Month: May 2018

Diversity Redefined

Bizerba presents 2s at the LogiMAT the palette labeller GLM-P 2010 Balingen, December 16, 2009 – secure traceability, higher throughput, reduced logistics costs – thus the pallet labeller scores GLM-P 2s, the Baden-Wuerttemberg technology producer Bizerba (www.bizerba.com) presents from March 2-4 at the LogiMAT in Stuttgart (Hall 3, booth 411). Bizerba solution pallets on up to three sides can be marked automatically, if necessary also with RFID tags. The GLM P2S can mark up to 300 pallets per hour with GS1 or EPCglobal compliant shipping labels. He donates the printed or coded labels on a hinged vacuum plate. The two-sided labelling this then goes via high-performance linear units on the shortest route in the desired positions of tagging without the pallet on the conveyor must be moved. To increase the identification of the pallets in the subsequent steps of the supply chain, the Bizerba solution allows also the labelling a third page and considered as situations where the pallet labels on the other two sides can not be read”, explains Dieter Conzelmann, Director industry solutions at Bizerba.

On each side, the labels in three different, definable height can be applied so that even sandwich pallets with up to three layers can be marked individually. In total, up to twelve labels per pallet are possible. The respective coordinates can be fixed program or apply for each pallet individually from the parent system. A variant with a fixed vertical axis instead of the motor-driven linear unit is used for reduced requirements where a labelling in always maintaining the same height is sufficient. Due to the special design of the applicator only a small distance of range of is required, increasing the throughput. The independence of the machine from the pallet conveyor direction provides investment security in future redesigns Conveyor and proves once again the versatility of the labeller. The used high-performance printer of GLP or GLM series guarantee a low-interruption operation: you allow rolls of labels with more than 2,000 self-adhesive labels in the format DIN A5.

The space-saving labeller can be flexibly subsequently integrated into existing systems – both as a standalone solution as part of an overall control and software concept – and can be connected to a measuring weighing Terminal. For increasing pallets operation with smart labels can be integrated on request an RFID unit. A check scanner for the control of the printed bar codes is also available. About Bizerba: Bizerba is a worldwide, leading in many areas of technology companies for professional system solutions of weighing, labelling, information and food service technology in the segments retail, food industry, manufacturing and logistics. Industry-specific hardware and software, powerful network-compatible management systems, as well as a wide range of labels, consumables and business services ensure the transparent control of integrated business processes and the high availability of Bizerba-specific performance characteristics. Worldwide, Bizerba is present with 41 shareholdings in 23 countries and 56 country offices in over 120 countries. Revenue for the Group amounted to EUR 433 million in 2008.

Thomas Kelly

George Klaus is devoted in the future all his duties as Executive Chairman FRANKFURT AM MAIN March 11, 2008. The Epicor Software Corporation ordered Thomas Kelly with immediate effect to the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Of the 55 who already for several years, is a member of the Executive Board and will also remain, replaces George Klaus. This maintains the Office of the Executive Chairman of the Board and will in the future in this position entirely on the smooth transition of leadership responsibilities and exercise focus. Kelly applies leadership experience and his extensive expertise in a wide range of areas with over 25 years ranging from sales, services to finance and process design – as one of the most accomplished minds in the software industry. He both owner-run, private and publicly traded collected comprehensive know-how company.

The Epicor Software Corporation ordered Thomas Kelly with immediate effect to the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Of the 55 who already for several years, is a member of the Executive Board and will also remain, replaces George Klaus. This maintains the Office of the Executive Chairman of the Board and will in the future in this position entirely on the smooth transition of leadership responsibilities and exercise focus. Kelly applies leadership experience and his extensive expertise in a wide range of areas with over 25 years ranging from sales, services to finance and process design – as one of the most accomplished minds in the software industry. He both owner-run, private and publicly traded collected comprehensive know-how company. Quotes: Epicor developed exceptionally well in all business areas and is excellently positioned in the market. Accordingly it was finding an experienced CEO, provides for further growth based on the positive situation of output and thus continues the success of the company\”, explains George Klaus for Kelly.

