Optimierung von Intralogistik-Prozessen durch den Einsatz von Identifikationstechnologien

Abstract

Efficiently designed internal logistics processes can make a relevant contribution to increase a company’s competitiveness. A key success factor in the implementation of efficient intralogistics processes is the fast and error-free identification of objects such as storage units or articles. Currently, the barcode is the most frequently used technology for object identification. However, there are also other identification technologies with different properties that can contribute to improve internal logistics processes. This thesis shows how the use of identification technologies can influence the performance of intralogistics processes. Chapter 2 presents the essential intralogistics processes and the methodology for evaluating the performance of processes. In addition, selected key figures are presented which in turn are used to evaluate the technologies in chapter 4. Chapter 3 deals with the functionality of identification technologies and the literature-based elaboration of the technology’s advantages and disadvantages. Chapter 4 shows application scenarios for the identification technologies using the example of Neuroth International AG. For each of the application scenarios, the influence on the intralogistics key figures is described. Subsequently the influence of the technology variants on process performance is summarized. The results of this paper show that optoelectronic and electromagnetic identification technologies hold the greatest potential for enhancing intralogistics process performance. These technologies offer the most significant improvements in process time reduction, whereby the quality and cost efficiency of intralogistics processes can also be improved. Due to their characteristics, mechanical and magnetic technologies hold little relevance for intralogistics applications and offer minimal contribution to performance improvement. Similarly, biometric identification technology is primarily used for personnel identification and plays a negligible role in object identification, which also means that they do not offer significant performance improvement for intralogistics. However, as biometric systems use natural instead of artificial characteristics for identification, this technology could become more important in intralogistics applications in the future.

Date of Award	2024
Original language	German (Austria)
Supervisor	Gerold Wagner (Supervisor)