We’re proud to present CIM-Talk, our new video series where logistics experts, CIM employees, customers and partners discuss the latest trends from the world of logistics. In Episode #1, Kilian Küsters gets a visit from Andreas Baumann from #NIMMSTA. They chat about the world of freehand scanning – how it works and what benefits and challenges it can bring. Moving from theory to practice, Andreas then gives a live demo of the order picking process using a backhand scanner.

Watch the full video (German only).

With the quality management standard ISO 9001:2015, the environmental standard ISO 14001:2015 and the data protection standard ISO/ICE 27001:2017, CIM GmbH guarantees its customers, partners and prospects the highest standards of collaboration. These high levels of excellence are set to continue, since the logistics software manufacturer has just been awarded renewed certification in all three areas for a further year.

CIM donates to the fundraising campaign “Brucker help Ukraine”

CIM will be attending this year’s LogiMAT from 31 May to 2 June, highlighting new developments in its renown intralogistics software. Interest in the new user interface for the logistics suite has been enormous. The new browser-based interface is available as a mobile app, is extremely intuitive and boasts a modern design for an optimal user experience. Updates on the PROLAG Hazmat feature will also be available at the fair. And CIM will be presenting PROLAG Transport, its brand-new extension for seamlessly integrating fleet and route management into goods issue processes. The team at CIM is looking forward to welcoming visitors in hall 8, stand F58.

The logistics industry both in Europe and worldwide is currently facing major challenges across all sectors.

National and international competition is leading to increasing cost pressure, while customers are demanding higher quality and faster delivery times.

Paula Herold is studying computer science in Munich and is currently employed by CIM as a working student for software development.
The WMS provider offers students the opportunity to balance their theoretical knowledge with practical learning and on-the-job experience.

We talked to Paula about working at CIM, her decision to study computer science and her experience as a woman in IT.

Sustainability is important not only in terms of product marketing strategies – company employees are increasingly keen to get involved in creating and promoting an eco-friendly office culture.

When it comes to climate protection, Fürstenfeldbruck software company CIM scores high not just with its warehouse management software PROLAG®World – an in-house sustainability group was set up a few years ago to encourage an environmentally conscious workplace. Besides offering activities and workshops for co-workers, the group has introduced specific measures to cut down on packaging waste, shorten transport routes and boost sustainable business travel.

2022 heralds a consolidation of ongoing change processes. There are no major technological breakthroughs expected, but leading software providers see an increase in the trend towards fully automated systems.

Due to the problem of labour shortage which has been compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, standard software seems set to become a firmly established part of the WMS landscape. So no big surprises in store. However, 2022 could still be the year that impacts the future of the sector like no year before.

Family-run software company CIM GmbH in Fürstenfeldbruck is currently preparing to hand over to the next generation. Hannelore Mayr is set to lead her parents’ company into the future along with her sister Friederike Kammann. With a background in geoecology and agricultural sciences, Hannelore is convinced that new forms of organisation will enable the company to do away with hierarchies in future. We met her to talk about working for the family business, the handover to the next generation and the benefits of logistics software. CIM GmbH is a provider of warehouse management software and is one the sector’s leading innovators with its state-of-the-art system, PROLAG®World.

Technology & Innovation

The concept of standard software is in danger of being forgotten in an age of readily available apps.

Software was distributed and installed on data carriers a decade ago, whereas today’s computer programs are downloaded almost exclusively from the Internet. And very few modern software applications are limited to a single platform.

Technology & Innovation

Our warehouse management system PROLAG®World can map your loading processes from A to Z to ensure full traceability of pallets and goods. You can track exactly which articles are picked from which batch, who picks them, and which pallet and truck are used for transport – right up until the goods arrive at the customer. You can also identify the point at which any damage may have occurred and streamline your processes for sustainable supplier evaluation.

Technology & Innovation

PROLAG®World Production has seen significant innovation since release 3.1.7. Orders can now be marked as ‘repair orders’ in the system. Repair orders are orders in which stock (raw material items) can be used to repair other stock (finished parts) which is already available in the warehouse, and which is then put into storage as new stock. Repair orders are created manually or transferred from the host.

Technology & Innovation

Money has always played a peculiar role in the software sector. The industry was shaped by the hacker culture with its far-left political orientation, which did not see the concept of ‘ownership’ as a necessary part of the digital future. Well into the 2000s, large parts of the population still believed that software was not something you should have to pay for. This heightened the popularity of illegal file-sharing networks for trading computer programs and other intellectual property. Ethical issues around ownership in the IT sector continue to dominate political discourse – from intellectual property right through to user privacy and cyber sovereignty.