December 22, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) The Future of Intermodal Transport The European Intermodal Research Advisory Council (EIRAC) presented to the EU Commissioners of Research and Transport the Strategic Intermodal Agenda 2020 in Brussels on 14 December 2005. EIRAC was founded six month ago in Brussels as advisory board for Intermodal Transport within the framework of a Research Programme of the European Commission. The board is composed of more than 50 CEO's and Managing Directors of the key players in the transport market who are to develop a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) for Intermodal Transport in conjunction with a business scenario. read more >> December 12, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) INFORM optimizes Material Deliveries at Volkswagen AG - Group Contract for the Truck Control System SyncroSupply In future the truck control system of the software service provider INFORM, Aachen will control the truck deliveries for materials supply in the plants of the Volkswagen Group. The IT system SyncroSupply will be working as from spring 2006 in all important plants of the group which includes also the affiliates Audi, Seat and Skoda. read more >> December 1, 2005 - (Airport Systems) GroundStar in Bella Italia! INFORM wins Bologna Airport tender INFORM has been awarded the contract for implementing an Airport Management System at Italy’s Bologna Airport, as a result of the official tender process. ... read more >> November 23, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) SyncroTESS assumes Control at Trimodal Terminal DIT The DIT Duisburg Intermodal Terminal is a trimodal hub with advanced seaport-terminal technology. As specialist for container transports and due to its large range of services DIT is an ideal partner whenever transports of containers or swap bodies are involved, be it within the port or for hinterland transportation. read more >> November 9, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) Fourth Site of BMW Group to be Equipped with SyncroSupply As yet the SyncroSupply system for controlling incoming and outgoing of trucks has successfully been used in 3 plants of the BWM Group, in Munich, Dingolfing and Regensburg. In February SyncroSupply will be installed in the supply center Eching as well. ... read more >> November 8, 2005 - (Airport Systems) Stands at T1 and T4 of London Heathrow Airport managed by GroundStar British Airways implements Stand Management and Stand Planning at its hub. ... read more >> November 8, 2005 - (Airport Systems) KLM Monitors Ground Operations at Hub The KLM management will monitor the ground operations at Schiphol with the help of HubControl. ... read more >> November 3, 2005 - (Airport Systems) KLM: Top of the Class at Communication with Fuelling Application The pilot phase is successfully completed. KLM Ground Services now starts the roll-out throughout the operations of the Aircraft Services department. ... read more >> November 3, 2005 - (Airport Systems) State-of-the-Art Communication at Cologne Bonn Airport The Ground Services Department uses automised communication in almost all areas. ... read more >> October 19, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) SyncroTESS at a third Site of Lafarge Granulats in France INFORM has been ordered to implement a third software system at Lafarge Granulats in France. SyncroTESS.Road (known at Lafarge Granulats under the project name Agate7 ) will now be used not only in Paris and Marseille/Avignon but also in Lyon for planning and real time optimization of appr. 100 vehicles running in bulk materials transport. The system's going-live is planned to be effected during the first quarter of 2006. read more >> October 12, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) SyncroTESS Extension and Renewal with Heidelberg Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, the leading global provider of Print media for commercial and industrial users, continues to favor the features and abilities of the SyncroTESS system which has been in use at Heidelberg for 10 years. At present the SyncroTESS system which was installed at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG in the mid nineties is being converted to its newest version. A first phase of conversion concerning 12 vehicles has already been successfully completed. By the end of this year 30 fork lift trucks, 8 tractors and a total of 35 tractor trailers will be controlled by SyncroTESS. With the new system, optimization is not – as it was previously – only effected for the tractors but also for the fork lift trucks in production halls. The new implementation had become necessary due to internal restructuring measures and because the used radio data technology had become obsolete. read more >> October 10, 2005 - (Airport Systems) Lunch Breaks Cost Nothing – if they are properly scheduled! A study on Optimised Shift Planning for airport ground handling staff recently conducted by INFORM shows that the exact configuration of lunch break rules impacts drastically on ground handling personnel costs. ... read more >> September 22, 2005 - (Airport Systems) Implementation of GroundStar at OCS INFORM has been awarded the contract for the implementation of its GroundStar IT system at OCS in the UK. ... read more >> September 6, 2005 - (Airport