The use of software in the area of logistics (purchasing, materials or inventory management and/or shipping) is demanding: Here it is necessary to plan and control requirements, inventories of raw materials, purchased parts and (semi-finished) goods, storage locations and capacities, as well as means and capacities of transport. At the same time, a very close link must be established between the operational flow of materials and goods and the financial system.
Merchandise management (MMS) | Just-in-time/just-in-sequence management (JIT/JIS) | Warehouse management (WMS) | Control for automated warehouse technology | Management of dangerous goods and hazardous substances | Yard management | Transport optimisation & management (TOM) | Forwarding software | Fleet management | Route planning | Mobile order management (telematics, navigation) | Customs processing | Electronic data interchange (EDI)