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New opportunities with «GreyMatter»
" Fifty Shades of Grey " is a moderately boring movie about teen fantasies concerning first sexual experiences with the opposite sex. " Grey Orange " be more exciting for some: a global provider of AI-powered software for warehouse control and inventory management, whose " GreyMatter " software Dematic now wants to profit from.
Implemented step by step
" Iterative " is the magic word that the southern German supermarket chain V-Markt used to implement the Wamas Core WMS warehouse management system from SSI Schäfer for the smooth supply of its southern German branches. This minimized risks during ongoing operations.
Pallet market under pressure
Circulating in the millions, Euro pallets are an integral part of everyday life in industry, trade, and logistics. However, A and B grade pallets are becoming increasingly scarce, warns the logistics provider Dachser. This has repercussions for costs, planning reliability, and delivery capacity along the entire supply chain.
Air traffic control in the dark
Even after a malfunction was resolved on Wednesday, the screens at Swiss air traffic control remained fixed the technical problem at the
The true cost of fulfilling the order
Materials handling specialist Ferag focuses on a holistic approach to warehousing and the targeted use of technologies to automate defined fulfillment processes in order to improve order processing efficiency. The concept developed by Ferag Solutions is based on a new key performance indicator, " CoOF " (Cost of Order Fulfillment).
Federal Councillor Beat Jans in Rupperswil
The Swiss Logistics by ASFL SVBL training center in Rupperswil recently hosted visits from Federal Councillor Beat Jans, head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police, Jérôme Cosandey, head of the Directorate of Labour at SECO, and Aargau government councillor Dieter Egli.
Even better than lithium-ion
At the world's largest industrial trade fair in Hanover, with 3,000 exhibitors, a young company called BTRY from Dübendorf won a startup award sponsored by the logistics provider Hermes. The founders impressed the judges with an ultra-thin, fully flexible energy storage system that is intended to enable numerous new applications.
Large containers for the «Jaguar»
At Claas in Bad Saulgau, machines for forage harvesting and headers for the forage harvester, which proudly bears the name " Jaguar ," are developed, tested, and manufactured. More staging area was needed at the assembly lines. Bito assisted with the switch to the large SL 86 hoppers.
System change at the drying tower
Automation, as mentioned, doesn't have to be complicated. Even simple, repetitive logistical processes can be carried out automatically with high-lift pallet trucks like the EXV iGo. Forklift manufacturer Still successfully implemented this at DP-Supply, a subsidiary of Deutsche Milchkontor DMK.
«Logistics Townhouse» for the city
It was just one of the numerous presentations at the German Material Flow Congress, which took place in Dortmund these days in parallel with the IFOY Test Camp: It was dedicated to a concept by Carl-Friedrich Rico zu Knyphausen, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Logivalue GmbH in Berlin: A « Retail Town House » for the city center.
Stölzle leaves University of St. Gallen
Stölzle leaves University of St. Gallen
W. Stölzle. Photo: HSG
In the Swiss logistics scene, known for its many memorable upheavals, the case of Wolfgang Stölzle, head of the Institute for Supply Chain Management at the University of St. Gallen, is making headlines. Allegations of plagiarism at the institute and "incompatibilities" are circulating. He has even been banned from the "Rayon" network.
As early as October 2022, the University of St.Gallen commissioned a committee to investigate the management of the Institute for Supply Chain Management (ISCM). In its final report of May 2, 2023, the committee concluded that a "problematic leadership culture" existed at the institute. According to the committee, Stölzle had been "in multiple conflicts of interest between official and private financial interests." Further investigations were initiated, interviews were conducted, and a comprehensive assessment was carried out.
Winding paths. Photo: UNISG
In the case of the plagiarism by a tenured professor, the situation essentially reads like numerous other plagiarism cases that have surfaced in academic circles, even at the state level, in German-speaking countries in recent years. Expert opinions concluded that there had been a significant violation of the rules of academic integrity. Excerpts from student papers had been repeatedly used for self-published works without proper attribution. The ongoing review of the habilitation of the tenured professor in question (there are not many at the ISCM) was still underway, it was reported in January.
Stölzle himself, currently unreachable at the institute or by any other means, has filed a legal objection, deeming the allegations, made anonymously by staff members, to be unfounded. He sees no damage to the university's reputation.
To avoid lengthy and costly legal disputes, the parties have agreed to settlements regarding the termination of all claims. The tenured professor will leave the University of St.Gallen on April 30. In Stölzle's case, his departure will take effect on July 31. Both are on leave until their departure. The Institute for Supply Chain Management will be headed by Thomas Friedli until further notice.
5th place in the ranking
The University of St.Gallen (HSG) is not just any university, but the university of the Canton of St.Gallen and the leading business university in Switzerland. Internationality, practical relevance, and an integrative approach have characterized the education at HSG since its founding in 1898. Today, the university educates over 9,600 students from approximately 100 countries in business administration, economics, law and social sciences, international relations, and computer science. It ranked 5th in the 2022 European Business School Ranking published by the Financial Times.
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