MACHALKE commissioned upholstery bpi solutions with the implementation of XcalibuR and IDM upholstered furniture are upholstered MACHALKE for timeless elegance. The high-quality upholstered furniture are made by hand since time immemorial in the workshops of the company of Hochstadt/Oberfranken. MACHALKE upholstery workshops GmbH is one of the major medium-sized companies of the German upholstered furniture industry. The entire according to DIN EN ISO is 9001 certified development and production in Germany, because of the direct access to the development process and the quality of the goods has top priority at MACHALKE. The aesthetic range of product line enjoys international renown. The export rate of over 50% impressively underscores the current presence of furniture. MACHALKE upholstery workshops is constantly working on the optimization and improvement of data communication. MACHALKE has now opted for the XcalibuR B2B-communication solution. The company relies on the solution as a link between the master data on manufacturer’s page and the Transaction data (order / order response) on the dealer page. The introduction of extended processing times be shortened significantly. XcalibuR connects all leading ERP system of trade via interfaces for the bi-directional exchange or a connection and establishes a 1:1 relationship between trading partners and industry. Moreover, the new industry-standard data format in IDM pad at MACHALKE “introduces. IDM upholstery is to depict the commercial data provides also a wide range of requirements in the furniture industry. MACHALKE is with the new total solution capable of individually on their needs coordinated catalogues and purchasing conditions effortlessly to provide the trading partner. The company improved the data communication with trading partners for the mutual benefit through the use of the new solution. Accounts for the data entry effort is minimized transaction fees, reduces questions and the complaint rate decreases. About bpi solutions they bpi solutions gmbh & co. kg, software and Consultancy in Bielefeld, supports its customers 20 years successfully with a company-wide solution concept of easy to use standard software and industry-oriented solutions in the furniture industry, logistics, and other industries. The performance spectrum ranges from consulting, through the design and development of to the integration of new applications. Focuses on the optimization and automation of business processes in marketing, sales and service. Is based on the own products and solutions in the areas of customer relationship management, cross media publishing, supplier relationship management and integrated portal solutions. The solutions help both the indoor and field and customers rapid communications to build and comprehensive information to provide suppliers and partners. Moreover, solutions as System Integrator is bpi in the areas of business process integration, active document management and archiving. The solutions based on standard technologies are the starting point leading manufacturers provide how dataglobal GmbH, insiders technologies GmbH, INSPIRE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH OPTIMAL SYSTEMS GmbH, which integrate not only systems, but also the business process modeling enable processes to monitor and evaluate results, as well as real-time information to optimize the business processes available. Through innovative process integration, effective data management and audit-proof archiving companies achieve significant efficiency gains and through proactive, secure their competitive advantage. Contact: Henning Kortkamp bpi solutions gmbh & co.

Newsletter No. 9 of the imap Institute on the topic of foreign trade remain despite the economic crisis the UAE an interesting country for international companies. GDP increased in 2006 to $164.2 billion to $260,1 billion in 2008. With a share of 8.7% of the total imports, Germany is the fourth largest trading partner. This year, this economic cooperation and the many years of cooperation led to the founding of the German Emirati Industrie – und Handelskammer. Therefore, Germany is the first country with a bilateral Chamber on the Arabian peninsula. The official opening took place on 09.05.2009 in Abu Dhabi.

Known Ras al Khaimah but not only the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, which plan investment of approximately $540 billion until 2011, are interesting for German companies. The Emirate of Ras al Khaimah offers promising conditions for German companies. The formed in the year 2000, free trade zone is one of the fastest growing and most cost-efficient free-trade zones in the UAE. 100% tax exemption and a lot of foreign companies have led so far to about 5000 branches. A German-language Web site, an Office in Cologne and a German-language customer service were established to increase the attractiveness of German companies. Cooperation partners to optimize search, your entry into the Arab market, we perform a market analysis in a first step and search exact company according to the criteria set by you. For detailed selection talks with potential partners, you can opt for your optimum cooperation. Throughout the process, accompanies and advises the imap Institute, and prepares you for cultural differences. For more information and a more detailed approach we are gladly available.

“Post-Expo 2010: Balingen solution provider helps the implementation of ‘Post at the partners’ Balingen/Zurich, September 16, 2010 within the framework of the concept of post in the partner” the Swiss Post Bizerba/PESA has entrusted with the delivery of 100 self-service scales. With these customers in so-called postal agencies can weigh their letters and packages and postage. Because communication activities move with the help of E-Mail, SMS and online banking in the virtual world, the Swiss Post recorded significant volume declines at their desks. Many post offices can therefore not more profitably operate, which leads in turn to shorter and unattractive for customers opening hours. use. Against this background the post until the end of 2011 at around 420 locations checks to see whether there is an alternative for the local branch. In particular the model proved post Agency: it is been implemented since early 2007 in over 300 villages and neighbourhoods.

