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  • (Abbreviation for mobile commerce) refers to a business transaction via mobile devices such as cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), etc. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for merchant's haulage Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for employee, member of staff Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for medium access control Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Macro logistics is the study of higher-level logistics related to the national or supranational level, with the focus on transport technology and transport harmonization aspects. See also micrologistics. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Makrologistik Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for market research data Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • When handling long iron goods, magnets are an important handling tool for removing and depositing bundles or individual elements. Individual magnets are attached to a cross beam for this purpose. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • product name of Schierholz-Translift Schweiz AG) is a transport system with linear motor drive for lightweight transportation. Suspended (overhead) or upright (elevated) operation is possible. Due to its closed design, M. is particularly suitable for the food and clean room sector. Source:(...)
  • engl. für Briefsorter Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is an “electronic mailbox” that stores e-mails until the recipient collects them. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Hauptlauf Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Maintenance refers to measures (to be taken regularly) to maintain the target condition of a technical system (DIN 31051). Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Wartung Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is a term used in outsourcing. It describes the decision to outsource a production or service to a third party or to have it carried out by your own company. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • see Built-to-Order Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • see Built-to-Stock Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Man-down stacker is the name for a narrow-aisle stacker in which the driver's cab remains fixed in the lower position. This type of stacker is only designed for the storage and retrieval of storage units (primarily pallet units). Cf. man-up forklift. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (MzW) describes the following movement sequence within a picking system: The goods to be picked remain in their storage location; the picker moves from one storage location to another according to the instructions on the picking list (pick list), removes the goods and collects the individual(...)
  • engl. für Mann-zur-Ware Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • A man-up stacker is the name for a narrow-aisle stacker (storage and retrieval machine) in which the driver's cab (and therefore the driver himself) is always at the height of the load during lifting and travel movements within the rack aisle. In addition to the storage and retrieval of(...)
  • (abbreviated to MIS) has the primary task of processing and summarizing information in preparation for management decisions. MIS are often managed as part of a merchandise management system. Since the mid-1990s, analytical functions have increasingly been integrated into MIS. Trends,(...)
  • is a load index with precise piece-by-piece recording. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbreviated to MAP) is an international standard for standardizing industrial communication in accordance with the seven layers of the ISO/OSI reference model. Originally created by General Motors in the 1980s, MAP has practically lost its significance in logistics. Source: logipedia /(...)
  • (abbr. MES) is a production control system with information technology integration of production into the entirety of a company. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbreviated MMS) is a standard for the data-based coupling of automation devices in accordance with ISO/IEC 9506. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for Manufacturing Automation Protocol Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Market coverage indicates what proportion of the market volume can be covered by a selected product range. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Market potential is the demand for a service or good at a certain price. Cf. market volume. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Market share indicates the share of a defined sales channel, sales division or brand in an overall market. It can be expressed as sales or turnover and thus describes the relationship between sales volume/turnover volume and market volume. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Market volume is the sum of the goods demanded (goods sold) in a market in a defined period of time. It is measured in monetary terms (not in volume). One aim of marketing is to close the gap between the analyzed demand and the real demand (the M. achieved). Cf. market potential. Source:(...)
  • is a Web 2.0 technology that integrates different programs and data under the same user interface. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • refers to customer-specific production or assembly with a batch size of one in mass production. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Master data is static data that remains unchanged over a longer period of time. It contains information about the basic properties of an item, loading equipment, etc. Article master data is important for warehouse operations, as all essential warehouse functions and control mechanisms rely on(...)
  • engl. für Stammdaten Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Partikulier Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • The master-slave method is an allocation method from data technology in which a master alone takes over the coordination of a system consisting of a master system and several slave systems. Example: Communication of a USB interface (PC as master). Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • includes all goods that are the subject of a business activity. On the one hand, it is procured, consumed or generated as the basis for production and manufacturing. On the other hand, M. is traded as a product. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Materialbewirtschaftung Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Material control is the disposition of all materials available in the company, taking into account specific stored rules for procurement and stockpiling. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Materialfluss Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Material flow is the physical handling of goods movements of all kinds as part of a logistical task. According to VDI 3300/DIN 30781, M. is the interlinking of all processes in the collection, processing and distribution of goods within fixed areas. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbr. MFR): The implementation of partially or fully automated material flow operations takes place in the M., which coordinates the sequence of tasks to be carried out, optimizes them if necessary, and controls the source-destination relationships in which individual orders, processes, etc.(...)
