Material logistics system

A material logistics system for coordinating the transfer of production material so that the production material is available as needed at production stations of a manufacturing facility, comprising:

• a) a plurality of sensors for sensing a production material supply at the production stations;
• b) at least one central unit which is in signal-transmitting connection with the plurality of sensors and which, on the basis of the output signals transmitted from the plurality of sensors, determines logistics data relating to the production material for a particular one of the production materials and, by using the logistics data, generates control signals for the transfer of the production material and also provides them for further data processing units;
• c) the at least one central unit uses the logistics data to control at least one driverless transport vehicle, having a transport rack that includes at least one transport level, for transporting the production material accommodated in containers,
• for an at least partially automatic container transfer between the transport rack and a storage rack of one of the production stations;
• and,
• d) the at least one driverless transport vehicle has a raising/lowering apparatus for at least partially adjusting the height of the at least one transport level in order to compensate for a height difference between the at least one transport level and a storage level of the storage rack associated with the at least transport level, for the container transfer.