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EcoCar Professional Edition 2.0 (Windows)

Eco-Car Professional Edition is a smart application software to find out how much you can save or loose if you do Car-Pooling instead drive to your destination address alone. It need an Internet connection and the computation can take several minutes, depends from the band speed. All the costs and...

Tags: Internet Connection, Logistics, Microsoft Windows, Eco-Car, Eco-Car Professional Edition, Car-Pooling, Supply Chain, Transportation, Internet, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-10-09

IT Business Increases Growth by 55 Per Cent With Innovative Logistics Solution

CargoWise edi used the software-plus-services approach to create a highly competitive IT solution for global logistics businesses, expanding growth by 55 per cent. CargoWise edi is an innovative logistics software company based in Australia. In 2007, it redeveloped its flagship product called ediEnterprise to incorporate a range of Web services...

Tags: Information Technology, Logistics, CargoWise Edi, Supply Chain, Business Operations

Case studies 2009-10-01

Hansol CSN Enhances Global Logistics Planning, Improves Customer and Partner Communications

Founded in 1994, Hansol CSN began life as the logistics affiliate of Korean paper manufacturing conglomerate Hansol Group. Ensuring on-time delivery is essential in the logistics industry. To ensure it could meet delivery deadlines for local and international customers, Hansol CSN implemented a new logistics information management system based on...

Tags: Global Logistics Inc., Oracle Corp., Logistics, Hansol CSN, Supply Chain, Portals, Business Operations, Internet

Case studies 2009-08-01

Logistics Company Boosts Productivity With Familiar Desktop Applications

Raben Ukraine, part of Raben Group, provides services such as warehousing, customs clearance, international and national distribution, and logistics services for fresh products. When dealing with time-sensitive deliveries, employees have to produce shipping documents quickly. The company's open-source software was cumbersome to use and incompatible with common file formats used...

Tags: Desktop, Logistics, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain, Business Operations

Case studies 2009-06-01

Global Logistics Provider Deploys New ERP System in Battlefield Environment

The Supreme Group - which provides food, fuel, logistics, and other services to military and commercial groups operating in areas of conflict - had an Enterprise Resource Planning ERP application that was intended for a small organization. After exponential growth, Supreme sought a more integrated, extensible ERP solution. It deployed...

Tags: Food, Environment, Logistics, ERP System, ERP, Microsoft Corp., Supreme Group, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Food & Beverage, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software, Manufacturing

Case studies 2009-06-01

Automating the Quote-to-Cash Process

Global marketplaces have spurred the growth of global supply chains, making them hotly contested areas for business. However, as the business environment continues to evolve, companies are rethinking these long, thin supply chains. Businesses today realize that the sourcing and manufacturing strategies that they adopted over the last two decades...

Tags: Logistics Service Provider, Logistics, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business Services, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-06-01

Specialist Independent Software Vendor Wins Business With Software-Plus-Services

CargoWise edi, a leading provider of integrated supply chain logistics management systems for freight forwarding, serves 1,300 customers in 45 countries with a total of 33,000 users. The Australia-based independent software vendor - whose leading product is ediEnterprise - is committed to offering its clients simple, powerful tools that are...

Tags: Software Company, ISV, Logistics, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), EDI, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-06-01

The logistics: Windows 7 RC public download to last through July

If you aren't an MSDN or TechNet subscriber, but still want to get your hands on the Windows 7 Release Candidate RC, Tuesday May 5 is the day downloads begin. But there's no need to rush. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Logistics, Supply Chain, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Business Operations, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-05-04

Virtualised Design Applications Simplify Licences and Logistics

HASSELL is a multidisciplinary design practice that specialises in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning and urban design. They use niche design packages, some of which are highly complex and very expensive. However, usage is intermittent and licences limited, so technicians had to de-install and re-install the package on different...

Tags: Logistics, Microsoft Corp., HASSELL, Supply Chain, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Strategy, Business Operations, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

Case studies 2009-05-01

SMART Deploys Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 and Handles 40% More Orders

SMART Technologies wanted to Continue aggressive growth while improving productivity and customer service and implement a strong logistics capability to ship and deliver products to customers in a timely manner. The challenge was to integrate information from a variety of sources to provide a holistic view of the business and...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Oracle E-Business Suite, Logistics, Supply Chain, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Finance

Case studies 2009-05-01

Loomis Gains Real-Time Visibility Into Customer Data, From Sales Through Fulfillment, to Customer Service

Loomis wanted to reduce response times and provide customers with real-time information about Loomis' cash logistics services, including secure transport, cash and check processing, and smart safes and improve service levels and convenience by establishing an around-the-clock, single point of contact for customer inquiries and information about products, including Virtual...