Systems) Proveo Arrives at London Heathrow Airport Congratulations to our partner for being awarded a supplier to Lex Transfleet. The British company Lex Transfleet has decided on proveo, INFORM’s partner for efficient GSE management. proveo was able to establish themselves in a bidding against international competitors. Their system will be implemented with British Airways’ Ground Support Equipment (GSE) at London Heathrow Airport. As British Airways is also a GroundStar client, it is planned to integrate the proveo and the GroundStar real-time allocation system in the near future. ... read more >> August 11, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) Extension and Upgrade of the Truck Control System SyncroSupply at DaimlerChrysler AG, Plant Bremen Every day more than 1000 high-class cars of Mercedes C-class sedan, C-class combi, CLK, SL and SLK roll off the production lines at the Bremen plant of DaimlerChrysler AG. Since 1988 the transport control system SyncroTESS has been in use at Bremen for the control of internal transports and the transports to and from the field warehouses. The system assumes the automatic control of fork-lift trucks, Unimogs and tractors for trucks as well as the automatic dispatching of trucks with trailers and single trailers. In 2002 the truck control system SyncroSupply was installed as pilot project. Since then SyncroSupply has been fully automatically controlling all JIT /JIS deliveries to the loading places within the plant taking into account the capacities of parking-lots and loading places as well as the needs of the production. read more >> July 19, 2005 - (Airport Systems) KLM Approves HubControl Business Case The KLM top management has approved the HubControl Business Case. The implementation work will start on August 1. The going life of the system is planned for February 2006. HubControl will provide the KLM Hub Control Center (HCC) with a steering-view of all ground handling processes in real-time. Bottlenecks or delays of any handling process will be detected and their effect on the following processes will be shown including the calculation of a possible new departure time. The associated communication with all parties involved, including telex-messaging, will be provided as well. July 19, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) Basel MultiTerminal employs SyncroTESS as terminal management system Since March this year, SyncroTESS has been successfully employed as an operative terminal management system at BMT. Containers are managed with slot-level accuracy, terminal owned resources are controlled and the timely execution of terminal orders is ensured. SyncroTESS continuously communicates with the terminal order system (TAS), which has been developed by Rhenus. read more >> July 13, 2005 - (Airport Systems) Stuttgart Airport: Acceptance for Ground Services Forming part of a large-scale GroundStar implementation, GroundStar supports the planning, real-time allocation and rostering in the areas of passenger and baggage transport as well as ramp services at Stuttgart Airport. The system including the pre-planning and interfaces to other external systems such as the Time & Attendance and SAP has been accepted for that area after in-depth validation. It was most important for Stuttgart Airport to make sure a smooth integration into the growing IT environment that is built around the GroundStar AODB at the moment. June 28, 2005 - (Airport Systems) INFORM Partners Exchange Experience On June 9 to 10 sales and development partners from all over Europe met at the INFORM headquarters in Aachen. INFORM’s network of partners ensures a wide range of system solutions to its customers as well as efficient local sales support worldwide. ... read more >> June 20, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) SyncroTESS successfully in use at MTU Aero Engines GmbH, Munich since 10 Years For more than 10 years SyncroTESS has been used as transport control system at the Munich site of MTU Aero Engines GmbH. The nationally and internationally working firm is specialized in developing, manufacturing and repairing any and all of the components that make up civil or military engines . MTU is Germany's leading manufacturer of engine modules and components and of complete aero engines. With a workforce of 5,500 employees, MTU's headquarters Munich is at the same time MTU's largest site. read more >> June 13, 2005 - (Airport Systems) Air France Going Live with GroundStar Planning and Rostering Having started the implementation of the GroundStar planning and rostering system in November 2004, Air France went live on June 6 at at Terminal 2 B and 2D as a Pilot, covering about 40% of all Flights at CDG. The RealTime allocation system will follow in October this year. June 10, 2005 - (Airport Systems) SAS Final Acceptance INFORM is pleased to announce the official final acceptance of the GroundStar system by SAS. SAS has implemented the GroundStar processes and application packages for RealTime, Planning, Rostering and Reporting as well as a Staff Terminal. The latter has been developed by SAS in cooperation with INFORM. Eight SAS departments in Passenger Services and Ramp Handling at the airports of Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo and Gothenburg have already been relying on these modules for the past 4 years. They received and