  • shows the quantitative relationship between sources and sinks, i.e. the number of transport or mass units moved per time unit. The total quantities in the output or input are calculated by summing the columns and rows. If there are predominantly individual, fixed source-sink relationships,(...)
  • Material flow simulation is an analysis often carried out in the planning phase of material flow systems to demonstrate the performance of a planned system variant. The M. is often carried out by the contractor with real and forecast order data from the client in order to map the dynamics and(...)
  • A material flow system is the name given to a technical system for storing, distributing, consolidating or moving goods and merchandise. It consists of conveyor and storage technology and an information and control system. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Material flow technology generally refers to the technology used to move goods and merchandise. Cf. conveyor technology. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Material management refers to the task area in which material (assemblies, individual parts, raw materials as well as auxiliary and operating materials) is planned with the aim of increasing delivery readiness. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Materialwirtschaft Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Materialwirtschaftssystem Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Material planning determines the time and requirement for the timely availability of material on the basis of production orders or parts lists, taking into account the current stock situation and replenishment times. M. can refer to individual parts or assemblies. Source: logipedia /(...)
  • engl. für Materialbedarfsplanung Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Material requirements planning determines the type, quantity and provision date of the required materials based on parts lists, available stocks and the production program. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbreviated to MRP I) is one of the first approaches to production planning developed in the 1960s. The aim of MRP I is to derive the material requirements directly from the primary requirements by specifying a fixed production program. Manufacturing Resource Planning is referred to as MRP(...)
  • Material supply comprises the removal and assembly of components for production and assembly. Staging can be triggered and carried out using transfer orders or staging lists. Cf. Kanban principle, just-in-time, just-in-sequence, etc. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is a non-stacked 2D barcode that allows a high reading density and error tolerance thanks to two-dimensional coding. Well-known representatives are QR Code, MaxiCode or Data Matrix Code. Delivery bills, routing labels or even stamps are designed as M. C. Cf. stack code. Source: logipedia /(...)
  • is a matrix code (2-D barcode). Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is the maximum stock level of an item. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • 1. abbreviation for mobile data collection (mobile data terminal) - 2. abbreviation for machine data collection Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for mobile data storage Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for mobile data terminal Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbr. MTBF) for mean time between failures (technical availability) Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbr. MTTR) (technical availability) Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Meander heuristics is a method for route optimization during order picking according to the man-to-goods principle, in which all aisles are meandered (looped). M.-H. is advantageous with a relatively high number of picking positions in each aisle. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML

  • v

  • engl. Value-added Services Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML

  • m

  • Abbreviation for micro-electro-mechanical system Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is sales promotion by the producer (for its distribution partners). Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbr. M. H.) refers to the pre- and onward carriage of containers for sea freight. M. H. is not handled by the shipping company, but by shippers or forwarders. See also main leg. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • in order picking refers to the time it takes to bring goods and person together. With the man-to-goods principle, the Z. is equal to the movement time of the person. In the goods-to-person principle, the Z. is equal to the maximum intermediate arrival time of the conveyor and storage(...)
  • Abbreviation for Manufacturing Execution System Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Message type defines the structure of data records, segments and elements for conflict-free communication (e.g. via remote data transmission) in supply chains (e.g. VDA message type). Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • A method database is part of information and analysis systems (management information system) and contains a set of applicable methods and algorithms for a specific task. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbr. MTM): In an MTM analysis, (manual) work processes are broken down into their basic movements and assigned to predetermined times. MTM is also used to plan future work processes. Cf. multi-moment snapshot. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (Abbreviation for Medium Frequency) refers to the frequency range from 300 kHz to 3 MHz. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for material flow control (material flow computer) Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for material flow computer Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for best-before date Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Micro logistics is a form of logistics related to independent organizational units (e.g. in companies, the military, etc.) with the aim of providing specific solutions and optimization approaches. Cf. macrologistics. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is an operating system from Microsoft, initially (in the mid-1980s) as an extension of the MS-DOS operating system, and later as an independent operating system for both servers and individual computers. There are also versions for mobile devices and PDAs, which are used in logistics, e.g. as(...)
