Dear readers! We present to your attention the final issue of the LOGISTICS journal in 2024. We have tried to make it rich and interesting. Today, many Russian companies operate under strict sanctions restrictions, which force them to reorient logistics flows. One of the possible solutions to this problem may be the Russia – Mongolia – China economic corridor. Details can be found in the article by Alexandra Kazunina.
Dear readers! We present to your attention the 11th issue of the LOGISTICS magazine, where you will find relevant materials and articles. And again, the focus is on international cooperation. An important event in this area was the International Trade Day 2024 Forum, held on November 7, 2024 in Moscow.
Dear readers! The tenth issue of LOGISTICS journal opens with a large article dedicated to the results of the BRICS Business Forum, held on October 18, 2024 in Moscow. Yulia Kislova, Director of Agency Market Guide LLC and publisher of LOGISTICS journal, attended the event and prepared an article where she paid special attention to international trade and logistical connectivity of the countries of the association. The details are in the room.
Lueneburg, 24.02.2016 - Know today what will be important tomorrow!Volkswagen promotes Industrie 4.0 technical development by rolling-out the Transparent Prototype project and starting a new data exchange platform.
What’s Industrie 4.0? While economists and politicians are still intensely discussing its definition, integration and employment, Volkswagen create facts. For the technical development of Industrie 4.0, the data exchange portal eLISA is the basis for electronic component data exchange between suppliers and Volkswagen. Prototype parts are RFID-tagged by suppliers. The related logistics and component data is communicated to Volkswagen by eLISA and used, among other things, for the essential construction state documentation of test vehicles. The vision of Transparent Prototypes is becoming a reality.
Dr. Malte Schmidt and Dr. Lars Thoroe, Volkswagen, in interview with ‚RFID im Blick‘
A Clear view on technical development
The necessary data and process standards were created as part of a multi-year preparation phase that is still ongoing. At the same time, the RFID hardware currently in use has been certified. Since early 2015, the Transparent Prototype project has been rolled out extensively. Volkswagen systematically orders prototype parts equipped with RFID, and actively demands identification measures form its suppliers,“ says Dr. Schmidt. Currently, more than 150 suppliers are already involved in the system. „Our goal is 100 per cent coverage,“ explains Dr. Schmidt.
Goal: 300 „RFID suppliers“ in 2016
Suppliers currently involved in the Transparent Prototype project are mainly from Germany and Europe. But, the system is also being successfully applied overseas. „By the end of 2016, the number of RFID capable prototype suppliers should increase to about 300,“ says Dr. Schmidt. „This requires a high degree of consistency.“ The roll-out currently affects approximately 150 different prototype parts. Excluded are components that are currently not suitable for RFID tagging because of their design, the vehicledependent location of assembly or critical factors, such as high temperature. There are also many components, such as control devices that can be read via online diagnostics. For them, an RFID tag is not required in the current phase of the roll-out.