accepted the last additional functionalities in March 2005. June 9, 2005 - (Airport Systems) British Airways Grants INFORM a Preferred Supplier Status INFORM has been officially designated a Preferred Supplier to British Airways for Planning and Allocation of Ground Resources. ... read more >> June 8, 2005 - (Airport Systems) New Planning Version 5.6 The new Planning version has just been released. British Airways at London Heathrow and Gatwick Airports has been the first client to implement Version 5.6 for Stands. ... read more >> May 19, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) SyncroTESS undertakes fleet control at Tracim, a subsidiary of Lafarge Ciments Today, Lafarge Ciments, founded in 1833 by Léon Pavin de Lafarge is the biggest producer of cements throughout the world in terms of production capacity. In September 2004 the French company charged INFORM with the control of 300 trucks in the four sales regions in France. read more >> March 24, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) Successful appearance at the TOC2005 Asia in Hong Kong TOC2005 Asia, the Terminal Operations Conference and Exhibition for Asia - the definitive meeting place for the world's shipping, port and terminals industries - took place in Hong Kong from 15 – 17 March 2005. Together with HPC Hamburg Port Consultung GmbH, INFORM GmbH used this platform in Asia for the second time in order to present their solutions and concepts for container terminals and their common product line TERMINALSTAR. read more >> March 10, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) INFORM Software honored for being one of the most innovative logistics solutions The SyncroSupply system convinces the jury at the famous elog@istics award On the occasion of this year's elog@istics award the software solution SyncroSupply of the Aachen software service provider INFORM has been honored as one of the best logistics solutions in the automotive industry. The expert jury selected the system implemented and in use at BMW AG for dynamic truck control for being one of the most innovative practice solutions. Prof. Zimmermann, academic counselor of INFORM, received the jury certificate from the Minister for Economic Affairs and Labor of Saarland, Dr. Hanspeter Georgi on the occasion of the AKJ Automotive Congress in Saarbrücken. The elog@istics award is focused on innovative concepts and solutions for logistics which have proven their value in practice. read more >> March 02, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) DuPont Optimizes Coatings Production with INFORM Software DuPont Performance Coatings is the business unit which combines all of the coating activities of the US group DuPont. DuPont has been developing, producing and marketing coating systems for more than a century. read more >> February 17, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) New Order for INFORM CLAAS, one of the world's leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery, will use the software SyncroTESS for the control of its in-plant vehicle fleet. The product range of this Harsewinkel-based Westphalian company includes combine harvesters, self-propelled forage harvesters, agricultural balers and green harvest machinery as well as modern system, transport and towing vehicles. CLAAS employs approximately 8.000 staff members worldwide. SyncroTESS will cover the control of all transports by ground vehicles in the factory premises in Harsewinkel. Transport orders and completion confirmations will be transferred to and from the vehicles via radio data. The module Multilevel Dispatch will be installed as well as a SAP interface. Already in Mai 2005 SyncroTESS will start real time operation with the first vehicle group. February 10, 2005 - (Airport Systems) KLM Aircraft Refuelling Services switch to Electronic Planning Board KLM Refuelling Services now do their allocation on an Electronic Planning Board. The old Magnetic Planning Board was solemnly sawed into pieces! KLM uses GroundStar since 1999 for planning and allocation of staff in the Passenger Service-, Aircraft Service- and Baggage Service Departments at Schiphol Airport. With the help of GroundStar's real-time allocation, KLM has now replaced the manual allocation procedures within their Aircraft Refuelling Services. Until recently the refuelling processes at KLM used to be controlled manually with a so-called Magnetic Planning Board. The new GroundStar system therefore soon got known as the Electronic Plan Board. "Before going live the system was thoroughly tested in practise with excellent results", said Maarten Smit, Functional Project Manager at INFORM. ... read more >> January 18, 2005 - (Airport Systems) Barco signs cooperation agreement with Inform GmbH Barco provides software solutions like ARCAS TM for strategic slot planning and flight schedule management, as well as decision support tools for arrival and departure management and ATC in general. Both companies see great potential in building integrated ATM/AP CDM solutions to cover the whole planning horizon starting from slot management and the creation of flight schedules up to the daily operation and post-operational analysis. At ATC Maastricht from 1 to 3 February 2005, Barco and INFORM will jointly present ARCAS TM and GroundStar. Visit us for a detailed demonstration at booth 630 & 731. For more