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Case Study: Advanced Planning & Scheduling at Leuze Electronic

Logistics Business Magazine

Leuze electronic no longer optimizes its purchasing and production decisions with ERP as in the past, but on the basis of the Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) tool DISKOVER from SCT. With Leuze already having decided to switch over to SAP at its company headquarters, they could certainly have used the SAP planning tool.

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RFID Case Study: Can a Supply Chain be Digitised?

Logistics Business Magazine

The aim was to define the factory of the future and to implement its products in the digitised factory. Reliability was to be created through a more intelligent supply chain with new tools and valid real-time insights. The post RFID Case Study: Can a Supply Chain be Digitised? 1] Radio-frequency identification.

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Case Study: CKF Systems Robots Pick Fragile Snack Product at High Speed

Logistics Business Magazine

CKF were commissioned to install a robotic picking system featuring ABB’s IRB360 FlexPicker robots and PickMaster vision software into one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers in 2019 helping them to perfectly pick a consumable product at one of their major factories.

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Case Study: Demand Management Efficiency for Brandt Group

Logistics Business Magazine

The manufacturer operates four factories, two in France and two in Algeria and has three warehouses around the world. More recently, in September 2018, Brandt went live with FuturMaster’s production planning software to focus more on the synchronisation of industrial supply chain and capacity planning at its new factory in Algeria. “We

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

The Benefits of Implementing AGVs in Your Operations Components and Types of AGVs AGV Navigation Technology Choosing the Right AGV Solution for Your Needs Ensuring Safety and Compliance in the Workplace Real-World Applications and Case Studies Overcoming Challenges with AGVs Conclusion Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV?

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

The Benefits of Implementing AGVs in Your Operations Components and Types of AGVs AGV Navigation Technology Choosing the Right AGV Solution for Your Needs Ensuring Safety and Compliance in the Workplace Real-World Applications and Case Studies Overcoming Challenges with AGVs Conclusion Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV?

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Logistics in the Manufacturing Industry: How Smaller Plants Can Benefit

Kanban Logistics

Walk into the manufacturing sites of many large companies and you’ll observe a finely tuned inbound logistics operation, with parts and raw materials arriving at the factory for that day’s production requirements. Smaller plants have even more incentive to free up factory floor space given the space constraints.