Advantages and definition of the transhipment type cross docking
There are various handling methods for inventory in the shipping area. One of…
Regulations and labeling for the transport of dangerous goods by truck
Around the world, hazardous goods are transported every day. For Germany alone,…
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…
Advantages and disadvantages: centralized and decentralized warehouse
In distribution logistics, the determination of warehouse locations represents…
Out-of-Stock - the gap in the shelf
Out-of-stock typically refers to a shelf space in the stationary retail trade…
Insulated packaging: Maintaining the cold chain in the supply chain
Insulated packaging is used for products that are sensitive to temperature or…
Uses of Blockchain technology in logistics / intralogistics
Blockchain is an enabling technology. Just like the Internet, it harbors…
Point of sale systems, warehouse management and branch logistics
A cash register system, also known as a POS system, is software that documents…
Set-up time in production and intralogistics
If a machine or a production site, i.e. individual facilities or entire…
Cyber-physical systems and logistics
Cyber-physical systems, or CPS for short, are system units or components that…
Logistics management and the supply chain
The integrated planning, organization, management, processing and control of…
Opportunity costs in logistics
Opportunity costs, also known as alternative costs or foregone costs, express a…
CPFR – Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPFR stands for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment and is a…
Networked Production: Computer-integrated Manufacturing
Computer-integrated manufacturing, or CIM for short, stands for…
At a glance: the enterprise resource planning system
An enterprise resource planning system is a software that ensures a smooth flow…
Multicopter: Drones as parcel carriers of the future
Goods delivery by automated or even autonomous drones? What we know at best as…
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
The term Product Lifecycle Management, PLM for short, describes a holistic…
The Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Supply chain management (SCM) stands for the monitoring process as well as the…
Materials management in production and logistics
Materials management controls the material flow within a company as well as…
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…
The end of the 6 Rs of logistics? - Part 1
The tasks of logistics and the logistician are memorably explained with the…
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…
Distributed Order Management
Distributed Order Management basically the consideration of all companies…
What is the logic behind supply chain management?
At the center of managementis the individual as an acting being, as homo agens.…
The Newsvendor Model in SCM
Many supply chain management (SCM) approaches can be explained using the…
The cost of unused opportunities in supply chain management
No company can afford not to have the cost side under control. The figures from…
Information in intralogistics
Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value…
The distribution center
A distribution center is an interface in the form of a building complex that…
Definition - Value chain
A value chain describes how value is created through a chain of activities and…
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…
Material throughput time
The material throughput time is the time required to run through all business…
Just-in-time - Definition
"Just-in-time" refers to a type of delivery in which the required goods are…