information on the conference please visit www.atcevents.com. If you would like to have more information on Barco, please see the their web page www.barco.com. January 18, 2005 - (Logistics Systems) SyncroTESS to Support Production Process with Audi AG, Ingolstadt Since 1989 already, Audi AG has been using TESS in its plant in Ingolstadt. As yet, vans, trucks and tractors have been controlled semi-automatically with TESS via a control center. Early in 2004 INFORM carried out a new concept study for Audi AG, Ingolstadt and recently has been given the order to introduce its new system SyncroTESS for the control of the entire materials flow for vehicle assembly. This includes goods receipt, storage and removal from storage with transport to the production and delivery to the assembly line, as well as the transport of empties and potential recyclables. Data communication between SyncroTESS and the industrial trucks will be effected via WLAN. In accordance with individual requirements, vehicle-mounted as well as mobile terminals will be used for the 100 forklift trucks and tractors. The system will as well make available analyses, statistics and management information, as for example on changes in transport situation or on the efficiency of vehicle utilization. SyncroTESS will start operating in mid 2005.

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November 30, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Çelebi to Ensure High Quality Ground Handling Services with GroundStar Çelebi Ground Handling decides to implement the GroundStar IT System for optimized planning, rostering, real-time allocation of airport resources and operational monitoring. Çelebi Group companies serve customers in a variety of businesses such as ground handling services, security, tourism, personnel transport, vehicle rental, and fast-food. Çelebi Ground Handling has been active in the sector for forty-five years now and ranks among Europe's biggest ground handling companies. Being committed to high-quality and reliable service, the company will soon implement the GroundStar system to support passenger and ramp services at 18 airports in Turkey. ... read more >> November 11, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Users Unite Alwyn Brice from Ground Handling International reports on the GroundStar Users Conference. ... read more >> November 10, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) Successful participation in the ITL 2004 This year the ITL Intermodal Transport & Logistics Event took place for the first time in Copenhagen. ITL attracted an international audience with over 120 exhibiting companies and 3,000 conference participants to the Danish capital. INFORM introduced its solutions and concepts at the joined booth of EIA European Intermodal Association. Further INFORM was represented at the conference program with the workshop of Mr. Udo Niessen, Vice President Logistics Systems Division, in "Synchronization of external and internal transport processes". November 08, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Learning From Experience For The Future The Third GroundStar Users Conference attracted more users than ever The goal was high: To beat the success of the first two Users Conferences and to exceed all expectations of the users who attended this year`s conference at the Grand Hotel Esplanade in Berlin. For two evenings and two days 140 GroundStar users, INFORM- partners and employees gathered in Berlin to discuss experience, exchange opinions and learn about the future of INFORM`s resource management systems. ... read more >> November 08, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Aviapartner Enhances its GroundStar Package RealTimeControl will be implemented at Aviapartner Since the year 2001, Aviapartner successfully uses the GroundStar module RosterControl for staff rostering and management in more than twenty stations in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy. This year, Aviapartner decided to also optimise the allocation of their ground handling resources on the day of operation. ... read more >> October 07, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Opening of the New Terminal 3 at Stuttgart Airport GroundStar`s Terminal Management Application Package supports the entire Airport About 500 guests celebrated the official opening of the new Terminal 3 at Stuttgart Airport end of March. The new building has the capacity to handle four million additional passengers per year. Airlines such as Delta Air Lines, Alitalia, Hapag-Lloyd (Express), and Condor are located at the new Terminal 3. Stuttgart has as one of the fastest growing airports in Germany invested heavily in state-of-the-art technology to be able to offer premium services to its customers. A major project was the implementation of GroundStar`s Airport Management System, including an AODB, resource planning-, administration- and real-time allocation systems, to support the airport`s ground handling operation. .... read more >> September 13, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) The BMW Group orders SyncroSupply for two additional plants The Dingolfing and Regensburg plant are the biggest production sites of the BMW group. Since 1967 a staff of about 23,000 has been manufacturing the cars of the BMW 5, 6 and 7 series from the steel panel to the completely