Information logistics
Information logistics, as a sub-area of information management, deals with information flows within an organizational unit . The aim is to optimize the availability and throughput times of information . In other words, information logistics deals with the provision of the
- correct information
- in the right time
- in the right format / in the right quality
- for the right addressee
- in the right place
Lean information logistics focus on the value of information for the customer.
Methods to achieve this are
- the analysis of information needs
- the optimization of the flow of information
- Ensuring a high degree of flexibility in technical and organizational terms
The term was coined by the Indian mathematician and librarian SR Ranganathan .
Information booth
It is particularly important to note which communication partner already has which parts of the necessary information and in which version. This can reduce the amount of information that still needs to be conveyed to him.
The level of knowledge is thus meta-information - an assignment between a) each communication partner and b) the (relevant) information that is currently known to the respective partner. In the case of information that changes over time, a time stamp or a version number is usually assigned to differentiate it .
See also
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- ↑ Lean information logistics: How the principles of lean management can help to improve the handling of information and knowledge. (PDF; 969 kB) In: UdZ - Companies of the Future, FIR magazine for company organization and corporate development. 11th vol., Issue 3/2010, ISSN 1439-2585 , pp. 57-60.
literature
- Horst Krampe, Hans-Joachim Lucke, Michael Schenk: Basics of logistics. Theory and practice of logistic systems .. HUSS-Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-941418-80-6 .