Warehouse Management

Automation and Organisation of Warehouse and Order Picking Systems

By: Michael Hompel, Thorsten Schmidt

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Hardcover | 13 October 2006

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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 of advanced computer-based control technologies have contributed to development of the necessary control and management systems called Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Nevertheless, due to the high complexity, users often find it hard to handle WMS. The design, choice and operation of a WMS requires extensive know-how and experience because of the large variety of solutions and system requirements. This book gives an overview of possible solutions which help readers to make the right choice. It presents the background and potential, but also the risks and strategies to handle them. It sets the basis for comparisons for all those readers who are responsible for the evaluation and specification of warehouse management systems. Furthermore, it is meant as basic support for students and interested beginners. This book is based on practical knowledge without neglecting the basic context or assuming special technical knowledge. Some basic processes and technologies that are required for a better understanding are described in detail. System-developers will find some new ideas when problems and limits of current developments are discussed. New approaches with regard to the structure and design of WMS are presented.

Readers can expect a simple and well-documented explantion of WMS based on the open-source initiative myWMS. The software can be operated on a common PC independent of the platform and without any obligatory user login data. Thus, the operation, function and benefits of a WMS can be visualized.

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Introduction	p. 1
Requirements	p. 2
Warehousing	p. 2
Characteristics of warehouse systems	p. 4
Optimization of warehouse systems	p. 5
Warehouse Management	p. 6
System interfaces and definitions	p. 7
Structure and goal of this book	p. 11
Management of Warehouse Systems	p. 13
Logistic frameworks	p. 13
Logistic principles	p. 13
Packaging and logistic units	p. 16
Functions in warehouse systems	p. 20
Goods acceptance and receipt	p. 20
Storage	p. 25
Retrieval / picking	p. 28
Consolidation point	p. 30
Order-picking	p. 30
Packaging department	p. 44
Shipping department	p. 45
Warehouse management system	p. 46
Warehouse management	p. 46
Reorganization	p. 50
Conveyor management and control systems	p. 50
Data collection, processing and visualization	p. 51
Stocktaking	p. 53
Basic data and key performance indicators of warehouse systems	p. 56
Basic data	p. 56
Logistic key performance indicators	p. 57
Special procedures and methods	p. 59
Cross docking	p. 59
Outsourcing of the physical distribution and warehousing processes	p. 61
Application Service Providing	p. 62
Fundamentals of an Operational Optimization	p. 63
Optimization in short	p. 63
Background	p. 63
Classification of the operational optimization	p. 65
Terms and elements of dispatching	p. 67
Optimization processes in a warehouse	p. 68
Transport optimization	p. 68
Sequencing of picking orders	p. 76
Routing in the warehouse	p. 78
Comprehensive order dispatching	p. 79
Optimization of solutions	p. 81
General aspects	p. 81
Overview over the optimization procedures	p. 82
Examples of known methods	p. 84
Warehousing and Conveying Principles	p. 91
Warehouse systems	p. 91
Ground store	p. 92
Statical racking systems	p. 94
Dynamical racking system	p. 102
Pre-rack zone	p. 105
Transport systems	p. 106
Conveyors	p. 107
Transporters	p. 110
Sorting and distribution systems	p. 126
Applications	p. 126
The basic structure of sorting systems	p. 128
Distribution technology	p. 132
Control and strategies	p. 135
Robots in warehouse systems	p. 136
Palletizing robots	p. 136
Order-picking robots	p. 136
Automation of the Material Flow	p. 137
Basics of automation	p. 137
History of the material flow automation	p. 138
Terms and definitions	p. 139
The structure of control systems	p. 140
Control engineering	p. 144
Classification of controls	p. 144
Programmable logic controllers	p. 147
