Logistics is concerned with ensuring that the right goods arrive at the right time, in the right quantity, in good quality, at a reasonable cost, at the intended location and with the correct data. To ensure that all this happens smoothly, in an environmentally friendly and employee-friendly manner, numerous researchers at TU Graz are devoting their attention to this area.
The TU Graz dossiers take a comprehensive look at a research question and show the different approaches that researchers at TU Graz are taking to address it.
Fast and reliable work in a parcel hub is an important piece of the puzzle for successful logistics. TU Graz is carrying out research into how a focus on satisfied and well-treated employees can bring benefits.
In a parcel hub, a wide variety of manual and automated work steps are interlinked, offering a great deal of potential for optimisation. TU Graz wants to unlock this potential by simulating complete hubs.
In the video: Just one click and my parcel is suddenly on my doorstep? It's not that simple, as Domenik Kaever, Professor of Technical Logistics at Graz University of Technology, explains.
What happens between a click on an online store and the arrival of a parcel at the door is often not known exactly. Domenik Kaever, professor at the Institute of Technical Logistics at Graz University of Technology, whose research focuses on the transportation of goods, among other things, knows exactly what happens.
Non-rigid postal items with flexible packaging – such as poly bags – pose problems for logistics companies during automatic sorting. Thanks to modern simulation methods, there is now a widely applicable solution.
TU Graz and Österreichische Post are collaborating for two more years in the field of logistics technology. The first projects revolve around the simulation of flexible packaging and autonomously driving trucks.