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Some thoughts and novel ideas around warehouse automation and intralogistics. Of course with a special emphasis on technology and solutions.

Why is grocery lagging behind?

The word is out in the open: when it comes to warehouse automation, grocery is lagging behind almost all other industries. This finding is counterintuitive, because essential characteristics of the grocery distribution are crying out for automation. There are 2 reasons why the grocery industry is lagging so far behind in terms of material handling automation.

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26.May.2025 – 700 words

Amazon KIVA: curse or blessing?

Amazon is an e-com giant, an incredible sucess story, a role model and feared competitor. In this blog article we take a deeper look into logistics and analyze the hidden and expensive problem behind the glittering fulfillment curtain.

There is one metric in particular which made me wonder about the Amazon KIVA solution for warehouse automation.

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02.Sep.2024 – 1450 words

Product Management

The 3 things you can do to improve Product Management and your innovation process !

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9.Sep.2022 – 1275 words

Control Tower

Latest since Covid everyone is aware about the importance but also the fragility of supply chains. The so called ‘Control Tower’ which addresses the entire supply chain is a hot topic in material handling.

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14.Jan.2022 – 1100 words

LogiMAT2023 Highlights

Whether you missed this years show or didn’t have enough time to stroll around, my personal list of 7 highlights from LogiMAT 2023 might provide you with valuable links and thoughts. The entries to this list made it purely based on my very subjective opinion.

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10.May.2023 – 1130 words

The future of WMS

Recently I did some consulting about market, technology and future of warehouse management systems (WMS).
Well here you get some of that consulting content for free 🙂

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22.Nov.2021 – 1625 words

How (not) to use a logistic consultant

For the majority of wholesalers, distributors, e-com outlets etc. a new automated warehouse represents a major and exceptional project. So help is needed. But what shall a logistic consultant best be assigned with?

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28.Nov.2021 – 710 words