innovations in logistics Flashcards
Drilling down into Industry 4.0, this industrial revolution is amongst other characterised by the following:
■Substantially higher automation than in the third industrial revolution
■Bridging the physical and digital world by cyber-physical systems
■Deployment of smart controls, smart products and new interfaces■Introduction of closed data models and control systems
■Focus on individualised and personalised products and changing customer needs.
what is Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 is the data-driven transformation of manufacturing and logis-tics by means of cyber-physical systems. Crucial to this are the connected and transparent environment and the use of data, people and processes that learn from each other and mutually optimise each other. The Indus-try 4.0 movement is a global vision with clear frameworks and reference architectures.
first technologies in logistics
For example, Eugene Bradley Clark invented the first forklift truck more than 100 years ago, and in 1974 the first product was scanned with a bar-code in a supermarket in Ohio: a ten-pack of “Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit” chewing gum. Incidentally, this pack is now in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
What is Artificial Intelligence?
The field is strongly oriented towards clas-sical human intelligence and interprets it by means of algorithms and data structures. The goal is to train AI models so that they can analyse, classify and interpret data and information. In logistics, for example, this means that AI should monitor warehouse processes and choose the most efficient and effective ways to improve operations
Automated Guided Vehicles / AGV
An AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) is a completely different kind of helper that is used especially in logistics. An AGV is a driverless transport vehicle which, thanks to its own drive, automatically takes over the transport of materials and goods through warehouses and production facilities. These transport systems are the next step gearing up the traditional conveyor belt, away from the bulky and space-consuming solution – towards a flex-ible and automated system. Practically, AGVs often take over the transport of goods to defined processing or packing points complementing the conventional forklift truck driver.
