December 03, 2004
Optimized internal transport control at Rautenbach-Guss Wernigerode GmbH
Rautenbach-Guss Wernigerode GmbH develops and manufactures high-quality components of light metal casting alloys for engines and chassis assemblies required by the automotive industry, as cylinder heads, motorcycle frame components, suction systems and oil sumps.
At the end of last year Rautenbach-Guss Wernigerode issued an invitation for tender relating to their entire logistics processes. Together with Inform GmbH, Paul Günter Kontraktlogistik GmbH (100 % subsidiary of BLG Logistics) developed an attractive concept for these processes which was accepted by Rautenbach-Guss. As an outsource service provider Paul Günter Kontraktlogistik GmbH assumes the total logistics supply of the foundry in Wernigerode in 3 shifts.
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November 10, 2004
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".

September 13, 2004
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
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
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.
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July 26, 2004
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.
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June 22, 2004
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.
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June 16, 2004
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 3, 2004
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.
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April 14, 2004
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.
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March 26, 2004
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.
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February 26, 2004
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.
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February 02, 2004
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.