We combine material streams with information flows.
People often associate the term "logistics" with a route that runs from A to B. Good logistics are therefore generally visualized as a straight line. Naturally, we are no different in thinking that a direct path is the best way to cover a distance in the shortest possible time. However, we do not work solely with straight point-to-point connections; instead, we rely on a combination of straight lines in the form of a network.
For example, the lines our material streams follow are interlaced with IT systems that deliver an information flow together with each shipment. This not only makes the stream faster, it also gives us the flexibility to steer it into a new direction for each type of material. The result: material streams and information flows are continuously intertwined.
Of course, you can only steer materials individually if the IT itself is also individual, i.e. if it consists of modules that can be combined flexibly to offer more than a standard IT system.
That's the idea behind our main IT system, which is called linX. As soon as an aircraft component arrives at our receiving department, it establishes a connection with our warehouse management software and our customers' software. linX follows each delivery along its actual path and provides information and schedule specifications along the way, whether at the warehouse, the shipping department or during internal and external transport. This ensures that each material stream stays crystal clear.