Computer control	p. 152
Sensors	p. 153
Sensor classifications	p. 153
Mechanically operated sensors	p. 154
Optical sensors	p. 154
Magnetic and inductive sensors	p. 158
Ultrasonic sensors	p. 159
Actuators	p. 160
The tasks and structures of actuator systems	p. 160
Electrical drives	p. 162
Fluid drives	p. 168
Interfaces in automation systems	p. 169
Analogous and binary data transmission	p. 170
Digital data transmission	p. 171
Field bus systems	p. 173
Automatic Identification	p. 179
Codes and characters	p. 179
Encoding	p. 180
Encoding examples	p. 180
ID-Codes	p. 181
Code 2/5	p. 182
Check digit calculation Code 2/5	p. 185
Code 2/5 interleaved	p. 186
Code 128	p. 188
Check digit calculation code 128	p. 191
The character sets of the code 128	p. 192
Mixed character sets in code 128 and their optimization	p. 194
Code sizes, tolerances and reading distances	p. 195
Printing method and quality	p. 197
Labelling techniques	p. 197
Quality requirements	p. 198
Selection of the printing technique	p. 198
Semantics in the code: EAN 128	p. 200
Global location numbering (GLN)	p. 201
International article number (EAN)	p. 203
Serial shipping container code (SSCC)	p. 203
Characteristics of the code EAN 128	p. 204
Scanner technology, devices, interfaces	p. 208
Barcode scanner	p. 208
Handheld scanners	p. 208
Stationary scanners	p. 209
2D-Codes	p. 210
Stacked barcodes	p. 211
Matrix codes	p. 212
Radio frequency identification	p. 214
Functioning and technical structure	p. 214
Fields of application	p. 219
Comparison with barcode systems	p. 220
Information and Communication Technology	p. 221
Communication technology	p. 221
Layered architectures	p. 222
Protocols	p. 222
Transmission media	p. 225
Network types and internetworking	p. 227
Network addresses	p. 230
Examples	p. 232
Data management	p. 235
Principles	p. 235
File systems	p. 237
Databases	p. 238
Availability of data	p. 243
User interface	p. 245
Terminals	p. 246
Functional point of view	p. 247
Access control	p. 248
Internationalization	p. 249
Help systems and help functions	p. 249
Operating systems	p. 250
Tasks	p. 250
Principles	p. 252
Programming languages	p. 261
Compilers and interpreters	p. 261
Language concepts	p. 264
Language generations	p. 264
Basic principles of object-oriented programming	p. 266
Data abstraction	p. 266
Classes and objects	p. 268
Inheritance	p. 269
Unified modelling language	p. 271
Extensible markup language: XML	p. 271
Key-value-coding	p. 271
The syntax of XML	p. 274
Parsers and processors	p. 275
Variety with style sheets	p. 276
Safety aspects	p. 277
Secrecy	p. 278
Integrity assurance	p. 280
Authentication	p. 280
Authentication and electronic signature	p. 281
Realization of Warehouse Management Systems	p. 283
Requirement definition	p. 284
As-is analysis	p. 285
Weak-point analysis	p. 286
Development of a target concept	p. 287
Preparation of the tender documents	p. 287
Definition of the key performance indicators	p. 288
Preparation of the technical specifications	p. 289
Completion of the tender documents	p. 292
The placement of an order	p. 293
Preselection of providers	p. 293
Comparison of offers	p. 293
Offer presentation	p. 293
Selection of a provider	p. 296
Implementation	p. 296
Preparation of the technical specifications	p. 296
Realization	p. 300
Project management / Quality assurance	p. 301
Start-up	p. 301
Test phase	p. 301
Changeover from old to new WMS	p. 302
Training	p. 302
Acceptance	p. 302
Performance test	p. 303
Failure simulation and emergency strategies	p. 303
Formal acceptance	p. 304
Structure of a WMS from the Example of my WMS	p. 307
Data model	p. 307
Data container of the model	p. 308
Data interrelations	p. 310
Interfaces	p. 313
Classical implementation of a WMS	p. 313
Functional structure	p. 313
Table structure	p. 315
Securing the logical integrity	p. 318
Generation and query of master data	p. 318
MyWMS	p. 320
The basic structure of myWMS	p. 320
Business objects	p. 323
Kernel concept	p. 324
Runtime environment	p. 326
Example of a distribution system using myWMS	p. 327
Description of the example	p. 327
Topology structure	p. 333
Plug-In - Routing	p. 335
Communication	p. 336
Abbreviations	p. 341
Bibliography	p. 345
Index	p. 351
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