 High-ranking
experts from industry and research will be talking about
key themes and the latest trends in in-company logistics
held in forums right in the middle of the exhibition
halls.
The emphasis will be very much on practical, successful solutions,
thus giving maximum benefit to strategists and managers working
in procurement, production, warehousing and dispatches.
Participants can come along and listen to the discussions, or take an active part themselves. The forums are a great way of gathering valuable knowledge to apply in practice, and an excellent opportunity to meet contacts new and old.
 = The presentations are given in German!
 = There is a simultaneous translation in English!
Tuesday, 13 March 2012 »
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Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Innovation + Networks for Sustainable Growth
Speakers:
Peter Kazander,
Exhibition Director LogiMAT 2012, EUROEXPO Messe- und Kongress-GmbH, Munich
Creative thinking is needed – Innovation is a question of corporate culture
Anke Meyer-Grashorn,
Book author, Twice the winner of a gold medal at the advertising film festival in Montreux and Cannes, Lecturer at the Steinbeis Hochschule für Innovation und Management
10 years of innovations for the 21st century
Dr. Joachim Miebach,
Chairman of Advisory Board Miebach Consulting Group
 = There is a simultaneous translation in English!
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Forum I – Hall 1
Logistics software from the cloud
Is the theory of service-oriented software development really practical?
Chaired by:
Prof. Dr. Michael ten Hompel,
Managing Director of the Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik, Chair of Materials Handling and Warehousing, University of Dortmund
The trend for service-oriented software development has strongly influenced the emergence of new technologies in intralogistics. Concepts such as ‘Logistics on demand’, ‘Software as a service’ and ‘Business by design’ define the industry. But are these ideas at all viable or does current practices seem quite different? Their practicability must be confirmed by users in order to ratify the success of such technologies – so in this forum users will be having their say and summing up their conclusions.
= There is a simultaneous translation in English!
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Forum II – Hall 5
Assessment of packaging solutions seen from the sustainability angle
Green Logistics as maxim and incentive
Chaired by:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Jansen,
Head of the Institut für Distributions- und Handelslogistik (IDH ) at VVL e.V., Dortmund
Sustainability and ‘green logistics’ are increasingly determining the design of packaging. In addition to the desired environmental compatibility, transport costs, wrapping costs and storage costs must also be taken into consideration bearing mechanical, climatic and chemical influences in mind. This often leads to a conflict of interests, which can seldom be completely resolved. This frequently results in compromise solutions, each of which must be individually assessed.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Forum III – Hall 7
Implementation of levelled production in SAP
Chaired by:
Claus Wilk,
Business Editor, Produktion trade journal
Kaizen, Heijunka, Muda, Poka Yoke… these concepts are no longer a trigger for companies to send employees on a language course in Japanese, but are being put into practice here and now. The objective for many companies is ‘levelled production’, and manufacturing companies have made great strides in this respect since the 1990s. However there seem to be big gaps in the support provided by DP systems, in particular when integrating directly into the ERP system. Find out how to optimally use the SAP ERP process to assist your lean production by examining an actual project.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Forum V – Hall 9
Bring the market into the company
Chaired by:
Prof. Dr. Armin F. Schwolgin,
Head of Business Studies – Freight Forwarding, Transport and Logistics, Baden-Württemberg Co-operative State University, Lörrach
Pricing in logistics is still often carried out on the basis of classic cost accounting with a profit margin (cost plus method), plus a bewildering number of surcharges. Instead of painstakingly ascertaining what the service costs, the question should be what it ought to cost in order to remain competitive. The process known as target costing is still not very commonly used, although consistent, market-oriented pricing could clearly improve customer orientation.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Forum I – Hall 1
Careers in logistics – opportunities and obstacles
An interim report on the Bologna Reform from the point of view of students, universities and the industry
Chaired by:
Anja Kiewitt,
Editor LOGISTIK HEUTE – the German logistics magazine, HUSS-VERLAG GmbH, Munich
German companies are split. Some say that the Bologna Reform has mainly been beneficial. Others complain that there are too many disadvantages and would like to return to the old degree courses. Students are also critical of the reforms and in the panel discussion they will talk about their day-to-day studies. Company representatives will report on the skills required to be a logistics expert. In the forum students, university lecturers and business representatives will give an interim assessment on the Bologna Reform and discuss topics such as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and in-service courses.
= There is a simultaneous translation in English!
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Forum II – Hall 5
Internet of Things for intercompany processes
Automatic identification: Bridge between real processes and virtual control systems
Chaired by:
Wolf-Rüdiger Hansen,
Managing Director, trade association AIM-D e.V., Lampertheim
The increasing diversity of variants and the concentration of companies on their core competences are leading to added value being split up between a great many companies. These companies are organising themselves into production and logistics networks with ever more complex demands on intracompany and intercompany processes. This requires new approaches and methods in cross-company control of order fulfilment. AutoID technologies and the Internet of Things play important roles here.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Forum I – Hall 1
Green (logistics) real estate
Sustainability in hall construction and operation
Chaired by:
Hans-Joachim Schlobach,
Editor in Chief and Publisher of the Austrian business magazine BUSINESS+LOGISTIC, Managing Director of RS Verlag GmbH
Green (logistics) real estate is not only well insulated, ensuring a good carbon footprint, but after use it can also be fully reintroduced into the industrial cycle through recycling. The question is whether these developments have potential and are profitable. There are already practical examples of how to do it. Austria’s economy is a trailblazer here, and experts will discuss opportunities and results.
