Fachforen LogiMAT  -  31. Mai - 2. Juni 2022

Moderated by: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael ten Hompel, Managing Director of the Fraunhofer Institute of Material Flow and Logistics (IML), Chair of Materials Handling and Warehousing, TU Dortmund University

The “Silicon Economy” heralds the AI-based platform economy of tomorrow. Digital technology is the name of the game, and intralogistics is the playing field. Even the biggest industry players are beginning to realize that you can’t win this game on your own. You need a secure data environment, user-friendly interfaces, and actual standards that are more than just bits and bytes. If the next phase of the digital revolution is to succeed, there’s no time to reinvent the wheel for the umpteenth time. Logistics must rely more heavily on software. The establishment of the Open Logistics Foundation affords us a unique opportunity to work together toward open-source hardware, software, interfaces, and apps.
Let’s talk.

Panel discussion with:
 

• Jakub Piotrowski, CIO and Chief Digital Officer, BLG Logistics Group
• Stefan Hohm, Chief Development Officer, DACHSER Group SE & Co. KG

Moderated by: Matthias Pieringer, editor in chief, LOGISTIK HEUTE, HUSS-VERLAG GmbH

Fires in logistics centers pose a grave risk to supply chains and frequently lead to downstream disruptions. This makes fire safety absolutely essential for warehouses, distribution centers, and the like. But how can fire safety solutions be integrated alongside high-performance intralogistics concepts without losing efficiency? What role does the increasingly important storage of lithium-ion batteries play? Experts working in the fields of logistics and logistics real estate will address these and other questions.

1:00 – 1:05 PM
Welcome and introduction

Matthias Pieringer,Chefredakteur, LOGISTIK HEUTE, HUSS-VERLAG GmbH
 
1:05 – 1:10 PM
Keynote

Kuno Neumeier, CEO, Logivest Group; Speaker of Logistics Real Estate Focus Group, German Logistics Association (BVL)
 
1:10 – 1:50 PM
Roundtable with:

• Dr. Rainer Jaspers, Fire Safety Testing Engineer and Expert, Ökotec Group and Dr. Rainer Jaspers Ingenieur & Prüfconsult
• Kuno Neumeier, CEO, Logivest Group; Speaker of Logistics Real Estate Focus Group, German Logistics Association (BVL)
• Maik Reimann, Risk Manager, Oskar Schunck GmbH & Co. KG
• Prof. Reinhard Ries, Director Emeritus of Frankfurt am Main Fire Department, WISAG Sicherheit & Service Holding GmbH & Co. KG
• Dipl.-Ing. Werner Wagner, Managing Director & Owner, WAGNER Group GmbH

Moderated by: Prof. Dr. Franz Vallée, Managing Director, VuP GmbH, Vallée und Partner, Logistic & IT Consultancy, Münster

The challenge of planning and controlling warehouse processes is growing more daunting. Choosing the right WMS and software vendor is no simple task. There are so many solutions to choose from, and companies don’t usually set aside much time to select the right one. When such solutions are actually implemented, they don’t always bring the hoped-for success. This leads to calls for agile approaches. But is every company ready for this? What exactly does agile mean? Is agile always the right tool? How do you check which approach is appropriate in a specific case?

2:00–2:05 PM
Welcome and introduction
Dr. Franz Vallée, Managing Partner, VuP GmbH—Vallée und Partner, Logistics & IT Consulting
 
2:05–2:15 PM
Keynote
Dr. Franz Vallée
 
2:15–2:25 PM
Keynote: Opportunities and limits of agile WMS projects
Michael Baranowski, Managing Director, TEAM GmbH
 
2:25–2:35 PM
Keynote: Through intelligent IT architecture to agile projects
Eduard Wagner, CIO, TUP GmbH & Co. KG
 
2:35–2:50 PM
Panel discussion with participants
 
Closing remarks
Dr. Franz Vallée

Moderated by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Fottner, Chair in Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics at the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich

One of the core concepts behind Germany’s “Industry 4.0” initiative is the smooth interaction between humans and machines. But the demands placed on logistics systems are constantly growing, driven by an increasing variety of inventory and rising cost and deadline pressures. Modern technologies and intuitive interfaces offer new freedoms as we design the workplaces of tomorrow in a changing society. This forum brings together experts from the business and academic communities to explore how assistance systems can support humans, drive down error rates, and much more.

