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The Material Flow editorial team asked representatives of software companies to take a look into the future for us and imagine themselves in the year 2030: If you were to stand on a glass roof and take a look at a smart factory from above,...

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A good 20 years ago, a development began in retail that has had a lasting impact and changed not only retail itself, but also society, consumer behavior and technology.

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The fashion industry has undergone structural change in recent years. Ever smaller units in distance selling with greater dynamism and complexity have to be managed - these trends have a strong impact on logistics.

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The countdown to the last space shuttle launch was almost five years ago. In warehouse technology, however, the trend towards shuttle systems continues unabated. "In most tenders today, single-level shuttle systems are requested in addition to automated small parts warehouses," reports Robert Fankhauser, Product Manager at SSI Schaefer.

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A new distribution center from SSI Schaefer forms the logistical basis for the omni-channeling of the Finnish Stockmann Group, one of the leading retail companies in Scandinavia and the Baltic States. A combination of hanging garments and flat-packed goods as well as a system concept based on the patented 3D Matrix Solution enable order processing for stationary and online retail from just one logistics system.

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Conveyor technology connects and synchronizes the intralogistics stations and processes in every logistics center. Their precision, reliability and availability are becoming increasingly important, especially in view of the ever-increasing variety of articles and...

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Optimum utilization of space, direct access to goods, fast order picking processes, short distances and interlocking workflows - this is the result of a collaboration between the large printing company H. O. Persiehl GmbH & Co KG and SSI Schäfer....

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Without exception, entrepreneurs are optimistic about 2017. Some are cautiously optimistic about the overall economic development in Germany, but for their own company, the thumbs are all pointing up. A stable...

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As part of the 11th Logistics Innovation Day 2016, Volkswagen in Wolfsburg named KNAPP the top innovator in the field of logistics innovations. The innovation scouting focused on IT concepts and new logistics approaches. Among the 18 finalists...

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geobra Brandstätter Stiftung & Co KG, manufacturer of Playmobil, is expanding its existing logistics center at the Herrieden site. TGW supplies a new intralogistics solution. In the new Playmobil building section, the order picking...

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