assembled car at the Dingolfing plant. At the Regensburg plant approximately 880 cars from the BMW 3 series and the exclusive M3 models as well as from several all-wheel versions leave the assembly line every day. Due to the results achieved since the implementation of SyncroSupply at the Munich plant in February 2004, the BMW AG has now ordered the system for its plants in Dingolfing and Regensburg, too. Upon completion of the respective specifications the system will be introduced at both sites by the end of this year. The SyncroSupply system accomplishes the online control of about 450 truck arrivals in each plant every day; it contains an internet portal for forwarders with the help of which BMW communicates the time slot matrixes to them and which makes it possible for the forwarders to confirm time slots. Thus, the assignment of loading points and the control of the trucks' approach to the loading points takes place long before the trucks leave the suppliers' premises. September 7, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) Intralogistics control with SyncroTESS: System now used in the entire Munich plant of MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG The Transport Optimization System SyncroTESS has been controlling 30 vehicles at MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG since 1996. Via an order entry mask or directly via the ERP-system all orders are automatically transferred to the SyncroTESS system. Order transmission to the drivers is effected by radio data, with devices provided by Cattron-Theimeg. In May 2004 MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG decided to extend the use of the Transport Optimization System SyncroTESS to the entire logistics in the Munich plant. The entire production supply is to be controlled by SyncroTESS. From this measure MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG expects to achieve further increases in intralogistics efficiency. August 27, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) On-time delivery of goods at DaimlerChrysler AG, Sindelfingen At its largest plant in Sindelfingen DaimlerChrysler AG manufactures various product lines comprising the C-Class, the E-Class as well as the S-Class and the Maybach. More than 2100 cars leave the plant every day. The production cycle as well as the large number of different car types demand a lot of the material deliveries' logistics: the right parts have to be delivered to the right places precisely at the time they are needed there. That is why the Transport Optimization System SyncroTESS which has been controlling the in-plant transport in Sindelfingen since 2001, now has been extended by the SyncroSupply system for the control of the trucks for material delivery. read more >> July 26, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) Synchronization - a Factor for Success SyncroTESS introduced as the new name During the Logistics Symposium 2004, INFORM presented the new name for their well-known logistics software - a name that reflects the product's comprehensive and future-oriented performance package. read more >> July 04, 2004 - (Airport Systems) 6th ACI Europe Sponsored by INFORM The 6th ACI EUROPE Ground Handling and Cargo Conference and Exhibition will take place at Sheraton Frankfurt Hotel and Towers Conference Center, Frankfurt Airport, German, from 13 to 15 September 2004. The event will be hosted by Fraport. INFORM invites all participants to the welcome party at the Sheraton's Lemons Bar. read more >> June 22, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) TERMINALSTAR at the TOC Europe 2004 This year the 28th TOC Europe, conference for shipping, ports and terminals in Europe, took place in Barcelona, Spain. From 16 - 18 June 2004 attendants, speakers and exhibitors discussed a variety of subjects under the motto "Facing up to the Capacity Challenge" at the Fira de Cornellà. Every year this conference and the accompanying exhibition attract an increasing number of visitors working in the field of ports and container terminals. After their successful participation in the TOC Asia 2004 in Singapore, INFORM GmbH and HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH presented once more their solutions and concepts for container terminals and their new common product line TERMINALSTAR. read more >> June 16, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) Optimized control of trucks at AI Aggregate Industries plc is one of the leading producers and suppliers of building materials in the UK. Besides building materials their products range from asphalt and ready-mixed concrete to precast concrete (paving e.g.) and decorative aggregates for garden design as well as materials for walling, roofing and molding. At the end of last year Aggregate Industries decided to work with the transport optimization system SyncroTESS in order to control their truck fleet. The software solution SyncroTESS dispatches vehicle fleets in real-time, supports the preplanning of the vehicles needed and aims at a minimization of dead heading with better adherence to deadlines at the same time. In January 2004 the first 200 vehicles successfully started operating with SyncroTESS. May 14, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Czech Airline's Hub Operations Supported by GroundStar The Czech national carrier CSA signed a contract