Introduction and moderation

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Fottner, Chair in Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics at the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich
 
Keynote 1: The Optimal Balance between Automation and Flexibility

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Furmans, Institute Director, Institute for Material Handling and Logistics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 
Keynote 2: How Modern Technologies Improve Human Workspaces

Leonhard Feiner, Research Assistant, Institute for Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics at the Technical University of Munich
 
Panel discussion with the following additional participants:

• Tobias Weyl, Head of Product Development, Vetter Industrie GmbH
• Tobias Rietzler, CEO, robominds GmbH
• Dr. Maximilian Fisser, Co-founder and CPO, FERNRIDE GmbH
• Dr. Andreas Werner, CTO, swisslog GmbH

Closing remarks
Prof Dr. Johannes Fottner

Moderated by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Schulz, Director, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics (IFT), University of Stuttgart

Manual picking systems offer a high degree of flexibility at low investment costs. Humans are able to adapt quickly to dynamic, heterogeneous processes and can move to other areas of a company when demands on capacity fluctuate. That’s why manual activities dominate picking processes in production and distribution logistics. This expert forum offers both theory and practice for concrete, scientifically based approaches to planning and optimizing manual picking systems.
 

10:00–10:20 AM
Picking: a Question of Flexibility

Daniel Mezger, Academic Assistant, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics, University of Stuttgart
Robin Wenk, Co-Founder & CEO, Lightshape GmbH & Co. KG
Matthias Mögerle, Managing Director & COO, ThingOS GmbH
 
10:20–10:35 AM
Increasing efficiency in manual picking with modern scanning gloves incl. display

Dr. Julian Popp, Senior Manager, MHP – A Porsche Company
 
10:35–10:50 AM
Picking Starts with the Supplier

Johannes Kunkel, Managing Director, Lieferladen.de GmbH

Moderated by: Detlef Spee, Deputy Head, VDI Expert Committee 301, Logistics Systems and Management; Department Head, Intralogistics and IT Planning, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML

The new VDI Guideline 3299 helps in the selection of the right picking system. It supplements the popular VDI 3590, which covers structural design. The new guideline offers a systematic approach to finding the right solution and highlights key principles, system types, and criteria. It provides everyone, not just experienced practitioners, with a common vocabulary and understanding on the journey to choosing the right system. An expert panel of warehouse operators and suppliers introduces the guideline and explores its benefits and applicability.

Introduction and moderation

This forum presents the concept of the new VDI Guideline 3299, a supplement to VDI 3590, which deals with finding the appropriate picking system.

Detlef Spee, Deputy Head, VDI Expert Committee 301, Logistics Systems and Management; Department Head, Intralogistics and IT Planning, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics in Dortmund
 
A panel of experts will discuss benefits and applicability:
 

• Joachim Bernard, Head of Supply Chain Management, Bito-Lagertechnik Bittmann GmbH
• Tim Geißen, Head of Processes and WMS, Rewe Group
• Tobias Vetter, Team Leader of System Concepts, Gebhardt Fördertechnik GmbH
• Bastian Wolfgarten, Business Unit Manager of Logistics, Nordwest Handel AG
• Dipl.-Ing. Eike-Niklas Jung, Division Manager Technical Projects, dm-drogerie markt GmbH + Co. KG

Moderated by: Michael Lickefett, Head of Department for Factory Planning and Production Management, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA

Shorter lead times for customized products, optimized fulfillment and logistics planning: “DesignChain” delivers an end-to-end, highly automated process flow—from defining customer requirements and setting the price and delivery date to generating the design and CAD model and transferring a validated NC code to production. Digital efficiency is a game-changer for fulfillment and logistics.
Fraunhofer IPA offers a concise illustration of how processes are automated in DesignChain, including real-world examples.

