Logistics is a multi-player business which has changed
significantly in the last decade. The changes are driven by
several factors, e.g. by smaller batch sizes (because of customization
and individual orders) or by technological changes
(RFID). Information technology becomes an integral part of
logistics and helps in lowering costs. The change to a more
decentralised control of logistic processes and application of
information technology in logistics is the topic of the interdisciplinary
research project CRC637 [1].