The core elements of the post in the partner” is the self-service scales. With just a few button printing, the customer has a letter or a package weighed, determines the size and print out a barcode for postage. Paid is then sent to the Office of agency partners, is a detailed lists with long opening hours in most cases”the broadcast, explains Dieter Conzelmann, Director industry solutions market at Bizerba. All benefit from these agencies: customers will continue to have a post on the spot and can benefit from the range of partners in carrying out post transactions. In the village or neighbourhood, the infrastructure will be strengthened, and the agency partner receives a second pillar, which allows him to take advantage of synergies to its main business. To further ensure a high quality service, trains the Swiss post the Agency staff that is bound as postal co-workers of postal secrecy, for its new tasks and supported it during the start-up phase.

almato, supports development of the independent industry forum in Tubingen / Wimsheim, February 11, 2011 the call center Club, the emerging Branchencommunity for professional customer relationship management, continues its growth course and is supported by the almato GmbH, which. The company from Tubingen is a provider of software for quality monitoring, real time interaction management as well as e-learning and would like to accompany the development of the independent industry forum with his commitment. We want to provide our members with current information and make attractive offers. The call center Club supplemented its classic network activities through forums on XING, Facebook and Twitter, and is thus represented in the relevant social media platforms with a strong presence”, explains Oliver Erckert, moderator of the call center Club. We want to now take the next step and further professionalize our services and expand. Luhan understands that this is vital information. For this we need the help of reliable partners. The almato GmbH, in the us as “Which will support, we have found such a strong partner.” The call center Club is a network on XING and other platforms to all people involved in the call center and contact center industry. The virtual Club connects employees and executives and creates relationships between various industry representatives.

Service providers, consultants, manufacturers and distributors can join this group and benefit from the network. Goal of the call center Club is the open exchange of topics that move the industry and move forward. The call center Club is a great idea and has a great development. The industry is so diverse that we succeeded so far barely a medium or network, to depict the whole width. This forum is now on its way, bringing together all involved”, explains Thomas Geiling, Marketing Director of almato GmbH.

we want to like to accompany this development and support, because the entire industry will benefit, if the exchange among stakeholders is through the call center Club and expanded still further professionally.” Exhibits on CallCenterWorld in Berlin, the call center Club offers an exclusive meet & greet on February 23 from 17:30 to 19:00. Here members can get to know better their virtual industry contacts in direct talks. About the almto GmbH: The almato GmbH offers innovative solutions, the customer service center is put in a position to achieve optimum results from every single customer contact. The focus of business activities is the distribution and the demonstrably successful implementation of software solutions for real time interaction management, quality monitoring, pure voice recording, e-learning and customer satisfaction survey with integrated analysis and reporting tools. While almato acts as a full service provider. Contact: almato GmbH Thomas Geiling 72072 Tubingen T: + 49 (7071) 79569-0 Wohrdstrasse 5 M: about the call center Club: the call center Club is aimed as a network on XING and other platforms to all people, in the Call Center and contact center industry involved. The virtual Club connects employees and executives and creates relationships between various industry representatives. Service providers, consultants, manufacturers and distributors can join this group and benefit from the network. Press contact: Call center Club sheep tree path 9/3 71299 Wimsheim T: + 49(70 44) 91 54 94 M:

The Ricoh Germany GmbH and INFOTEC Germany GmbH merged with effect from 29 October 2009. Accepting legal entity is the Ricoh Germany GmbH. Already the Ricoh Germany GmbH as of 1 August 2009 took over the operational business of INFOTEC Germany GmbH. Location of the Head Office of Ricoh Germany continues to Hanover. Currently Ricoh Germany employs around 2,000 people, about 700 in Hanover. Before the merger Ricoh Germany has has approximately 1,700 employees. Business unit specially already has recorded the new production printing business group (PPBG) for production printing to August 3, 2009 in Germany their work. The PPBG aims to combine the know-how and the skills of the staff of the Ricoh Group and to act even better on the market.

Since the integration of the European business of Danka by Ricoh, INFOTEC 2007 among the international group of Ricoh. See more detailed opinions by reading what celebrity trainer offers on the topic.. Since then the two companies in Germany worked together closely, synergies have to take advantage of. Among others are Ricoh and INFOTEC together at trade fairs such as drupa 2008, the pressure + form 2008 and the PostPrint 2009 occurred. The INFOTEC headquarters in Stuttgart is converted into a business & service center of Ricoh Germany. Ricoh puts the remaining INFOTEC locations in Germany with its nationwide 10 business & service centers.

The INFOTEC Germany GmbH has has a least around 400 employees. In the past few months, we have worked hard to promote the process of integration, which is now also formally concluded with the merger of the two companies. Especially in the area of production we will benefit from the experience and the expertise of INFOTEC\”, stresses Uwe Jungk, Chief Executive Officer of Ricoh Germany. A larger sales team and a stronger service network in Germany resulting from the fusion of INFOTEC and Ricoh. The competition in our industry is getting stronger. Ricoh must find ways as a dynamic company, customers and prospects to inspire.

Taga multifunctional vehicle is now even more versatile bike with child seat and sport buggy in one. Starting in July 2010, a shopping basket is available for the Taga Tower. Netherlands, 6.Juli 2010: The Dutch company Taga b.v. has his city vehicle Taga a new practical accessory designed for: a shopping basket attachment. This can easily be installed with just a few hand movements instead of the standard seat.

So closer district purchases easily with the Taga do. In bicycle mode, it goes with the Taga to the nearest grocery store. In just 20 seconds he can be converted there with an ingenious folding mechanism in buggy mode this is the shopping cart. This saves the owner annoying shut of the bike outside the supermarket. The Taga to be not only a practical family vehicle, but represent an alternative to the car in the city. With the shopping basket attachment can now also to shopping the car leave once. This protects the environment “, says Jeroen de Schaaf, European Manager of Taga B.V..

The shopping basket, the in red and green available is, has the dimensions 64 x 40 x 42/25 inches, offers a space of 80 liters and cost 185. The Taga and accessories in over 40 shops of Munich are available to Hamburg or. About Taga. B.V.: The Dutch company Taga b.v. produces and distributes the multifunctional urban vehicle Taga. It of bike with child seat and sport buggy in one and can be converted in just 20 seconds. So he combines the fast and environmentally friendly transportation option in a bicycle for parents with the mobility of a stroller. Since 2008 was the Taga EUROBIKE award, the children and youth innovation award, as well as the red dot design award! More information under:. Contact for more information and picture material: Salloa long-Ronnau agency RoNNAU 24937 Flensburg T: 0461 Wrangelstrasse 10 430 77 00 M:

Leadership paid to fur refers to the fact that leadership quality easy to measure can be, for example, with a 360-degree feedback or an employee survey. Then, it is important that managers train new behaviors in the sense of the transformationalen style of leadership, because this style of leadership has been shown have the greatest influence on the economic success (revenue and yield) of a company. The expert considers the gap between knowledge and action for the core problem, also on the subject of leadership. 360 degree feedback revealed differences between self – and external image, for example, when executives again and again. After conviction of fur that should Top management executives insinuated himself and them regularly point out, check whether they indeed live the relevant guiding principles.

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The renowned leadership developer is founder and Director of the Institute of management innovation in Bad Soden, which belongs to the Steinbeis transfer centres. To the Competence analysis include performance priorities of the Institute of management-innovation, for example in the form of 360-degree feedback and audits, management consulting, leadership training and coaching, as well as the implementation of enterprise and management simulation game. The aim of the measures is to enable more successful to their current and future tasks in the company executives. Unlike other providers, the team around Prof. Dr. Waldemar Pelz connects systems (planning, metrics, processes and organization) as well as soft factors such as model, trust, and communication. The proximity to the research Additionally guarantees customers that all listings always match the state-of-the-art.

Glass sorting system K9 FLASH of S + S tracks glasses and impurities separation and sorting Technology GmbH, Schonberg reliably in S + S, is the new glass sorting system K9 FLASH (Hall C1, booth 407 / 506) on the IFAT ENTSORGA 2012. The newly developed unit is used in the recycling of fine, hollow and flat glass, where it separates fehlfarben and KSP (ceramics, stones, porcelain) in the glass shard electricity with minimal loss of good material. K9 FLASH tracking even special glasses such as CERAN. The space-saving design minimizes the glass breakage and supports the new individual lighting. This new technique allows among others to improve throughput performance.

K9 FLASH detects not only foreign and broken by their different colors, also glasses, that the human eye cannot distinguish from normal pieces are removed from the flow of material. K9 FLASH parses information in up to nine different light wavelengths. Through the combination of different types of light can fehlfarben, KSP and also heat-resistant special glasses identified and reliably separated by a millisecond-accurate response of the blowing nozzles. Hans Eder, head of development at S + S, says about the new glass sorting system: we have incorporated in the machine design of the K9 FLASH subsidiary KRS recycling system GmbH, our years of experience. KRS has planned numerous turnkey recycling systems for hollow and flat glass industry at home and abroad and realised. Through the extension of the color analysis from the usual three primary colors on up to nine basic colors and increase the local resolution of up to 0.2 mm per point of view we set new standards in relation to the sorting accuracy in the field of glass sorting.” S + S shows on the IFAT ENTSORGA in addition to the new glass sorting system the tried and tested VARISORT COMPACT multi sorting system in plastic recycling. An advantage of this system is flexible and easy adaptation to changing sorting tasks.

In the VARISORT COMPACT, various sensor technologies are (e.g. inductive, optical) can be combined. ifatentsorga more Information S + S separation and sorting Technology GmbH Brigitte Rothkopf Regener road 130 D-94513 Schonberg Tel. +49-(0)8554-308 274 fax +49-(0)8554-2606 e-mail: S + S on a look S + S separation and sorting Technology GmbH, Schonberg, provides equipment and systems for the detection /-separation, product inspection and sorting of material flows forth. The sales of the products is focused mainly on the food, plastics, chemical, pharmaceutical, wood, textile and recycling industry. S + S one of the leading suppliers on the world market is with subsidiaries in Britain, France, China, Singapore and the United States, representative offices in India and Turkey, as well as more than 40 offices around the world. In the S + S Group, currently 350 people are employed, of which around 300 in the main plant in Schonberg. Sales 2011 amounted to EUR 34 million.