= There is a simultaneous translation in English!
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Forum II – Hall 5
IFT Day: Intralogistics – Future – Technology
New technologies in intralogistics
Chaired by:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Wehking,
Head of Institut für Fördertechnik und Logistik (IFT), Stuttgart University
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Revolutionary technologies in intralogistics
Intelligent, cooperative and autonomous intralogistics machinery
New technological developments offer the potential of revolutionising processes in logistics and bringing about a paradigm change in intralogistics. Using the example of a variety of prototypes of intelligent, cooperative and autonomous intralogistics machines, solutions that will be viable in the short term, combining modern and robust technologies with optimisation opportunities through intelligent IT, will be presented.
11:30 am – 0:30 pm
Evolutionary developments in basic intralogistic elements
Optimised basic elements ensure efficient material flow
Basic intralogistic elements make a major contribution to smooth and efficient material flow. Numerous new developments and research projects, for example in the area of wheels and castors for ground conveyors or load chains, have shown that there is great optimisation potential in the basic elements of intralogistics. This potential must now be used in the future for efficient and resource-conserving material flow.
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Energy optimisation in materials handling technology
Reducing energy requirement to increase cost-effectiveness
Continuous and discontinuous handling equipment is at the heart of a wide range of intralogistic applications. In times of high energy prices and tight market conditions, the focus often turns to the inadequate energy efficiency of conveyors, so with that in mind ideas to optimise conveyors’ energy efficiency will be presented. These include analyses on the composition of energy requirements in continuous handling equipment, and the presentation of energy concepts for discontinuous handling equipment.
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Planning logistic systems
Selection of components and systems for efficient material flow
Selecting the optimum conveying, storage and handling equipment is essential when planning versatile and cost-effective intralogistics systems. With that in mind, two promising approaches will be presented: in the first lecture a system for selecting handling technologies in order picking will be introduced. In the second lecture a comprehensive method for the rough planning of distribution centres will be presented.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Forum V – Hall 9
Do justice to ageing workforce
Chaired by:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Willibald A. Günthner,
Chair for Material Handling Technology, Material Flow and Logistics, Technical University of Munich
Demographic development in Germany cannot be halted and will have a huge impact on companies over the next ten to fifteen years. The proportion of 55-67 year olds among people capable of working will reach over thirty percent. Against this background the key challenge for the intralogistics sector is the creation of suitable age-appropriate workplaces, which is why experts from industry and research will be discussing the latest developments regarding ergonomic workplace design.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Forum I – Hall 1
Product pirates and bootleggers
Competition for smart logistics solutions is great and the theft of ideas commonplace.
Chaired by:
Klaus Koch,
Editor in Chief Logistik & Fördertechnik, SwissProfessionalMedia, Switzerland
Product and brand piracy is on the increase. Counterfeiters and imitators are developing refined strategies to exploit intellectual property. Original manufacturers are battling with losses in sales and their market share. Logisticians have also been affected by patent infringements. In Project ProAuthent, in which the Institut Fördertechnik, Materialfluss und Logistik (fml) at TU Munich is a leading light, a system has been developed that protects machinery and plant engineering from fakes. Manufacturers, engineers and China expert Hans-Joachim Fuchs will report on counterstrategies.
= There is a simultaneous translation in English!
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Forum V – Hall 9
DTS technology in time of upheaval
New applications with new concepts
Chaired by:
Dr.-Ing. Günter Ullrich,
Chair of the VDI Expert Committee DTS and the European FTS Community Forum
The fourth DTS era has begun. For the first time it has not completely superseded the previous era, but is rather expanding technologies and applications. Tried and tested concepts from the third era are being endorsed and new fields of application and sectors served. An expert team will provide information on the new capability of driverless transport systems (DTS).
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Forum I – Hall 1
Saving energy in the warehouse
How sustainable intralogistics really pays off
Chaired by:
Tobias Schweikl,
Editor in Chief LOGISTRA, HUSS-VERLAG GmbH, Munich
Sustainable logistics concepts are increasingly in demand by customers and business partners. But which measures can be realised in a company’s own warehouse without the costs getting out of hand? Users and experts will examine this question using field-tested examples. The most significant ideas in areas from hall heating and material handling technology through to IT and their effect on CO2 emissions will be demonstrated and assessed.
= There is a simultaneous translation in English!
