Supply Chain Management
31. May 2024
What is warehousing? Overview and definition
In German, the English term “warehousing” is increasingly being used, which is in it…
14. April 2022
Advantages and definition of the transhipment type cross docking
There are various handling methods for inventory in the shipping area. One of these handling…
6. August 2021
Regulations and labeling for the transport of dangerous goods by truck
Around the world, hazardous goods are transported every day. For Germany alone, the total volume…
28. March 2019
Enterprise Resource Planning – the five most important questions when choosing an ERP system
An Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP for short) is used in many different sized companies.…
6. February 2019
Advantages and disadvantages: centralized and decentralized warehouse
In distribution logistics, the determination of warehouse locations represents a strategic…
6. December 2018
Out-of-Stock – the gap in the shelf
Out-of-stock typically refers to a shelf space in the stationary retail trade which no longer…
15. November 2018
The production cycle
In a broader sense, a production cycle is the production process that begins with the raw materials…
16. October 2018
Insulated packaging: Maintaining the cold chain in the supply chain
Insulated packaging is used for products that are sensitive to temperature or environmental…
28. September 2018
Uses of Blockchain technology in logistics / intralogistics
Blockchain is an enabling technology. Just like the Internet, it harbors technological properties…
31. July 2018
Point of sale systems, warehouse management and branch logistics
A cash register system, also known as a POS system, is software that documents a specific financial…
10. July 2018
Set-up time in production and intralogistics
If a machine or a production site, i.e. individual facilities or entire production lines, is set up…
20. June 2018
Cyber-physical systems and logistics
Cyber-physical systems, or CPS for short, are system units or components that are linked together…
24. May 2018
Logistics management and the supply chain
The integrated planning, organization, management, processing and control of the entire flow of…
6. March 2018
Opportunity costs in logistics
Opportunity costs, also known as alternative costs or foregone costs, express a foregone benefit in…
8. January 2018
CPFR – Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPFR stands for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment and is a further development…
5. December 2017
Networked Production: Computer-integrated Manufacturing
Computer-integrated manufacturing, or CIM for short, stands for computer-controlled machine and…
28. November 2017
At a glance: the enterprise resource planning system
An enterprise resource planning system is a software that ensures a smooth flow of commercial…
16. October 2017
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…
1. August 2017
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
The term Product Lifecycle Management, PLM for short, describes a holistic approach to pooling…
23. May 2017
Smart Data
Smart Data stands for the detailed and structured result of an analysis of unstructured data masses…
12. May 2017
The Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Supply chain management (SCM) stands for the monitoring process as well as the coordination and…
8. May 2017
Logistics – Definition
The term logistics stands for the planning, control and monitoring of the material and immaterial…
12. January 2017
Materials management in production and logistics
Materials management controls the material flow within a company as well as order-related material…
21. November 2016
The end of the 6 Rs of logistics? – Part 2
The classic logistics view is limited to the now famous 6 R's with regard to its tasks - as already…
7. November 2016
The end of the 6 Rs of logistics? – Part 1
The tasks of logistics and the logistician are memorably explained with the famous 6 Rs. The 6 Rs…
17. October 2016
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…
19. September 2016
Distributed Order Management
Distributed Order Management basically the consideration of all companies involved in an order as…
18. February 2016
What is the logic behind supply chain management?
