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News from the world of logistics.

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From Jira tickets to code reviews: how EIKONA Logistics uses AI

AI analyses tickets, plans solutions, writes and checks code. Find out here how EIKONA integrates agents into the development process and why humans still remain the final authority.

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Training as an IT specialist for system administration: mid-term review by our trainee

What problems does the system integration team deal with most frequently? What does a typical day at work look like? Who is this training programme suitable for, and is it still fun after a year? Our trainee has the answers!

Two logistics employees secure general cargo shipments on a loading area – a symbol of efficient and digital general cargo logistics in modern logistics networks.

What are the logistics of breakbulk cargo transport?

Which goods are classified as groupage freight? How is it possible to transport a breakbulk cargo shipment from its point of origin to its destination within 24 hours? And what are groupage freight networks all about? Here are the answers.

Shelf storage in an automated logistics centre.

Warehouse automation: humans and machines working together seamlessly

Driverless forklifts transport pallets through the hall, a drone is on an inventory control flight, and employees have the incoming and outgoing goods firmly under control: this is how good cooperation works in a (partially) automated warehouse.

Loading equipment in the form of pallets

Pallet account meets AI: Manage loading equipment quickly and easily

Pallet management via Excel has long been outdated. But manually entering data into an app or software also takes up a lot of time. The solution: an AI-supported pallet account that (very simply) turns a photographed receipt into structured data.

A logistics employee is pleased with the professional WLAN planning in the warehouse.

Always online in the warehouse: This is how reliable Wi-Fi coverage for logistics and industry works

Without Wi-Fi, nothing works in logistics: In the warehouse, in the offices and in the yard, all devices must have stable access to Wi-Fi so that data can be exchanged in real time. Read here what you need to consider when planning and setting up a Wireless Network.

Smartphone with open booking page for a delivery time slot on 8 July 2025, blurred street background.

Notification in logistics: how recipients, forwarders and shippers benefit

How do deliveries succeed on the first attempt? How do customers know when they can expect their delivery? Can delivery notifications be transmitted in ways other than by telephone? The answer to all these questions: automatic notification software!