Tags: Fulfillment, Customer Service, Oracle Corp., Logistics, Supply Chain, Sales Strategy, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Operations, Sales, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-04-01

Saudi Post Establishes Greater Budgetary Control and Cuts Reporting Times From One Week to One Day

Saudi Post wanted to integrate data stores from geographically-dispersed branches and ensure on time budget preparation. The challenge was to establish greater budgetary control to meet requirements as a public sector organization, gaining the ability to track and report every transaction and accelerate completion of purchase orders to increase efficiency...

Tags: Public Sector, Oracle Corp., Logistics, Supply Chain, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Finance

Case studies 2009-03-01

Unpredictable Production Cycles Posed Logistics Challenges for a Leading Manufacturer - A Comprehensive Solution That Improved Its Transportation Flexibility and Lowered Its Costs Was the Answer

One leading manufacturer produces some of the most environmentally friendly paper in the world, a product that's seen rapid yet unpredictable changes in customer demand. When its existing transportation providers struggled to deliver more than 250,000 metric tons of the material each year to customers, it turned to Exel Transportation...

Tags: Exel, Logistics, Transportation

Case studies 2009-02-10

Dalekovod d.d. Achieves Procurement Savings of More Than 20%

Dalekovod d.d. wanted to find standardized software solution with construction industry functionality to aid regional and global expansion and reduce risk of losing application support for antiquated legacy applications which rely on increasingly hard-to-find expertise. The challenge was to replace existing software, which did not allow for precise control and...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Construction Industry, Logistics, Procurement, SCM, Supply Chain, Purchasing & Procurement, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software

Case studies 2009-02-01

An Optimized Supply Chain = Millions in Profits for Denmark's Leading Telco

Leading Danish telecommunications provider TDC is looking to Supply Chain Management SCM to propel the company to even greater heights. The challenge was to Halve inventory; cut annual logistics expenditures by 15 percent; and ensure that the company isn't losing money by holding on to large amounts of old product,...

Tags: Telecommunications Company, Logistics, SAS Institute, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Supply Chain, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations

Case studies 2009-01-01

It's More Efficient - IPCs Streamline Production Data Acquisition, Machine Data Acquisition and Warehouse Logistics in Plastics Processing

Carl Schnicks GmbH & Co. KG produces window profiles, typical semi-finished products. As a 100% subsidiary of Schuco International KG, Schnicks delivers its entire production to the parent company. The company needed mapping and controlling production processes in real time, production and machine data acquisition, optimisation of production processes, increase...

Tags: Production, Data Acquisition, Logistics, Plastics, Supply Chain, Databases, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2008-11-20

Forklift Terminals for Prompt and Paperless Recording of All Stock Movements

Erdinger Weißbrau was founded in 1886. It has been the property of the Brombach family since 1935. With an annual output of 1.45 hectoliters of beer, the company, run by Werner Brombach since 1975, is one of the largest private breweries in Germany. The company needed paperless stock and warehouse...

Tags: Stock, Logistics, Supply Chain, Investment, Business Operations, Finance

Case studies 2008-11-18

Trapeze Wireless LAN Enables German Music Retailer to Streamline Logistics, Increasing Order Processing Capacity by 25%

Musikhaus Thomann is one of Europe's most successful distributors of musical instruments and equipment. The challenge was to accommodate its expanding online retail business by improving the availability of product data, customer purchases, order status and shipment status, to guarantee 10 Mbps of dedicated bandwidth per user and the ability...

Tags: Trapeze Networks, Streamline, Logistics, WLAN, Trapeze Wireless LAN, Musikhaus Thomann, Supply Chain, LANs, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations, Networking

Case studies 2008-11-05

Trapeze Wireless LAN Enables Even Greater Efficiency in Logistics Centers

The object was that all items, from the time of reception until they are dispatched, should be booked via the central wireless LAN so that the administration departments can view the current logistics status virtually simultaneously. Fast communication with the central processors was therefore required. At the same time, it...

Tags: Trapeze Networks, Logistics, WLAN, Trapeze Wireless LAN, Supply Chain, LANs, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations, Networking

Case studies 2008-11-05

Exolgan S.A. Improves Port Logistics Processes With a Unified IT Infrastructure

Exolgan S.A. wanted to implement a unified, scalable, high-availability IT infrastructure to support the company's growth and extend visibility of reliable, up-to-date information throughout the organization. The challenge was to automate port logistics procedures to achieve efficiency in loading, unloading, sending, and receiving shipping containers and accelerate port logistics operations...

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Operations

Case studies 2008-11-01