LogiMAT Winners Lanfer, Gebhardt and gaxsys
Alfred Lanfer, Managing Director Lanfer Cargo Technik
A system for the Internet of Things, a hoisting aid for order pickers and a software package for the online trade – the winners of the ‘Best Product’ competition at LogiMAT. The winning companies are: Lanfer CARGO-TECHNIK, Gebhardt Transport- und Lagersysteme and gaxsys. Read more
CeBIT: Free Tickets for our Readers
CeBIT is taking place in Hannover from 2 to 6 March 2010. The hightech association Bitkom will again present quite a few large telecommunications companies at the show. Read more
Intralogistics Fair CeMAT 2011 in Brazil
Deutsche Messe is organizing for 2011 an intralogistics fair, for the first time in South America. It is scheduled to debut 4-7 April 2011 at Centro de Exposições Imigrantes in São Paulo, Brazil. Read more
Surprising Change of Leadership at SAP
Léo Apotheker has resigned as CEO with immediate effect. Read more
Capgemini Acquires Procurement Specialist IBX
Capgemini Group today announced its acquisition of on-demand purchasing solutions provider IBX and with it, the availability of the “industry’s first global end-to-end, Procurement-as-a-Service offering”. Read more
Green Logistics at transport logistic China
Messe München International is organizing in June, together with mit Supply Chain Asia, a Green Logistics Workshop at the transport logistic China 2010. To supplement this, international transport and logistics companies present their sustainable solutions for the world market at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Read more
Business Climate Brightening Again
The Ifo Business Climate for industry and trade in Germany brightened once again in January. The current business situation of firms has further improved. With regard to the business outlook for the next six months, the surveyed firms are more confident than before. According to ifo, the economic recovery continued at the beginning of this year. Read more
SAP E-Sourcing On-Demand
SAP today announced that the latest release of the SAP E-Sourcing on-demand solution is available now, a solution for strategic sourcing, contract and supplier management. Read more
Input Costs Rising in December 2009
Output levels in the German manufacturing sector continued to rise at a robust rate in December, extending the current period of expansion to six months. New order volumes also increased, albeit at a slower rate, leading to a further accumulation of unfinished work. An ongoing recovery in client demand resulted in slower job shedding at the end of 2009, with the latest drop in workforce numbers the weakest for fourteen months. However, margins were squeezed in December as price discounting continued, while input costs rose for the first time since October 2008. Read more
Exports to China up 14.5 Percent
In the third quarter of 2009, German imports were 18.9 percent lower than those of the same quarter of last year, amounting to Euro 167.9 billion. When price-adjusted, imports decreased 10.9 percent. Read more
Purchasing Managers’ Index Reaches 52.4 Points
German manufacturers recorded the highest rises in output and new orders in more than two years. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 52.4 in November, up from 51.0 in October, thus indicating the industry’s continued recovery. Read more
Falling Producer Prices for Services
Producer prices for services mostly declined in the third quarter of 2009 against the third quarter of 2008. Steep price falls were recorded for sea transport: The prices of services in sea and coastal water transport were markedly down by 27.5% compared with one year earlier. Read more
Jump in Sales in China and India
Worldwide demand for motor cars has further stabilised on most foreign markets towards the end of the year. Numerous stimulus packages have been supporting this trend. In China, sales volumes in November almost doubled with an increase of 92 percent. Read more
Deadline for METP Application: 7 January
Managers and entrepreneurs from EU companies are given the opportunity to apply for the „Managers Exchange and Training Programme“ (METP). The Chinese government and the European Commission bear the costs of the ten-month language and business training in Bejing, starting on 10 May 2010. Read more
France Remains No 1 Trading Partner
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), France again was Germany’s number one trading partner for exports in the previous year, accounting for Euro 93.7 billion of exports. Imports from France amounted to Euro 63.4 billion in 2008, so that France was the second most important supplier country for German imports after the Netherlands (Euro 68.0 billion). Read more
17 Percent of EU Imports from China
The share of China in EU27 trade in goods continued to rise in the first six months of 2009. Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are the largest trading partners of the People’s Republic. Read more
Improving Ifo Business Climate
The Ifo Business Climate for industry and trade in Germany clearly improved again in November. Read more
Gebrueder Weiss Takes over Serbian Eurocargo
The Austrian logistics service provider is strengthening its position in the Balkans by taking over the established freight forwarder and logistics company. Read more
Volkswagen to Buy Stake in Karmann
At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft approved the acquisition of land, machinery and equipment formerly belonging to the Karmann holding company at the Osnabrueck site. For the coming weeks the establishment of a new Volkswagen car manufacturing subsidiary is planned and later on, the launch of a new vehicle project. Read more
Ifo: World Economic Climate Improving
The Ifo World Economic Climate Indicator rose in the fourth quarter of 2009 for the third time in succession. The rise in the indicator is the result of both more favourable expectations for the coming six months as well as less negative assessments of the current economic situation. The recovery of the world economy is driven especially by the dynamic development in Brazil as well as in India, China and other Asian countries. Read more