for the implementation of GroundStar systems for demand planning, rostering and real-time allocation of its ground handling resources at their hub in Prague Ruzyne Airport. The project started off in November 2003 with the installation of PlanControl and RosterControl at the designated pilot area -passenger services. Finishing the implementation of these two modules in March 2004, RealTimeControl will follow starting in June with a six-month implementation schedule. After the rollout to the ramp handling, catering and maintenance departments, the system will plan and allocate about 1.000 people and will be integrated with the existing CSA FIS and hub information systems. read more >> May 10, 2004 - (Airport Systems) GrounStar@WEB The GroundStar modules ContractControl, BillingControl and QualityControl work now with web technology. Like their its predecessors, the new modules are based on a central database (AODB) where all master data is captured and managed. Updates and actualisations of operational information are imported from external systems (e.g. SITA) and run together in this database. read more >> May 07, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Planning and Management of Immobile Resources The first GateControl module for the planning and management of aircraft stands was taken live at Air Canada in Toronto in May 2000. "The Gate Management System has been an outstanding success for Air Canada at Toronto International Airport. It has been extremely stable from the first day of implementation, with very fast and consistent response times," said Brian Dunn, CSM Resource Systems, Air Canada. read more >> May 3, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) No Traffic Jam at BMW For the production of the BMW 3 Series at the Munich Plant, SyncroSupply controls the movements of approximately 140 trucks per day and directs them to and from their loading points. A connection to the BMW Material Call System makes a fully automatic prioritization possible. The tracking and locating of trucks within the plant is effected via transponders, the communication with the drivers takes places with the help of pagers. read more >> May 03, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Air Canada Implements Latest Releases of GroundStar Modules Air Canada (AC) - a long-term user of several modules of the GroundStar suite - benefits from the latest GroundStar improvements by upgrading to the latest releases of FlightScheduler, PlanControl, GateControl-GatePlanning, RealTimeControl and GateControl-GateManagement. read more >> April 26, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Important News for all GroundStar Users: INFORM's Third GroundStar User Conference! The 3rd GroundStar User Conference will take place from the 15-17th of September at the exclusive Grand Hotel Esplanade in Berlin. read more >> April 19, 2004 - (Airport Systems) INFORM at ITB Berlin For the first time this year INFORM attended the ITB in Berlin to present its products and services. With a comprehensive congress programme and lots of supporting events the entire product spectrum of the tourist industry is represented at the ITB. In fact, with its 10.000 exhibitors from 180 countries and regions this exhibition is the largest of its kind! It brings clients and vendors from all over the world together. read more >> April 15, 2004 - (Airport Systems) CeBIT 2004: Expectations Succeeded This year's CeBIT in Hannover was themed 'Tomorrow we'll buy differently, sell differently, live differently and work differently.' From the 18-24th of March a total of 6,411 exhibitors from 64 countries presented a complete range of products and systems on a display area of 334,168 square metres. CeBIT 2004 reflected the growing convergence of professional and private ICT applications. Almost 50 percent of the exhibitors came from outside Germany and there were more Asian exhibitors than ever before. read more >> April 14, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) Successful Application of SyncroTESS at the Meyer-Werft Shipyard in Papenburg In the huge covered building docks of the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg luxurious cruise liners of more than 300 meters in length are built, following the principle of block and section production. According to the "Lego" pattern, single steel panels are put together to sections which are then combined into blocks. Steel building facilities, material store houses, deposit areas and workshops are situated in other halls on the shipyard. Around 250 cranes, elevators and floor conveyors - amongst them fork lifters, various crane systems and a 800-ton heavy load truck - transport materials, pre-fabricated components and various utilities throughout the shipyard. read more >> March 26, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) Optimized Logistics at Merck The internationally active Merck-Group is one of the oldest German companies in the Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals business. Approximately 7.500 employees work at the headquarters in Darmstadt, the biggest research and production location of Merck. Since 1995 SyncroTESS has been controlling and optimizing container side loaders, fork-lift trucks and tractors. The container and slot management has been realized by SyncroTESS as well. The system is also used for the