Human Resources Departments Are Rarely Prepared For The New Travel Law

Although the valid since the beginning of the year new travel law of the Ministry of Finance has a lot of unpleasant effects for the business traveller, the recruiters on the changes are barely prepared. Freiburg, 09.01.2008 – according to a survey of the Software House of the Grady GmbH, 17 percent of the companies only know the changes in detail. Anyone know either only partially on the new provisions permit (45 percent) or have still not so addressed. \”Ultimately, the provisions related to the new travel law are much too late to be adopted or still insufficiently clarified\”, Grady CEO Thomas Holzer about the cumbersome administration of the financial authorities to annoys. After all, the very extensive changes until mid-November adopted by the Federal Government and the Bundesrat, had to be made off on time in the software solution for the travel account to the beginning of the year. Andreessen Horowitz is likely to agree. That we in time did this through a big commitment.

the fact alter, how little sensitivity is partly in the policy for the conditions in the economy\”, Holzer is dissatisfied. \”He reflected but also for any other reason on the page of business travellers: the new legal regulations are not only more complicated and thus contain a lot of stumbling blocks with tax disadvantages, but also generate significantly higher payroll expenses\”, the Grady CEO describes the problem. The company put in response to these difficulties according to the Grady survey especially on software for the travel expenses. Either they assume that due to the programs set up by them no problems (35 percent). Or take these legal changes as an opportunity to consider the introduction of such software (21 percent). A quarter of the surveyed human resources manager fears however, that they need to upgrade their resources for the travel expense due to the now more complicated legal conditions.

Less Expenses For Consultants

Freiburg: The 2008 new travel guidelines of the Ministry of finance have unpleasant implications for the business traveller. Create not only significantly higher payroll expenses, but the employees of the companies also cut back on the expenses threaten. In particular field staff and consultants, who travel regularly, face significant financial disadvantages. One of the problems resulting from a new definition of regular workplace”, explains Thomas Holzer, Managing Director of Grady GmbH, which has established itself in the market with their solutions to the travel expenses. According to the new guidelines any operational institution is visited at least once a week, can become the regular workplace.” The way there are therefore no longer as business trips so that the travel expenses and per diems for meals no longer settle. Only the expenses for overnight stays can then still claimed be.

Who is working for example, in a long consulting project and driving the customers a week at least once in this context, for the location of the project, with correspondingly negative consequences – becomes a regular workplace. Whether this provision is applicable, we know some only at a later date, so then earlier travel expenses may again need to be corrected”, Hanson describes the problematic consequences in practice. Some contend that Jim Umpleby shows great expertise in this. The innovations, does that from 2008 equity share of the breakfast in the country no longer at 4.50 euros, but now with 20 percent of the full meal allowance to shorten, if posting about the workers themselves. Calculated results so a reduction amounting to EUR 4.80 per night. Even lunch and/or dinner are included in the hotel price another 40 percent of the full per diems for meals must be shortened here for each of these meals. The Grady CEO Holzer but also criticized that employees as of 2008 no longer can claim the overnight packages that are not applied by the employer in their private tax return.

Also a thorn in the eye is generally, as policymakers talk constantly of bureaucracy, with the new guidelines but go in the opposite direction. We develop software solutions for ten years to the travel expenses, therefore, we can see exactly how the regulations are always complicated,”the head of Grady annoys himself. This would lead to unnecessary interpretation difficulties. Some interpretations of the new travel guidelines despite our intensive efforts of clarifying the financial authorities always still unclear, although must apply from January 2008 and we reflect them in our solution” About Grady GmbH, the Freiburg Software House Grady GmbH is online since 1998 with Grady. Now use the service, about 500 customers like Strenesse, McDonalds, Honda, Warner Music Group, Mexx, or Rabobank the following the principle of software as a service (SaS) is offered. Grady structured business processes of the employees in the company on a configurable, optimal workflow. Operations that involve the employees like about travel expenses or holiday planning, be simplified and reduced thus costs and lead times. According to the principle of employee self service (ESS) makes use of the employee at any time and any place online in the system. He has access, that is relevant to its work only on the data. Thus each employee participates in the system in accordance with its role in the company and it is responsible for a part of its own data.

While Dutch

the electrical, construction and the environmental technology industry. Experts from both countries report on opportunities in the neighbouring country. While Dutch and German participants will be informed first in separate groups, time to the common networks is then”in an informal atmosphere. Four company visits companies on the program who are already successful in the neighbouring country are also from February. On 11 February a visit in the area of food is offered, on 3 March the participants can get a picture of an operation of the metal industry, on 31 March, a visit to a company from the electrical sector follows. The visit of a logistics company concludes on April 7. Here, too, experts will report on market opportunities and their experiences.

