Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology for the unambiguous and contact-free…
Swarm intelligence – What we logisticians can learn from ants – Part II
You may think estimating the weight of an ox, as described in Part 1 of this article, is hardly a…
The Internet of Things (IoT) and intralogistics
The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the networking of physical objects (fitness bracelets, smart…
SAIL – the system architecture for intralogistics from VDI / VDMA
"Innovation and Standardization" is the title of a working group of the Intralogistics Forum of the…
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…
Advantages and disadvantages: centralized and decentralized warehouse
In distribution logistics, the determination of warehouse locations represents a strategic…
The production cycle
In a broader sense, a production cycle is the production process that begins with the raw materials…
Inventory in companies and in logistics
In the inventory, the assets of a company are determined on a key date; in this way, assets and…
Uses of Blockchain technology in logistics / intralogistics
Blockchain is an enabling technology. Just like the Internet, it harbors technological properties…
The Jidoka principle in production and logistics
The Jidoka principle describes the ability of a machine, a plant or an entire system to switch…
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…
Vogel’s approximation method
The approximation method according to Vogel is a heuristic procedure that is mainly used in…
CPFR – Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPFR stands for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment and is a further development…
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…
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…
Augmented Reality in logistics and service
Augmented Reality (AR) describes the computer-aided extension of human perception of reality. From…
Key figure system in intralogistics
Although a complete bundling of all key figures arising in warehouse and distribution systems is…
The (hanging) bag sorter
The Pouch sorter / Bag sorter belongs to the category of logistic sorting and distribution systems.…
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,…
The process-oriented warehouse planning
The process-oriented warehouse planning already takes into account in detail key positions relevant…
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…
Optimization through process chain management
Process chain management serves to organize business processes in intralogistics and other…
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…
Material flow control as a service for a distribution center
Material flow control, also known as material flow computer or material flow control system (MFCS),…
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)
From the technical committee of the VDI (Association of German Engineers), automated guided…
Cut-off time in intralogistics
In intralogistics, the cut-off time describes the time at which an order must leave the warehouse…
Function and advantages of the ant algorithm
The Ant Algorithm, also often called Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) in the literature, is an…
Ship to Line / the direct provision of goods
In the case of ship to line or direct provision of inventory, the supplier/manufacturer assembles…
Buffer line
A buffer section is used to intercept jams within the material flow, to avoid bottlenecks and idle…
Information in intralogistics
Information describes the meaningful content of a message, which is of value for the recipient. The…
Heijunka lean method
The Japanese lean method Heijunka pushes a production where the production flow of the parts market…
The distribution center
A distribution center is an interface in the form of a building complex that functions exclusively…
Storage and retrieval machine
A storage and retrieval machine (SRM) is a storage device with which load units can be stored,…
Continuous conveyor / discontinuous conveyor
Both the continuous conveyor and the discontinuous conveyor belong to the conveyor technology…
The importance of material flow
According to VDI, "material flow" is the interlinking of all processes involved in extracting,…