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Logistics professionals feel more stressed than last year
A survey commissioned by INFORM reveals that a worrying 45 per cent of logistics managers feel more stressed at work, compared with this time last year. According to the survey, increased levels of ‘fire fighting’ were the number one cause of unrest amongst professionals interviewed at the Logistics Link South exhibition 2010
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Elekta selects INFORM to Turbo-Boost Customer Service
Elekta, manufacturer of equipment for the treatment of cancer and brain disorders, has selected advanced inventory planning and forecasting technology from INFORM to ensure replacement parts can be delivered to customers in the quickest possible timescales.
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Logistics Link South - WINNER
Taking part in our eBook prize draw at the Logistics Link South Exhibition (2nd and 3rd February 2010), Karl from Sharp Interpack was the lucky winner. Have fun reading!

INFORM received “Promising” Rating in Leading Analyst Firm´s Marketscope Report for Supply Chain Planning: Process Automation 2009
INFORM has received a “Promising” rating in Gartner’s “Marketscope for Supply Chain Planning: Process Automation 2009”*. In total, 18 supply chain planning solution suppliers were evaluated for this report.
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John Parker & Sons to reduce wasted Stock Levels and Costs with Inventory Planning Tool
John Parker & Sons, the steel and tool processor and distributor, has turned to INFORM to reduce the amount of wasted stock and improve efficiencies by up to 40 per cent.
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add*ONE is now compatible with Windows 7!

The add*ONE Inventory Optimizer and add*ONE Demand Planner software solutions have just been officially certified by Microsoft for use with Windows 7. Both products have successfully passed compatibility tests according to the necessary Microsoft standards.

Efficient Inventory Optimisation for Medium-Sized Businesses with add*ONE.SME
A cost optimal inventory situation, high service levels, reduced planning effort and minimal costs – these are the criteria when medium-sized industrial enterprises and wholesalers are looking for a software solution for their inventory optimisation. With add*ONE.SME INFORM now offers a software that is specifically tailored towards the requirements of medium-sized companies including an implementation concept with a fixed project budget.
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INFORM’s Customer Included in Aberdeen’s Research
The company Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd., one of our customers, is included on page 17-18 of the Aberdeen Group’s research report “Integrating Spare Parts Planning with Logistics”.
Insight is given into the processes, procedures, methods and technologies in the field of spare parts planning. This report focuses on showing how leading firms, like Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd. with our software solution add*ONE Inventory Optimizer, are using optimising processes and technology to better manage their spare parts logistics and inventories.
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Linde Gas AG
The biggest industrial gas producer in Germany and Europe, Linde Gas AG, will perform an add*ONE rollout as an add-on to SAP R/3 in order to reduce planning costs. Another major objective is the reduction of the workload of the planner and the reduction of stocks.

INFORM Receives Company Award by the German Association for Operations Research (GOR)
INFORM is the first company to receive the company award from GOR, which recognises the economic benefits derived from the OR-based INFORM software.
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WENKO-WENSELAAR GmbH & Co. KG
Wenko is one of the leading Europe wide producers of ironing board covers and innovative products in ironing, kitchen, household and bathroom. The company optimises the sales plan process from SAP R/3 with the add*ONE sales plan process.

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.

Logistic costs and capital charges reduced by around 15 %
Due to the use of add*ONE Inventory Optimzer, 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 stock-keeping. add*ONE will pay for itself in less than a year.

Decrease of stock at Römheld
Römheld GmbH Friedrichshütte from Laupheim has awarded a contract to INFORM GmbH to do a rollout of add*ONE Inventory Optimizer. The main objectives of the implementation of add*ONE is the reduction of stock and an enhancement of delivery availability and reliability.

Storch optimises with add*ONE
The Storch Holding GmbH from Wuppertal, Germany, has implemented the stock management system add*ONE as a complement to its ERP system Navision. The company primarily intends to optimise the stock volume and to keep its already very high availability to supply due to the use of add*ONE.

Optimisation of planning at Kampmann
Kampmann GmbH & Co. KG has decided to optimise the planning department by using add*ONE Inventory Optimizer. Another objective is the increase in visibility and the optimisation of the ability to deliver.

Reduction in stock by 27% at AKG
From the beginning of 2002, the German company AKG in Hofgeismar (Autokühler GmbH & Co. KG) has been able to reduce their raw materials stock, which is the biggest portion of tied capital, by 27 percent due to the use of add*ONE. “