  • describes a process for moving from one system state to another (without major frictional losses or disruptions), e.g. in the event of a change in the IT/computer structure, possibly coupled with or on the occasion of expansions or relocations of logistics systems. Source: logipedia /(...)
  • refers to an optimization method for route optimization in which a truck collects the goods in circulation between (several) suppliers and the customer's plant. The opposite process is known as “traveling salesman”;. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • for automated small parts warehouse Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is the lower limit for a quantity to be delivered. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbr. MHD) is the date until which a food retains its specific properties under appropriate storage conditions (more information on this can be found in the “Ordinance on the Labeling of Foodstuffs”). Cf. expiry date and use-by date. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Minimum stock is the minimum stock level required to maintain delivery readiness. The amount of M. is determined on an item-specific basis and is then a mathematical control variable for triggering replenishment orders or ordering processes. Replenishment Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for management information system Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Misstorage is technical jargon for the storage of a storage unit in the wrong storage location. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • includes consignment units of different sizes and weights, e.g. from postcards to consignment units with a thickness of 50 millimeters and individual weights of up to 5 kilograms. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Mischpalette Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Mixed pallet refers to a load unit or transport unit with different items that are to be moved together. This is also commonly used for order picking pallets. See also sandwich pallet. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Mischbelegung Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Mixed storage refers to the joint storage of different items (materials) in one storage location. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for multi-snapshot Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • 1. abbreviation for multimedia messaging service - 2. abbreviation for machine monitoring system - 3. abbreviation for manufacturing messaging specification Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Mobile data memory (MDS) is a generic term for electronic memories (often EEPROM) which, as active MDS, are equipped with a battery or, as passive MDS, are supplied with energy by the reader. MDSs are differentiated according to their data transmission media (e.g. contact, light, radio(...)
  • engl. für Mobiler Datenspeicher Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbreviated to MDT) is a data terminal that is typically equipped with a simple keyboard, display and scanner. The recorded data (e.g. picking positions) is stored locally in the MDT and then transferred collectively to a base station. In contrast to the radio terminal, the MDT does not work(...)
  • A mobile rack is a (double) rack on rail-mounted carriages that can open and close aisles. A high degree of space utilization is achieved by eliminating the aisles between the rack rows. The maximum height of a V. from the top edge of the rail to the top shelf is derived from the ratio of(...)
  • for mobile racking Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is a portable scanner. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • refers to the distribution of the total volume of freight transport between the various modes of transport such as road, rail, air, inland waterway and maritime shipping. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is a procurement strategy in which entire assemblies are supplied rather than individual parts. This reduces the number of suppliers. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • see module dimensions Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Module dimensions are package dimensions proposed in accordance with DIN 55510 for the optimum loading of pallets. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • A module supplier is a supplier of functional partial or complete units. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is a mathematical procedure that is used to calculate check digits for (bar) codes. Example modulo 43 of code 39: The numerical values of the characters are added up and the sum divided by 43. The remainder of the division is encoded in code 39 and appended as a check character. Source:(...)
  • refers to the data-based recording and processing of system and process states, e.g. the near-real-time monitoring of logistical processes. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Mono packaging material is the term for a packaging material made from only one basic material, e.g. cardboard. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for dairy products Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • see Morphological method Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • The morphological method is a procedure for systematically finding solutions. In this method, a task is broken down into components that influence the solution. Various design variants are then sought for these and arranged together with the components in a matrix (morphological box). The(...)
  • Movement data is a crucial source of information in logistics as it provides a comprehensive picture of changing transportation and storage conditions over time. This data covers various aspects, including open and completed orders, current stock levels, incoming and outgoing pallets and other(...)
