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all systems involved in data exchange,
the integration platform PSIiface gathers
and/or converts the required data. In
more complex networks, the logistics
control system PSIlcontrol also serves
as a scheduling control platform for
managing and monitoring processes.
The PSI Logistics product portfolio
and the examples above show that
software systems with suitable functions
and tools are already available for
those who want to detect changes in
procurement and sales markets early on
and exploit these changes strategically
and tactically. PSI Logistics offers the
right products for optimal design of your
logistics networks, reduced complexity
by means of transparency and flexibility,
development of your business processes
and for significantly increased resource
efficiency in operational areas. As
standard products with individual
character, these systems are not
only tailored exactly to the relevant
application; the transfer of expertise
and support within a solid technology
group as well as the products' release
compatibility also ensure many years of
investment security and benefits to the
user from state-of-the-art technology.
In brief: High-performance software
products from PSI Logistics provide
efficiency and investment security when
designing and controlling sustainable
logistics processes and networks.
► Information
Contact: Anja Malzer,
Head of Marketing
PSI Logistics GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 40 696958-15
Fax: +49 (0) 40 696958-90
Email: a.malzer@psilogistics.com
Internet: www.psilogistics.com
Solution: ERP standard PSIpenta also ideal for use abroad
Well equipped for internationalisation
An increasing number of German companies in the industry are embarking on
foreign markets. This applies not only to large corporations but to more and more
medium-sized companies in Germany. Without an appropriate ERP system this
step is beyond the reach of many businesses. PSIPENTA has also focused on this
and is now preparing for active internationalisation of its business.
German medium-sized companies Resource Planning software (ERP).
are gearing towards globalisation of
markets. Compared with Europe, their
This was the finding of the IT Trends
2009 study, carried out jointly by Steeb,
strong international engagements are IT-Mittelstand and Handelsblatt.com.
well above average (study by the KfW
banking group, 2006). The primary focus
is no longer on saving costs by relocating
production, but by clinching new sales
markets. Technical progress and falling
For a long time, IT providers followed
their customers abroad without having
their own international strategy. These
providers limited their activities to
time-consuming localisation of their
production and communication costs solutions to suit specific business
have significantly reduced fixed costs
and have definitively broken down
market penetration barriers.
situations, i.e. reverse-engineering and/
or adapting their products to fit with the
language, cultural requirements or legal
regulations of the target market. Not
Localisation vs. internationalisation only the interface and documentation
must be translated, numeric, date and
One in three companies is of the opinion
that successful internationalisation will
only be possible in future with Enterprise
time formats as well as foreign currencies
must also be considered, for example,
and symbols that may not apply to
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