On Technology Engineering vs. Systems Engineering
Logistics engineering is systems engineering. Let us put systems engineering into perspective. We talk about systems, we talk about technology, we call certain pieces of technology “a system” — for…
Zwischen Picnic und Telefonbestellung: Der seltsame Zustand des Online-Lebensmittelhandels
Seit ca. 10 Jahren ist Online Grocery eines meiner Hauptthemen. Anfangs fristete die Branche noch ein Nischen-Dasein; man hatte davon gehört, vielleicht mal einen Artikel gelesen, aber die wenigsten hatten…
Mobile Picking Robots: The Rationale and Pitfalls
Mobile picking robots are increasingly marketed as a flexible automation solution. But they often automate inefficiency at a high cost. Here's a critical analysis.
The End of Spare Parts Logistics as We Know It. And Nobody Talks About It.
Management Summary Additive Manufacturing (AM), often referred to as 3D printing, has long been hyped as a revolutionary technology in manufacturing. But I claim its transformative potential in spare parts…
Automation Won’t Solve Your Problems
This post explains why so many warehouse automation problems, and poor financial performance of automation projects, have little to do with the technology itself—and everything to do with poor process,…
Organizational Culture Doesn’t Go Away, So We Better Take Care of It
Some time ago, I published a text entitled “Remote Work and the Underrated Concept of Organizational Culture”. The point of the article was what the title suggests: I wanted to…
LogiMAT 2024 Recap & Gebhardt Instapick
https://youtu.be/-9zXG_7k-YQ?si=55fLjFlsfpgGDiK7 Die LogiMAT 2024 ist vorbei – und es war prima! In diesem Video fasse ich einige Eindrücke zusammen und sage außerdem ein paar Worte zu Instapick, dem neuen Lagersystem…