At the center of managementis the individual as an acting being, as homo agens. In supply chain…
26. January 2016
The Newsvendor Model in SCM
Many supply chain management (SCM) approaches can be explained using the Newsvendor Model (NVM).…
15. January 2016
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…
21. September 2015
Information in intralogistics
Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value for the recipient. The…
17. April 2015
Lean Production
Lean Production describes a method with the goal to react quickly to outside influences on…
14. April 2015
The distribution center
A distribution center is an interface in the form of a building complex that functions exclusively…
16. February 2015
The Bullwhip effect
The bullwhip effect describes coordination and communication problems in multi-stage supply chains…
10. October 2014
Production management
According to business economist Werner Kern, production management is an operational service…
20. December 2013
Definition – Value chain
A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and combined in…
6. December 2013
Lean Management
Lean management also has several sub-categories, such as lean thinking, lean production and lean…
14. November 2013
Overview of common manufacturing principles
Different principles can be applied in manufacturing. Some products are manufactured according to…
12. November 2013
Push system and pull system in supply chains
Supply chain management refers to the value chain from the supplier to the end consumer. Depending…
25. September 2013
Material throughput time
The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business processes, for…
15. July 2013
Just-in-time – Definition
“Just-in-time” refers to a type of delivery in which the required goods are delivered…
31. May 2024
What is warehousing? Overview and definition
In German, the English term “warehousing” is increasingly being used, which is in it…
14. April 2022
Advantages and definition of the transhipment type cross docking
There are various handling methods for inventory in the shipping area. One of these handling…
6. August 2021
Regulations and labeling for the transport of dangerous goods by truck
Around the world, hazardous goods are transported every day. For Germany alone, the total volume…
28. March 2019
Enterprise Resource Planning – the five most important questions when choosing an ERP system
An Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP for short) is used in many different sized companies.…
6. February 2019
Advantages and disadvantages: centralized and decentralized warehouse
In distribution logistics, the determination of warehouse locations represents a strategic…
6. December 2018
Out-of-Stock – the gap in the shelf
Out-of-stock typically refers to a shelf space in the stationary retail trade which no longer…
15. November 2018
The production cycle
In a broader sense, a production cycle is the production process that begins with the raw materials…
16. October 2018
Insulated packaging: Maintaining the cold chain in the supply chain
Insulated packaging is used for products that are sensitive to temperature or environmental…
28. September 2018
Uses of Blockchain technology in logistics / intralogistics
Blockchain is an enabling technology. Just like the Internet, it harbors technological properties…
31. July 2018
Point of sale systems, warehouse management and branch logistics
A cash register system, also known as a POS system, is software that documents a specific financial…
10. July 2018
Set-up time in production and intralogistics
If a machine or a production site, i.e. individual facilities or entire production lines, is set up…
20. June 2018
Cyber-physical systems and logistics
Cyber-physical systems, or CPS for short, are system units or components that are linked together…
24. May 2018
Logistics management and the supply chain
The integrated planning, organization, management, processing and control of the entire flow of…
6. March 2018
Opportunity costs in logistics
Opportunity costs, also known as alternative costs or foregone costs, express a foregone benefit in…
8. January 2018
CPFR – Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPFR stands for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment and is a further development…
5. December 2017
Networked Production: Computer-integrated Manufacturing
Computer-integrated manufacturing, or CIM for short, stands for computer-controlled machine and…
28. November 2017
At a glance: the enterprise resource planning system
An enterprise resource planning system is a software that ensures a smooth flow of commercial…
16. October 2017
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…
1. August 2017
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
The term Product Lifecycle Management, PLM for short, describes a holistic approach to pooling…
23. May 2017
Smart Data
Smart Data stands for the detailed and structured result of an analysis of unstructured data masses…
12. May 2017
The Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Supply chain management (SCM) stands for the monitoring process as well as the coordination and…
8. May 2017
Logistics – Definition
The term logistics stands for the planning, control and monitoring of the material and immaterial…
12. January 2017
Materials management in production and logistics
Materials management controls the material flow within a company as well as order-related material…
21. November 2016
The end of the 6 Rs of logistics? – Part 2
The classic logistics view is limited to the now famous 6 R's with regard to its tasks - as already…
7. November 2016
The end of the 6 Rs of logistics? – Part 1
The tasks of logistics and the logistician are memorably explained with the famous 6 Rs. The 6 Rs…
17. October 2016
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…
19. September 2016
Distributed Order Management
Distributed Order Management basically the consideration of all companies involved in an order as…
18. February 2016
What is the logic behind supply chain management?
At the center of managementis the individual as an acting being, as homo agens. In supply chain…
26. January 2016
The Newsvendor Model in SCM
Many supply chain management (SCM) approaches can be explained using the Newsvendor Model (NVM).…
15. January 2016
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…
21. September 2015
Information in intralogistics
Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value for the recipient. The…
17. April 2015
Lean Production
Lean Production describes a method with the goal to react quickly to outside influences on…
14. April 2015
The distribution center
A distribution center is an interface in the form of a building complex that functions exclusively…
16. February 2015
The Bullwhip effect
The bullwhip effect describes coordination and communication problems in multi-stage supply chains…
10. October 2014
Production management
According to business economist Werner Kern, production management is an operational service…
20. December 2013
Definition – Value chain
A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and combined in…
6. December 2013
Lean Management
Lean management also has several sub-categories, such as lean thinking, lean production and lean…
14. November 2013
Overview of common manufacturing principles
Different principles can be applied in manufacturing. Some products are manufactured according to…
12. November 2013
Push system and pull system in supply chains
Supply chain management refers to the value chain from the supplier to the end consumer. Depending…
25. September 2013
Material throughput time
The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business processes, for…
15. July 2013
Just-in-time – Definition
“Just-in-time” refers to a type of delivery in which the required goods are delivered…