  • Movement types, also known as Kinds of Movement, play an essential role in warehouse logistics and include various processes that take place in a warehouse. The most important movement types include stock receipts and stock withdrawals. Stock receipts refer to the process by which goods or(...)
  • Abbreviation for Material Resource Planning I Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbreviation for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is a single-user, single-tasking operating system from Microsoft. MS-DOS was the predecessor of Microsoft Windows (ME) and an integral part of it until 2000. In material flow control, MS-DOS is occasionally used for embedded systems due to its(...)
  • Abbreviation for mean time between failures (technical availability) Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for Methods-time Measurement Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • 1. abbreviation for Make-to-Order, see Built-to-Order - 2. abbreviation for Multimodal Transport Operator Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (Abbreviation for Make-to-Stock) see Built-to-Stock Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for mean time to repair (technical availability) Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for reusable transport packaging (reusable container, reusable system) Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • An agent is a program that meets the following criteria (according to Jennings and Wooldridge): Autonomy: Agents operate autonomously, without external manipulation. Social interaction: Agents interact with the user and with other agents. Communication takes place on a semantic level(...)
  • Several storage bins are arranged next to and/or behind each other in each storage compartment. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • engl. für Mandantenfähigkeit Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Multi-client capability is a function of warehouse management programs (inventory management) that allows the stocks of different customers to be managed and maintained in a warehouse, e.g. by logistics service providers. This is a complex warehouse management function, especially if no(...)
  • engl. für Dreiseitenstapler Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (Multi-directional truck) is a high-rack stacker with pivoting reach forks for right, left and front-side operation of narrow rack aisles or load handling with a stacking height of typically up to twelve meters and loads of typically up to 1.25 tons. Cf. two-sided stacker. Source: logipedia(...)
  • Multi-directional trucks can move forwards and sideways by turning the wheels. In contrast to the four-way forklift, whose wheels can rotate 90 degrees, the wheels can rotate at any angle. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is a configuration in which several scanners are assigned to one receiving station (multi-point configuration). Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Multi-moment recording (MMA) refers to the recording of the frequency of previously defined work processes. MMA can be carried out within a system at one or more workstations. In MMA, the activities carried out are recorded at equidistant time intervals (random samples). Source: logipedia /(...)
  • refers to the use of media (music, graphics, video, voice output, etc.) to present information. Modern logistics software increasingly uses multimedia (by means of voice output, three-dimensional presentation, image information, etc.). Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (abbr. MMS) is a service for the transmission of multimedia content for mobile communications and networks (cell phones, mail servers, etc.). See Short Message Service. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • 1. is the technical and organizational linking of several modes of transport (e.g. truck, rail, air, ship) in freight transport. See also intermodal transport. - 2. refers to the transportation of goods by different means of transport (broken transport), for which different legal provisions(...)
  • for logistics service provider for intermodal transport and traffic (intermodal transport, logistics service provider) Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (engl. Multi-moment analysis) bezeichnet die Auswertung von Multimomentaufnahmen zur Produktivitätsberechnung und -analyse. Quelle: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Multi-source sourcing refers to a procurement strategy in which goods are purchased from several sources in order to achieve an optimal supply and minimize risk by dividing the order between two or more suppliers (multi-source supply) (it should be noted that the cost of production planning(...)
  • is a technique for better utilization of a transmission channel. Several data streams share one channel. M. is often associated with master-slave procedures, e.g. the M. of the RF signal in the Bluetooth procedure (Bluetooth). Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • (a development of Fraunhofer IML) is a protected product name of the company Dematic. See also Shuttle. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is a feature of operating systems that enables several processes or programs (tasks) to run quasi simultaneously (concurrently) on a computer by means of fast switching. Cf. interrupt. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for reusable, returnable container Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for material management system Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • is an open source project of the Fraunhofer IML, in which an international community of developers is working on a framework for warehouse management systems. See http://www.mywms.com. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML
  • Abbreviation for man-to-goods Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML