Supply Chain Management

Airbus, a leading aerospace manufacturer company's facility in Hamburg, Germany is responsible for the majority of the development and production of the European Airbus aircraft family. Enormous demands are placed on logistics, inventory and warehouse management, due to the accuracy and precision required by commercial aircraft assembly. To meet these demands, Airbus relies on Printronix, the leading manufacturer of integrated enterprise printing solutions for the supply chain, to deliver reliable, high-performance printing solutions for logistics management. tech news

Boots The Chemists (BTC) needed a solution that would fit seamlessly into a demanding warehouse environment. BTC knew it had a critical issue that needed immediate resolution, so its managers called integration teams from Zebra, Datamax and Printronix. Printronix succeeded because the Printronix printers were the only ones that could interpret the label code without BTC having to outsource new computer programs and because the solutions offered an attractive return on investment. BTC felt an additional level of confidence with Printronix because they were currently utilizing PGL (Printronix Graphics Language), a programming language that allows Printronix thermal transfer printers to obey commands from multiple applications. tech news

In addition to strong ROI, Service Delivery Management requires a collaborative relationship between IT departments and business customers. In this second of four audiocasts, Robert McNeill, Senior Analyst at Forrester and Mike Micucci, VP of Marketing at ManageStar, will look at how to organize for successful Service Delivery Management, and how to overcome challenges with implementation across IT, Facilities and into the Business. You will gain insight into the following: How to organize your business for Service Delivery Management; How to identify key services to start with; How to communicate the business imperative for Service Delivery Management, and key components: reporting, SLAs, single entry point in service catalog, asset management strategies, leading processes. Join ManageStar at 10:30am PT on October 12th for this live event. tech news

Based in Meridian, Mississippi, IEPG supplies engine parts for passenger cars and light trucks, as well as for marine, industrial, agricultural and high-performance applications. Managers at Internal Engine Parts Group needed to modernize their order-entry, warehousing and distribution systems to become more efficient and reach new markets. IEPG selected DMS Systems Corp.'s Distribution/Express system running on IBM middleware and the IBM eServer iSeries to reduce costs, increase productivity and maximize customer service. tech news

Marchesi de' Frescobaldi (www.frescobaldi.it), one of Italy's leading producers of quality wines, owns the largest expanse of vineyards in Tuscany, with nine estates covering a total of 1,000 hectares. Marchesi de' Frescobaldi was using an industry-specific solution for controlling production and distribution from ReplicaSistemi, and separate ACG Web Edition on IBM AS/400 for the management of financial and sales data. While these systems worked well, the company wanted to increase the integration of processes, in order to reduce administration and accelerate its extended supply chain. IBM Premier Business Partner Computer VAR (www.computervar.it) provided expert consultancy and development to integrate Marchesi de' Frescobaldi's existing applications with a new Web-based sales order entry tool for field sales teams. tech news