1:00–1:10 PM
High-Performance End-to-End Processes for Operational Excellence in Fulfillment and Logistics

Michael Lickefett, Department Head, Factory Planning and Production Management, Fraunhofer IPA
 
1:10–1:30 PM
DesignChain—Automating the Process Chain from the Customer Requirement to the CNC Program

Christoph Haar, Assistant Group Director, Planning Manufacturing Systems, Fraunhofer IPA
 
1:30–1:50 PM
Automated Fulfillment as Part of the DesignChain—the Path to Efficient Logistics

Christian Fries, Assistant Group Director, Production Planning and Control, Fraunhofer IPA
 

Moderated by: Prof. Dr. Michael Krupp, Director, Research Group for Optimizing Added Value at the University of Augsburg (HSA_ops)

The need to reduce carbon emissions and improve the quality of life in urban centers has led to intense efforts to reinvent mobility.
Changes in individual mobility typically also have a major impact on the conditions for last-mile transport in city centers. Urban logistics concepts to address these trends have been designed and tested in city centers since the 1990s. New concepts in rural areas are less common, but are also being tested.
In most cases, this will require new transshipment centers with innovations in areas such as last-mile modes of transport. But what will these hubs look like? Tight spaces, limited hours, extremely high demands on flexibility?
Can they be automated, and which IT systems are needed? We look forward to sharing our experience and solutions and talking with you.

2:00–2:15 PM
Urban and Rural Supply Concepts—Is Automation an Enabler for New Solutions?

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Müller-Steinfahrt, Institute Director, Institute for Applied Logistics (IAL), University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
 
2:15–2:30 PM
Last-Mile Solution Concepts—Challenges and Solutions at UPS

Klaus Stodick, Director of City Logistics, United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & Co. OHG
 
2:30–2:45 PM
Intralogistics Material Flow Controller as the Basis of Future Supply Concepts

Mathias Thomas, Owner, TUP GmbH & Co. KG; Founder, RULS (Realtime Urban Logistics Solution)
 

Moderated by: Dr.-Ing. Günter Ullrich, Director, Forum-FTS GmbH, Head of VDI expert committee AGV

In the old days, people just talked about AGVs. Now we have AMRs, MRs, aAGVs, IGVs, and more—terms that are largely the brainchild of marketing departments. But what exactly is autonomy, and what do autonomous functions mean for AGVs?

The VDI expert committee on AGVs has developed a comprehensive definition of autonomy: Clearly delineating automatic and autonomous functions and applying an evaluation matrix of all 11 autonomous functions makes it possible for the first time to calculate an autonomy index. Each function is also compared against the use case, yielding a custom evaluation of an autonomous solution.

Participants:

• Moderator: Dr.-Ing. Günter Ullrich, Head of VDI Technical Committee for AGVs; Managing Partner, Forum-FTS GmbH
• Thomas Albrecht, Manager AGVs, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML
• Karl Rapp, Head of Sales and Marketing, DS Automotion GmbH

Moderated by: Jan Kaulfuhs-Berger, editor in chief, Technische Logistik, HUSS-Medien GmbH

The list of technical innovations around AGVs/AMRs is long, ranging from new sensors and innovative vehicle and guidance control systems to numerous autonomous functions. Standardized data interfaces between the master controller and the vehicles open up new possibilities for implementing AGV projects.

This results in a number of challenges around plant safety. All players in the AGV project—and not least the operator—must be aware of their responsibilities. This expert forum addresses key questions about AGV safety.

