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Lorries are in a loading yard without having to wait, as a time slot management system has been implemented.

Andreas Bachleitner

Time slot management: How loading processes in logistics run according to plan

The lorries are jammed in front of the yard gate and the ramp personnel are at their limit – a nightmare if nothing goes according to plan. A time slot management system enables flexible control of incoming goods. This minimizes waiting times and allows spontaneous deliveries to be easily integrated into the digital timetable.

End customer looks at clock because delivery was not automatically notified and is late.

Stefan Seufert

The importance of (automatic) notification: better service, less effort

Digitalisation should not be underestimated in logistics, especially in the last mile. In order to optimise the delivery process and make the handling of goods as efficient as possible, notification is extremely important. Read here how the whole process can be digitalised and automated.

A bird's eye view of a road junction with various vehicles. It shows GPS symbols and a message about the ETA.

Bastian Späth

Perfectly timed processes: Time slot management in logistics

Short-term schedule changes are the order of the day in logistics. With a time slot management system, the inflow can be dynamically coordinated so that waiting times are reduced and unplanned tours also find a place in the digital timetable.

A bird's eye view of the yard of a logistics company.

Stefan Seufert

Logistics still not digitalised enough? This is what Yard Management and Co. can do.

Digitalisation is a fairly hot topic – but is logistics really as far along as it always claims? We show examples of how digitalised systems are driving logistics forward and what you should look out for when implementing them.

Young woman with black glasses talks to a robot sitting in front of a screen.

Stefan Seufert

AI in logistics: the best use cases for 2024

Intervening in good time before a device breaks? Reducing the number of returns whilst managing them automatically? Using storage space the smart way, so that everything you need is available but nothing is left standing around unnecessarily? AI makes all this (and much more ...) possible in logistics.

In a logistics warehouse, a delivery drone with a controller is lying on a table next to a scanner.

Stefan Seufert

Logistics 4.0: these trends will determine the year 2024

Short teaser for overview page: Alternative delivery methods, multimodal transport, customer loyalty, value-added services, sustainability issues – all of these will affect logistics in 2024. We show which technologies will simplify logistics processes in the coming year and what role reliable data will play in this.

Industrial WLAN is installed on the façade of a building by an EIKONA Logistics employee.

René Wagenhäuser

Industrial WiFi: Network administrators keep everything on air

With the help of WiFi illumination, heat mapping and co., network administrators can strategically place access points and thus ensure that stable WiFi connections keep logistics and industry on the air. We accompanied our network administrator Michael Weinbeer for a day.