Logistics has long been a competitive advantage
For a long time, logistics was regarded as a necessary support function. Today, in many companies, it determines delivery capability, flexibility and competitiveness.
With increasing product variety, smaller batch sizes and rising customer expectations, complexity is growing throughout the entire material flow. At the same time, production and logistics processes are becoming ever more closely interlinked. Any disruption in intralogistics has a direct impact on capacity utilisation, throughput and on-time delivery.
Consequently, intralogistics is increasingly taking centre stage in strategic planning. Materials must be available at the right place at the right time, information must be accessible in real time, and deviations must be identified immediately. What is crucial here is not merely the automation of individual process steps, but the seamless interaction between people, machines and the flow of materials.
We observe this development from two perspectives: as a manufacturing company with a high degree of vertical integration, we deal daily with the planning of efficient material flows and high-performance intralogistics. At the same time, we maintain close contact with companies in the shipping and logistics sectors, which provides us with valuable insights into current challenges and best practices.
One example of this is visual process communication. Whether at manual packing workstations, automated warehouse systems or loading areas – clear status information enables rapid responses and increases transparency and process reliability. Solutions such as our eSIGN signal towers or the MC multicolour Beacons support precisely these requirements and help to shorten information pathways and ensure reliable processes.
Logistics today is far more than just transport. It is a crucial success factor for resilient and future-proof production systems.