Warehouse Management Automation and Organisation of Warehouse and Order Picking Systems /

• Main Authors: Hompel, Michael ten (Author), Schmidt, Thorsten (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Intralogistik
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Computer-aided engineering.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operations Management.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.

Modern warehouse and distribution systems constitute highly complex nodes within the value-added supply chain and have to meet a variety of requirements with regard to time, costs and quality. The efficient operation of such systems is a continuous challenge for anyone in charge. Recent developments...

Table of Contents:

• Management of Warehouse Systems
• Fundamentals of an Operational Optimization
• Warehousing and Conveying Principles
• Automation of the Material Flow
• Automatic Identification
• Information and Communication Technology
• Realization of Warehouse Management Systems
• Structure of a WMS from the Example of myWMS.