Principles of Designing Automated Logistics Systems - Hybrid Component of Cyber-Physical Systems

The paper enquires into the possibilities of providing automation solutions for diverse flows of information being transmitted, on the one hand, from within the logistics system itself, between its inner components and on the other hand - between the logistics system and its external environment. Being the constituent parts of the logistics information system, they tend to lay down the requirements for its automation. The primary purpose of the present paper is to examine the logistics information system (LIS) as an organised set of interconnected technical and electronic tools, including computer technologies and various software products. They work best in solving particular functional tasks that are crucial for maintaining automated control of material flow, which, in fact, is the first step towards engineering cyber systems and Smart factories.