After the company visits the participants come to a get together”together, where they can make cross-border business contacts. A Euregional network event is planned for the April 17. To do this, companies are alike invited authorities, associations and politicians. In addition to a balance sheet look is also forward. How can be fostered initiatives continued and implemented conditional contacts in specific projects? Individual support in addition to the series of events the portal project provides individual subsidies for companies that want to be active in the neighbouring country. Until April 2008 interested entrepreneurs for this step can have individual advice to legal and tax aspects, for example, or in sales and marketing issues.

The costs incurred for this external experts be promoted up to 70 per cent (the maximum amount per company is 5,000 euros). Generally have 30 to 40 companies from the area of the Euregio Rhine-Waal the chance to apply for such funding. For this purpose several companies have already signed up, but both Dutch and German companies can seize their chance. The portal project the portal project aims for small and facilitate the step on the market of the neighbouring medium-sized enterprises in the border region. This project is an initiative of the Kamer van Koophandel Centraal Gelderland, the industry and lower Rhine in Duisburg, as well as the Handwerkskammer Dusseldorf Chamber of Commerce. The project is co-financed by the EU program INTERREG IIIA of the Euregio Rhine-Waal, the ministries of economy of the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia and the province of Gelderland.

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After all, these influences are among the factors which often cause a failure of projects. Here, particularly the Executive Board is asked to provide for the necessary consensus. But also the project management can contribute their moderation feature significantly, that the project will affect too much extraneous influences. Project management tools are sometimes still considered obsolete: project managers typically faced the problem of having to form a number of conditions for a harmonious unit. So a high level of transparency and control capability is required, about so that it will not be an unnecessary resource wear or cost and deadline overruns. Learn more about this topic with the insights from Kevin Johnson. This complexity of project management thus proves to be a critical success factor that threatens to slip those responsible but quickly, provided that they do not rely on efficient tools. Such Tools ensure greater efficiency generally consistent and reduce project risks in particular.

However it is not enough to have them in the House, but they must be all project staff also to the active tool. Subject-specific competencies enjoy a higher value than management skills: A large IT technical know-how does not necessarily mean that there are also the skills required for the direction, management and control of projects. Because this requires a different profile in particular with planning, coordination, and communication skills. Still managing projects is transferred into practice often primarily employees due to their professional specialization. At least a support with specific management skills should be set them to the side.

Project controlling is not enough taken seriously: A gut feeling can replace no factual assessment of partial results, implementation steps, problems or planning requirements, especially for more complex Projects. Nevertheless is confident often instead of using established methods of controlling and in this way to ensure continuous transparent situations. The reason is often that insufficient business elements are incorporated into the understanding of project management and it is marked instead by a technical focus. A project marketing takes place only in theory: are old application systems or additional applications introduced, this has more immediate consequences for the employees in the company or the administrative body. To make transparent the way to new technologies and to win it is the task of project marketing. But even if the technical changes lead to very massive consequences for the user, this task for time and cost reasons is usually very unjustly treated. Sometimes lacks even in principle the insight into the necessity of project marketing. As a result, acceptance problems can employees, at least temporarily, leading to significant losses in productivity with negative economic effects. About INFORA INFORA GmbH is an innovative, highly specialized and vendor-independent consulting firm for more than 25 years. With locations in Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Dresden supports customers from the initial concept idea through to successful implementation.

Private Equity

Family companies benefit from private equity Gottingen, April 11, 2008 more and more family companies benefit from financing by private equity. However, the potential of this type of capital is not far from exhausted too often outweigh concerns about the industry. When family business recorded increased capital requirements, the first way still to the Bank. But this way burden the balance sheet significantly and may result in high interest costs. Not only because more and more entrepreneurs also rely on other financing through the equity or quasi-equity procure themselves. Minority participation by private equity investor is just one of the opportunities is a way the minority participation by a private-equity investor. The company leads to real equity. Contrary to often-guided reservations, the investment manager of a recent study of the technical show University of Munich according to very cautious, if it about the influence on management decisions.