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Forum II – Hall 5
Barcodes, RFID & sensor technology for practical use in logistics
Use of auto-ID solutions for supporting logistical business processes plus a glimpse into the future
Chaired by:
Thorsten Aha,
Editor-in-Chief ident, Ident Verlag & Service GmbH
Technologies and applications in labelling, RFID, mobile IT, sensor technology and 1D+2D barcodes form the basis of information logistics along the value-added chains of industry, retail and the service industry. Through innovations, new areas of application are increasingly being opened up and established sectors expanded or replaced by new more efficient systems. This forum will present the current status and new developments of auto-ID solutions in logistics with practice-oriented lectures, followed by a panel discussion.
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Forum III – Hall 7
100% delivery service with '0' safety reserve – that´s the way to do it!
Chaired by:
Prof. Dr. Herbert Kotzab,
Chair of General Business Management and Logistics Management, University of Bremen
Every chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In warehouse planning and management this basic truth is often overlooked. As a result warehouses are inadequately planned and managed for the performance they are expected to achieve. This leads to increased costs and a poor delivery service. In this forum, practical examples will be used to illustrate how innovative stock management and proper warehouse planning in tune with this can reduce safety reserves and space requirements as well as improve delivery service.
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Forum IV – Hall 7
Designing adaptable production and logistics systems
From intralogistics to organisation
Chaired by:
Thomas Wochinger,
Team Leader Corporate Logistics and Order Management, Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung IPA
Why should production and logistics be designed to be adaptable and what obstacles to this still exist today? Adaptability can take both a technological and an organisational route.
Speakers at the forum will give recommendations on how organisational and operational structures and the use of IT tools can be appropriately designed to recognize changed parameters early and react accordingly.
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Forum V – Hall 9
Outsourcing process – considered holistically and in conformity with the Guideline
VDI Guideline 4494 – Representation and procedure in the outsourcing process from the perspective of all involved, using the example of contract logistics
Chaired by:
Hartmut Braun,
Senior Consultant / Project manager, PSI Logistics GmbH
Chaired by:
Martin Sayer,
Managing Director, MIPS Consulting GmbH
Guideline VDI 4494 describes outsourcing projects comprehensively from the perspective of the contracting and the implementing companies, using the example of contract logistics. Each sheet in the series can be used independently for the specific subprocess. The Guideline describes content that is relevant to the progress and success of the project and to controlling it, with the objective of achieving a user-friendly process that is simple to carry out. In addition check lists and action recommendations are provided, thus ensuring a balanced perspective.
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Forum I – Hall 1
Is the shuttle part of the future?
A comparison between conventional shelf stackers and new shuttle solutions
Chaired by:
Markus Reithofer,
Senior Editor of the logistics magazine dispo, Austria
A paradigm shift is currently taking place in the development of the market in shelf stackers. An increasing number of manufacturers are focusing on developing their shuttle systems. At first glance the advantages are convincing: the shuttle systems appear small, light, smart, modular and energy-saving in comparison with the large and technically very challenging shelf stackers.
In the panel discussion leading market representatives will speak on the pros and cons of conventional shelf stackers in comparison with shuttles and will then take questions from the audience.
= There is a simultaneous translation in English!
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Forum II – Hall 5
Intralogistics 2020: Future of automation in order picking and packing
How are companies coping with the new challenges?
Chaired by:
Heinrich Hippenmeyer,
Board member of Intralogistik-Netzwerk in Baden-Württemberg e.V., Strategic Technology Management at Sick AG
Quality management, standardisation, ergonomics at work and resource-optimised packaging design suitable for automation are some of the future requirements. New business models such as e-commerce are also challenging established technologies and processes in order picking and packing. So far too little attention has been paid to this issue, which offers great potential for reducing costs!
Intralogistik-Netzwerk BW and BVL will be showing you how you can tap this potential.
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Forum III – Hall 7
Successful process optimisation through a holistic approach
Processes in companies have considerable potential for optimisation!
Chaired by:
Prof. Dr. Frank Giesa,
Professor in Logistics and Controlling, Bremen University
Depending on the perspective, only some aspects of process optimisation are being exploited. Holistic process optimisation takes into consideration everything that may impact on a process. A wide range of aspects such as transparency, technical IT support, technical design and handling plus employee selection and training, with all their interactions, are fed into the process. Representatives of the individual disciplines will be pointing out the scope for design to ensure project success.
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Forum V – Hall 9
Keeping pace – Change-capable technology for intralogistics
Innovative solutions for rapid adaptation to changing demands
Chaired by:
Dipl.-Ing. Guido Follert,
Head of Dept. of Machinery and Systems, Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik, Dortmund
Logistics processes are increasingly being impacted by the volatility and instability in the markets, seen, for example, in decreasing product lifecycles. This gives rise to faster changing requirements. Today´s logistics systems cannot be adapted fast enough to keep pace with demand, which is why they cannot be used efficiently over their lifecycle. The lectures in the forum present solutions for implementing logistics systems that are capable of change to a level of flexibility beyond that currently on offer.
Programme subject to change.
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