loading and unloading of trains, as well as for the distribution of containers within in the plant. read more >> March 15, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Partnership with Appteck in Mexico Servicios Aeropportuarios del Centro Norte (OMA) is the first client that benefits from the new sales and service cooperation. .... read more >> March 4, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Communications at British Airways World Cargo British Airways World Cargo implements a new Remote Data Terminal running on INFORM's software. ALERTS, as INFORM's RealTimeControl system is known within British Airways, uses high-level optimisation algorithms to allocate jobs to the drivers who move the freight between the airline's cargo facilities and the aircraft at London Heathrow. This system, is supported by a Remote Data Terminal (RDT) equipment installed in the vehicles allowing for automated, accurate and fast communications means between ALERTS and the drivers. .... read more >> February 26, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) SyncroTESS will be controlling 380 trucks at EDEKA Minden-Hannover EDEKA Minden-Hannover is one of the regional wholesalers, which are consolidated in EDEKA Zentrale AG & Co. KG in Hamburg. EDEKA Minden-Hannover operates 4 storehouses and 5 handling centres in it's distribution area and supplies about 1650 customer sites. ... read more >> February 17, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Gate Gourmet Implements GroundStar at London Airports Gate Gourmet International, one of the leading catering companies in the world, implements GroundStar to optimise its catering operations. ... read more >> February 2, 2004 - (Materials Management Systems) First add*ONE system in Hungary The ÖAG group, Austria`s market leader in the wholesale supply of sanitary and heating products, will use add*ONE not only in Austria buts also in it`s Hungarian affiliate MART KFT. MART KFT is an affiliate of the ÖAG group since 1990 and a member of the Wolseley group since 1995. February 2, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) Conversion of one of the last DOS Systems with Timken Company in Canton Ohio, USA Since 1990 the Logistics Optimization System SyncroTESS has controlled the vehicle fleet of the Timken Company, who conduct a steelworks complex in Canton, Ohio, on a site of approx. 25 km² . At the moment, the SyncroTESS system at Timken, which is one of three not yet converted DOS systems, is being converted to the Network Operating System Windows NT/2000 and upgraded to the current version, SyncroTESS 8.0. Within the last 14 years SyncroTESS has always been able to meet the demanding requirements of Timken. The use of SyncroTESS has not only led to cost savings of 26 %, but also to a remarkable enhancement in the reliability of order completion. In addition to this there has been a considerable increase in the number of transport activities within the same period. January 23, 2004 - (Materials Management Systems) Logistic costs and capital charges reduced by around 15 % Due to the use of add*ONE stock optimisation the FROSTA company can achieve a reduction in logistic costs and capital charges of around 15 percent ongoing. The staff resources in the planning department can be reduced by the producer of frozen food by about 30 percent. At the same time FROSTA will be able to increase the availability of the entire product range up to nearly 99 percent and optimise the stockholding. add*ONE will pay for itself in less than a year. January 20, 2004 - (Logistics Systems) SyncroTESS undertakes at Wacker Chemicals GmbH, Burghausen, the administration of the container stock The Transport Efficiency Support System SyncroTESS manages at Wacker Chemicals GmbH, Burghausen the in-plant transport and the shunting of the railway cars at the site for many years. The functions of SyncroTESS are modified with the administration of the container stock handled with gantry cranes as well as the empty container area handled with reach stackers and the park area for swap bodies handled with tractors. January 13, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Passenger Terminal Expo 2004 in Geneva Do not miss the world’s leading international conference for passenger terminal design, technology, management and security to be held in Geneva from 10 to 12 of February. INFORM representatives will attend the conference as well. For more information see www.passengerterminal-expo.com January 8, 2004 - (Materials Management Systems) Copeland extends add*ONE Project After a successful start in Belgium INFORM GmbH was assigned by COPELAND EUROPE to implement add*ONE in it`s Northern Ireland affiliate Copeland Ltd. In Cooktown. January 05, 2004 - (Airport Systems) Lufthansa - Pilot Station in Munich Deutsche Lufthansa AG at Munich Airport implemented the PlanControl and RealTimeControl module complemented by DITES (Direct Telephone Input System), a Flight Scheduler and ReportControl. The system is responsible for the allocation of about 500 Lufthansa employees at the check-in and gate area. Munich is the pilot station for nine Lufthansa stations employing 6.000 people all over Germany. Press Contact INFORM GmbH Sabine Walter Pascalstr. 23 52076 Aachen, Germany Phone.: +49 (0) 24 08 / 94 56 - 313 Fax: +49 (0) 24 08 / 60 90 Email: sabine.walter@inform-ac.com