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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.
Logistics studies in Altdorf and Lucerne starting in 2022
Logistics studies in Altdorf and Lucerne starting in 2022
In Altdorf, is currently under construction as a Its design and projects are gradually taking shape. The initiators envision a new "logistics hub" emerging. A master's program is planned to begin in 2022.
Even in the most remote corners of the world, online shopping is no longer a problem. Almost everything requires just a click on your smartphone – and the goods are delivered right to your doorstep. However, this requires considerable organization and smoothly functioning processes behind the scenes. The demands on logistics are increasing with advancing digitalization and globalization.
To develop optimal and sustainable logistics solutions for the future, a new competence and innovation center is currently being established: Logistikum Schweiz GmbH was founded in autumn 2019 by VNL Switzerland, the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, and the Detranz Competence Center for Transport-Efficient Management. Close cooperation exists with the Canton of Uri and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. The center's development is also being financed by funds from the New Regional Policy of the Canton of Uri and the Swiss Federal Government (NRP). The numerous interdisciplinary research and development projects will be financed through contributions from industry, the public sector, and foundations. Among others, the Dätwyler Foundation has also pledged support for a current research project.
Currently, a three-person team is working on the development of the project at the Working Point on Dätwylerstrasse in Altdorf. The focus is on researching value creation systems and innovative solutions – with particular attention to aspects of sustainability, globalization, and technological development in an increasingly interconnected world. At the same time, Logistikum Schweiz aims to promote innovation in the areas of purchasing, logistics, and supply chain management, thereby contributing to the development of competitive regional and international logistics and value creation networks.
Herbert Ruile, Managing Director of Logistikum Schweiz GmbH.
The first industrial, research, and innovation projects have now been launched at the Altdorf site. "Now we're picking up speed," says Managing Director Herbert Ruile. To further advance research activities, the innovation center is creating additional skilled jobs.
The canton of Uri was not chosen as a research location and object of study by chance: "Uri is an important logistics hub in Europe," says Ruile. "Its location and history as a connecting canton between north and south make it ideally suited to analyzing value chains and shaping them for the future." The Gotthard economic and cultural region exemplifies the ecological, economic, and geographical challenges – as a logistical gateway for north-south goods transit, with a growing regional domestic market, international connections, and as a challenge for spatial planning given the severely limited space available for traffic and transport infrastructure.
The challenges include regionalization, decarbonization, and digital transformation. The potential of new technologies such as 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things should be harnessed to develop future-proof, resource-conserving, and efficient value creation networks with innovative solutions. These technologies are applied in agriculture, commerce, industry, trade, and services. Consequently, numerous well-known Swiss companies have already joined the R&D programs.
One of the current research projects has the working title "Opportunities and Challenges of Sustainable Alpine Value Creation Systems: Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow". Using the canton of Uri as a case study, the project examines how value creation systems, their logistics, and their energy requirements have changed over the centuries.
Annual "Logistics Vision Days" are planned to establish the center as a think tank. In collaboration with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, a Master's program in Logistics will be offered in both Altdorf and Lucerne starting in 2022. This future education and training program will further strengthen the Logistikum, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and the Canton of Uri as a research and education hub.
