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The warehouse management system, LOGIA streamlines the processes at Worcester Bosch’s spare parts warehouse in England, where the company is the market leader within heating systems for apartment buildings. In the previous warehouse-setup, the goods were placed on several manual areas with pallet racks and a mezzanine in several physical levels. This resulted in an overload of internal transportation and wasted time for the warehouse employees. To minimize the internal transport and increase the efficiency, Bosch decided to invest in 7 automated storage and retrieval systems and the LOGIA WMS, that controls both the systems and 3 manual warehouse areas. The manual warehouse areas consist of a floor stock where high-frequency goods are picked directly from pallets on the floor, a rack storage for low-frequency goods, and a buffer warehouse. The new warehouse-setup entails an automaton area that is arranged with three EffiMats® for high-frequency goods and four ClassicMat™ automatic storage systems for

OpenText™, announced that Bayer has selected OpenText™Business Network Cloud Enterprise as a strategic solution for select B2B integration activities within the divisions Consumer Health & Pharmaceuticals, to increase agility and improve operational efficiencies. The collaboration was initiated with a proof-of-concept to be followed by roll-out activities. With a more than 150-year history, Bayer is one of the largest healthcare and agricultural companies in the world. By deploying Business Network Cloud Enterprise, Bayer will optimize and simplify integration with partners, enabling the organization to focus on their core business. “We expect that our collaboration with OpenText, from the onboarding of customers through its roll out, is poised to have a significant impact on our global processes,” said Björn-Christian Volckmann – Global Process Owner Order-2-Cash, Commercial Operations (Consumer Health & Pharmaceuticals). “As a global B2B EDI provider and trusted partner, OpenText will provide curated support and enable us to continue prioritizing leading edge solutions

Materialise, a leader in medical 3D planning and printing solutions, announces a collaboration with Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, to provide advanced treatment options for patients with severe shoulder defects. Exactech will include Materialise Glenius solution in their portfolio, enabling surgeons to help patients with personalized implants in Europe and Australia. Shoulder replacements account for approximately 60 percent of orthopaedic extremity procedures and represent one of the fastest-growing markets in orthopaedics. With increasing expectations of patient satisfaction, surgeons are looking for treatment options to improve clinical outcomes even for challenging cases. Orthopaedic surgeons can leverage Materialise’s personalized implants to treat patients with substantial glenoid bone loss for whom standard and augmented reverse shoulder implants would not lead to sustainable results. “By including the Materialise Glenius implant into our existing offering, we’re providing surgeons in Europe and Australia access to an even

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced that it has signed an MoU with Motherhood Hospitals, a specialty hospital chain providing women and child-care, to digitally upskill learners in the healthcare sector through Infosys Springboard. This first-of-its-kind collaboration will democratize healthcare education for school students, graduates, and lifelong learners, giving them access to masterclasses in health-related topics. Furthermore, Infosys Springboard will empower learners to develop a deep understanding of the healthcare industry through free interactive sessions with healthcare experts. Additionally, masterclasses on health-related themes will be held for learners registered on Infosys Springboard. The initiative will aim to educate them while opening new avenues for people looking to pursue careers in the sector. This collaboration will also enable nurses, customer care executives and the administrative staff at companies under Motherhood Hospitals to benefit from a comprehensive learning and development program. Congruent with its ESG Vision 2030, Infosys aims to enable digital

Infor®, the industry cloud company, announced that NCC Limited, a leading infrastructure conglomerate has chosen Infor CloudSuite Engineering & Construction (E&C) to support its digital transformation journey. This project ties to NCC’s company strategy, and is aimed at increasing productivity, enhancing cross-functional collaboration, and delivering improved visibility across the business. The 10-year commitment is expected to go live this year. NCC Limited is a billion-dollar infrastructure conglomerate with four decades of strong credentials in building world-class infrastructure for a resurgent India. With a diverse business portfolio spread across multiple geographies, NCC undertakes turnkey engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) contracts, and build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects on a public-private partnership basis in the sectors of roads (national and state highways), buildings & housing, electrical, water & environment, irrigation, railways, international and power. NCC’s commitment is to create significant value for its stakeholders, and the company has evolved to become a full-fledged infrastructure solutions provider developing

IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, announced that leading international gasket, seals and wheels for material handling supplier, HEXPOL Engineered Products, has decided to upgrade to the latest IFS CloudTM solution to help streamline manufacturing processes and enhance sustainability. The software solution will be deployed across HEXPOL Engineered Products.  Migrating to the solution will enable HEXPOL to navigate complex supply chain challenges, while improving their ability to meet customer expectations of short lead times from order to shipment.  Gabriela Karlsson, Financial Director and Chief Information Officer, HEXPOL Engineered Products, said: “The industry we operate in is highly competitive. We need enhanced visibility over all our processes, together with the ability to optimize processes to keep ahead of the pack and retain our leadership position in the industry. By upgrading to IFS Cloud, we will have an improved oversight into all company transactions and shipments as well as faster and easier access to our performance data

Centric Software®, the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market leader, proudly announces its partnership with Cosmecca Korea Co Ltd., an industry leader in research & development (R&D) and manufacturing of skincare products based in South Korea. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source and sell products such as apparel, footwear, sporting goods, furniture, home décor, consumer electronics, cosmetics, food & beverage and luxury to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.  Cosmecca Korea believes in creating a beautiful life for everyone through its cosmetics original equipment manufacturer (OEM) /original design manufacturer (ODM) services for its global clients based on innovative and competitive R&D. With the goal of becoming a leader in the global beauty industry, Cosmecca Korea expanded its production in South Korea, China and the United States where it acquired Englewood Lab, headquartered in New Jersey. The company is known for being the first in South

Trimble announced that National Highways, the government-owned company that manages the motorways and major A roads of England, has extended its contract for Trimble's AgileAssets cloud software. The software includes an advanced decision-support solution that helps infrastructure asset managers improve their understanding of future maintenance needs of bridges and other structures. The solution enables National Highways to forecast the condition of bridge assets on England's Strategic Road Network. These forecasts help the organization make efficient use of taxpayer funds to deliver reliable bridge infrastructure throughout National Highways' extensive network. Trimble's AgileAssets software supports the country's third long-term Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) and is a component of National Highways' strategic effort to improve public mobility, economic prosperity and environmental sustainability by delivering a safer, more reliable and longer-lasting national bridge network. In addition, National Highways uses the software to support the valuation of the structures asset stock for reporting to the UK National Audit Office (NAO). Optimized Infrastructure Renewal Projects Trimble's AgileAssets software helps National Highways identify

Infor®, the industry cloud company, announced that Chichester Park Hotel has deployed Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS) and Infor Sales & Catering (SCS), a fully integrated, event management software solution. The new cloud systems have streamlined and amalgamated key processes, laying the foundations for continued business growth. The 86-room hotel in the heart of historic Chichester, England, was looking for a new solution to replace its incumbent system that was unable to keep pace with the demands of the growing business. Following a thorough assessment of the market and a six-way competitive pitch, Chichester Park Hotel chose the two solutions from Infor. In particular, Chichester Park liked the ease-of-use of the solutions and their ability to not only integrate seamlessly with each other, but with other solutions and technologies, too. Infor HMS and SCS are already delivering benefits for the business, securing valuable efficiency savings and providing more insightful and accessible data

Infor®, the industry cloud company, announced that AB Agri, a leading international agri-food business providing animal feeds and services, has chosen Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage to digitally transform its global operation. The industry-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution will be delivered as a public cloud deployment powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Initially, it will be rolled out to more than 700 users across the UK, Spain, Denmark and Poland, establishing a common ERP platform to support continuous improvements and help fulfil ambitious growth plans. AB Agri was concerned about the challenges caused by the variety of aging, highly-customised ERP systems in use across the business’s 11 brands and entities. Ongoing customisations meant that migrations to newer versions of incumbent solutions would be complex and costly, and some systems were soon to be out of support. A complex system landscape was also problematic for updates, support and maintenance, resulting in