Participants:

• Moderator: Jan Kaulfuhs-Berger, Editor-in-Chief, Technische Logistik, HUSS-Medien GmbH
• Dr.-Ing. Günter Ullrich, Head of VDI Technical Committee for AGVs; Managing Partner, Forum-FTS GmbH
• Rolf Schumacher, Senior Safety Consultant, Sick AG
• Roland Senninger, retired Operations Manager, BASF AG

Moderated by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Philipp Gölzer, Head of the Business Area “Digitalized Production“, Supply Chain Services working group, Fraunhofer IIS and Professor at the Technical University of Nuremberg

Logistics processes generate huge volumes of data. Businesses that seek to leverage this treasure trove with data analytics often run into problems: The data lacks the necessary quality, contains errors, is incomplete, or exists in various formats. Or the data needed for a specific application is simply not available. We present real-world examples illustrating how to overcome these hurdles and generate real added value to optimize processes or develop new services. The Supply Chain Services working group at Fraunhofer IIS and its partners deliver an AI reality check.

Application potentials of Data efficient Learning in production and logistics

Jann Goschenhofer, Research Assistant, Supply Chain Services working group, Fraunhofer IIS
 
Modern AI approaches for logistics

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Müller-Steinfahrt, Institute Director, Institute for Applied Logistics (IAL), University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Moderated by: Peter Altes, Director, AIM-D e. V with Thorsten Aha, editor in chief ident, Ident Verlag & Service GmbH

Production and logistics, including the supply chain, are undergoing a digital transformation and becoming more closely integrated. Systems of automatic identification (auto ID) are the foundation of this process and of the communication between people, machines, and objects. The key challenges here are integration with software systems and cloud connectivity (IoT/IIoT). Our experts will illustrate and explain how auto ID is facilitating this digital transformation toward the more efficient management and optimization of business processes.

1:00–1:05 PM
Introduction and moderation

Thorsten Aha, Editor-in-Chief, ident, Ident Verlag & Service GmbH
Peter Altes, Managing Director, AIM-D e. V.
 
1:05–1:20 PM
Digitization and automation based on RFID removes manual processes and brings granular, accurate, and timely tracking and inventory data. Data that is key for improved supply chain visibility and transparency

Urban Soderberg, Business Development Manager, Avery Dennison Smartrac
 
1:20–1:35 PM
Goods in Motion: RFID and Real-Time Data for End-to-End Transparency and a Digital Supply Chain

Dr. Wilfried Weiss, Founder and President, avus Services GmbH
 
1:35–1:50 PM
State-of-the-Art Reusable Container Logistics: Efficient, Sustainable Use Cases and Business Models

Frank Linti, Director of Business Innovation, inotec Group

Moderated by: Prof. Michael Hauth, Managing Director in the Intralogistics Network in Baden-Württemberg e. V.

New technologies and processes are shaping the future of intralogistics. The Intralogistics Radar offers an expert overview of the emerging technologies that, together with people and processes, will be critical for future business success. The experts at this Intralogistics Network forum will look at how to take the bull by the horns in a change management process.
Key questions:
How will this impact our business processes and workforce? What structural changes need to happen simultaneously? How can we create the right conditions for success?

Presentation: Intralogistics Radar
Dr. Jörg Pirron, Managing Director, Protema GmbH
 
Presentation: Gamification and Blended Learning as an Element of Change
Tanja Wallmeier, Managing Director, LOPREX GmbH

Moderated by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Schulz, Director, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics (IFT), University of Stuttgart

How can the floor help your intralogistics? A new “smart floor” concept supports intralogistics processes and helps make them more flexible and dynamic. Integrating sensors and display elements into the floor, for example, can not only make life easier for your workers, it can also guide and provide inductive charging for transport equipment. The Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics (IFT) has developed an innovative omnidirectional material transport AGV to highlight the opportunities for flexible lane designations for pedestrians and vehicles.

3:00–3:15 PM
Smart Floors—an Innovative Infrastructure Platform for Flexible and Variable Production

Javier Stillig, M.Sc., Factory of the Future Specialist, Bosch Rexroth AG
 
3:20–3:30 PM
Granular Goods Transport with Innovative Miniature Low-Cost AGV “Scooty”

Markus Schröppel, Assistant Institute Director and Department Head, Machine Development and Material Flow Automation, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics, University of Stuttgart
 
3:30–3:45 PM
Conflict-Free Material Flow in Hybrid Operations

Kai Przybysz-Herz, CEO, NAiSE GmbH