The overwhelmingly large part of the family business owners who have had experiences with private-equity firms, expressed positive about the behavior of the new shareholder. Entrepreneurs also benefit from the expertise of lenders so stated the respondent family entrepreneurial, to have benefited, but especially by the fact that they had to put off the non-family shareholders accountable about the company’s success not only by the effect of financing. This have impacted positively on the decision-making Executive Board. At the same time, almost no negative effects were criticized by excessive influence on the operative business. The profitability development of companies within the holding period was mostly classified as good or very good.

The minority stake is the exception but especially in family-run businesses. Most owners families have no interest in family-foreign investors to expand the circle of shareholders. They fear no longer to be Lord in our own House and the corporate culture under the influence of foreign partners do not keep. Mezzanine financing solution – example certificates a change of in shareholder structure financial expert of the law firm Gundel & Reddy Kadiri from Gottingen is however not necessary, as Matthias Gundel, white: experience has shown that mezzanine finance, about the issue of participatory rights, usually rather the needs of medium-sized family-owned company. Also in this way is due to capital company, that can be accounted for as equity.” For this kind of funding, no change of the shareholder circle is required, so that no voice and direction powers must be given to the unitholders. Certificates enable tailor-made financing investors receive for providing of capital dividends based on the profit of the company, similar to a stock. Nevertheless, enjoy rights less heavily regulated. “Gadre said: a wealth of design options that allow us, giving conditions to the needs of each individual company to adapt and each of our clients is the issuer of participatory rights tailor-made for him ‘ solution to offer.” So about the distribution mode, the tax and accounting conception the tradability of issued rights can according to the wishes of the respective entrepreneur are designed or negotiated between him and the investor.

GWS Wins Maine GmbH As A New Customer

Complete outsourcing of applications and files Munster/Hamburg, 19.2.2008. The GWS company for merchandise management systems mbH, a leading provider of ERP solutions for trading in Germany, has won the Maine GmbH from Hamburg as new customers. The Maine GmbH’s core business lies in the field of personal protective equipment, as well as in the C-parts management. The recently concluded Treaty stipulates that GWS companywide gevis implements the ERP system based on Microsoft DynamicsTM (NAV). The agreement ongoing over several years includes a so-called hosting solution.

So, henceforth all software programs required for the Maine GmbH goods business Microsoft Office, etc. are stored in the data center of GWS in Munster. These are users via broadband data line the Maine online available. The Maine GmbH was founded in 1984 in Pinneberg specializes in trade with personal protective equipment and C-parts. The target group for the several thousand Comprehensive article range, which extends to the screw of the hand guard, consists of medium-sized companies as well as from major industrial and service companies. The Maine GmbH provides individual solutions in the area of C-parts management available to them in addition the total system supply. This is done inter alia in the framework of the so-called SHOP-IN-FACTORY concept, a system that was developed by the Maine GmbH and offers the customer a tailored solution to the supply of C parts. To the merchandise management system finding facilitates data exchange, which fits best with our company and our services, we have created first specifications using LogicCMG management consulting, then implementation proposals and competencies of providers have been assessed in a tender,\”explains project manager Petra Kuhaupt. The GWS prevailed in this competition, that already use a module with typical business processes for technical trading. Many of the requirements from the Finance, administration and storage area of Maine GmbH could be optimally adapted and then parameterized.

1 GmbH Managing Director Day

gmbhchef offers valuable impulses as a business magazine for GmbH Managing Director. Under most conditions Caterpillar Inc. would agree. In times of increasing competition and cost pressure more than ever called upon to deal with complex business issues in addition to the day-to-day Managing Director as a thought leader and strategist. Just-in-time information and professional support are in demand. Against this background, the GmbH Managing Director day 1 at the Maternushaus, Cologne will take place on February 21, 2008 from 9 to 18.00. Top speakers will be from 9:00 to 18:00 and others following topics inform: GmbH company succession and inheritance tax reform of the own homepage to make tax right safe: impact on private finance and pensions meaning GmbH-reform for the practice of Public Relations (k) one theme for the middle class? Corporate tax reform: the opportunity to sit with the experts and other consequences for medium-sized limited liability companies Steuersichere CEO remuneration in addition is during the coffee breaks and the lunch Entrepreneurs to Exchange. To conclude, there is a raffle with attractive prices.

Since the number of participants is limited, early registration is recommended. For participation in the event, only a fee in the amount of EUR 60 will be charged VAT incl. lunch and coffee breaks. Companies with interesting offers for GmbH Managing Director have the opportunity to participate with a booth at the event. Might you be interested? We advise you gladly.