack zones – Overview
A storage rack, both in intralogistics and retail, can be divided into different horizontal racking…
Single-stage picking – order-oriented, parallel picking
With parallel picking, an order is divided between different picking zones and processed…
Turnover rate and Rotation of goods: Fast and slow movers
The inventory turnover, also known as the inventory turnover rate or inventory turnover…
Storage techniques in intralogistics
Depending on the nature of the stored goods and the frequency of use, different storage techniques…
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.…
Two-dimensional codes: stacked codes, matrix codes, QR code, DataMatrix code
The one-dimensional bar code is commonly used to label goods and services. However, since the data…
The picking time in intralogistics
The picking process itself and the associated picking time are usually a conglomerate of personnel-…
Picking method Pick-by-robot
The picking type Pick-by-Robot means the picking of goods, carried out by so-called…
Picking type Pick-by-Scan (also Pick-by-PDT)
The picking method Pick-by-Scan is a paperless picking process that is supported by a portable data…
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…
Replenishment in intralogistics
Replenishment (also referred to as Supply) is an elementary process in today's merchandise…
Augmented Reality in logistics and service
Augmented Reality (AR) describes the computer-aided extension of human perception of reality. From…
Exoskeletons in logistics and production
Exoskeletons, also known as outer skeletons or support robots, are support structures worn on the…
Key figure system in intralogistics
Although a complete bundling of all key figures arising in warehouse and distribution systems is…
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.…
Order picking – process steps
Picking stands for the combination of predefined orders from a warehouse assortment. The process…
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,…
Overview of two-stage picking
In contrast to single-stage picking, with two-stage picking several orders are bundled into one…
Ergonomics in the warehouse
Ergonomics in the warehouse aims at the adaptation and creation of workstations which, taking into…
Definition – WMS – The Warehouse Management System
The Warehouse Management System (WMS) is an indispensable software for the control and…
Picking times – base time
In picking, the base time is the time required for picking. It only describes organisational…
Order throughput time
When an order is received in a logistics centre, it passes through various processes until it is…
Batch formation in picking
Batch formation during picking, also known as batch picking or multi-order picking, is a form of…
Single-stage picking – basics
During picking, a certain quantity of articles is picked from an assortment and put together.…
Picking – definition and picking methods
Picking stands for the assembly of goods and merchandise according to specified orders from an…
Material throughput time
The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business processes, for…
Time strategies: throughput and delivery time reduction
Besides the just-in-time and just-in-sequence methods, other time strategies can be used to ensure…
Cycle time procedure
Goods are fed from the main warehouse to the picking area manually, as a precaution or on-demand.…
Overview of linear sorter systems
The linear sorter, or shoe sorter, is an automated sorting and distribution system on which the…
Reorder point procedure
Goods are fed from the main warehouse to the picking area manually, as a precaution or on demand.…
Provisioning procedure
Goods are fed from the main warehouse to the picking area manually, as a precaution or on-demand.…
Warehouse strategy – LIFO vs FIFO
LIFO (last-in-first-out) and FIFO (first-in-first-out) are two different strategies for storing and…
Definition – Automatic small parts warehouse
An "automated small parts warehouse" (AS/RS) is a storage system in which small-volume units such…
Rack zones – bending zone
A rack can be divided into vertical zones based on the scale of an adult (average size of 1.70 m).…
Rack zones – gripping zone
A rack can be divided into vertical zones based on the scale of an adult (average size of 1.70 m).…
Rack zones – viewing zone
A rack can be divided into vertical rack based on the scale of an adult (average size of 1.70 m).…
Cross-docking
There are different types of handling goods in the shipping area. One of these is called…
Overview of person-to-goods picking
Person-to-goods picking (also: man-to-goods picking) describes a picking method in which the…
Overview of goods-to-person picking
Goods-to-person picking (also: goods-to-man picking) describes a picking method in which the…
Single-stage order picking – order-oriented, serial picking
With order-oriented, serial picking, order items are successively processed according to orders.…
Sorter (Packing) – Process steps
The process steps that are carried out in the course of the (sorter) packing process include order…
Sorter – Packaging
Definition of Packing The packaging is the merging of storage units to form a complete unit. In the…
The manual sort order fulfilment
Manual Sort Order Fulfilment (MSF) is a software-supported, manual sorting system. The basis is a…
Single-stage picking without IT system support
Picking without IT system support requires a manageable assortment of articles, which is clearly…