Logistics systems include the entirety of processes and resources needed for the provision of goods and products. A distinction is commonly made between procurement, production, distribution and disposal. Within these areas, segmentation is made between the transport/transfer and storage/provision of goods and products.
Moreover two fields of action can be distinguished in a logistics system, which, however, are often combined in practice:
The first one is the information technology in the form of software for the planning and management of goods and products and the components for the control of technology. In each case hardware is used for the storage and exchange of the necessary data and information.
► 1st field of action: The most common IT components in a logistics system:
- Inventory management system [IMS]
- Material flow accounting [MFA]
- Forklift control system [FCS]
- Programmable logic control [PLC]
- Enterprise resource planning [ERP]
- Warehouse management system [WMS]
- Yard management
- Transportation management
- Customs
► 2nd field of action: The technology within a logistics system
The second field of action is the technology within a logistics system for the handling/conveying, storage and transportation of goods, including manual, semi-automated or fully automated systems, such as:
- Racking technology
- Material handling technology
- Conveyor technology
- Packaging technology
- Transport technology
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