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as Chattanooga Freight Bureau, will be able to offer the following services: comprehensive freight management services, freight negotiations, loss and damage claim administration, pre-audit and payment of freight invoices, post-audit recovery, transportation brokerage and regulatory services. Visit www.cfbcyber.com. Fire Alarm Extinguisher Manufacturer Uses S&OP Solution from ToolsGroup ToolsGroup, which specializes in demand-driven inventory optimization solutions, will provide Kidde Residential & Commercial the solutions needed to drive its sales and operations planning process. Kidde R&C is a global leader in fire detection and suppression, and manufactures products ranging from portable fire extinguishers to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. “The net effect of our ToolsGroup partnership is a common data set and workflow across our S&OP process, including forecasting, supply chain optimization, replenishment and production planning,” says Suresh Krishna, Kidde’s director and head of global operations, supply chain and IT. “In addition, ToolsGroup’s Service Optimizer 99+ will help us provide our commercial and residential customers with the best possible customer service.” The S&OP solution is being developed and implemented by Supply Chain Process Improvement (SCPI), a consulting firm that specializes in optimizing S&OP and other supply chain processes. The total Kidde solution includes process definition and implementation of the SO 99+ technology, which includes demand modeling, service level optimization and inventory optimization, and replenishment planning. Visit www.toolsgroup.com, www.kidde.com and www.scpiteam.com. Etihad Cargo Unit to Use EDI Services Network from Descartes Descartes Systems Group says that Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, has selected the Global Logistics Network from Descartes as its preferred global provider of air cargo electronic data interchange services. The network is designed to help airlines meet global customs requirements; monitor shipments; simplify shipment management and invoicing; consolidate status data of multiple route map; improve transportation quality; and transmit accurate tracking updates to customers. “As real-time messaging requirements grow in our industry, we continue to seek more cost-effective ways to ensure seamless electronic channels between our customers, service suppliers, airline partners and worldwide governmental authorities,” says Des Vertannes, Etihad Crystal Cargo’s executive vice president. Visit www.crystalcargo.ae. Birch Street Project, Procurement Suite Helps Manage Carlson Hotels Renovation Carlson Hotels Worldwide is relying in part on Birch Street Systems to track and manage furniture and equipment procurement, and to manage project timelines as it renovates more than 250 Country Inns & Suites throughout North America. Birch Street says its Capital Projects Management Suite is the hospitality industry’s first comprehensive solution for the management of multi-property hotel renovation initiatives. Built on top of the Birch Street’s e-procurement platform, the CPMS adds project management by room type and phase, and automates budget creation based on design theme selection and property profile information such as room count and common area square footage. “A renovation project of this magnitude is highly complex with dozens of sub-projects happening concurrently,” says Jim Grimshaw, a Carlson Hotels vice president. “We wanted to ensure brand consistency while adding value by simplifying the process for our hotel licensees. We selected Birch Street’s Capital Projects Management Suite because it is the only solution tailored to the needs of our industry that combines project management with procurement on a portfoliowide scale.” Visit www.birchstreetsystems.com. 24 MAY 2008 http://www.cfbcyber.com http://www.kidde.com http://www.toolsgroup.com http://www.scpiteam.com http://www.crystalcargo.ae http://www.birchstreetsystems.com

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