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New opportunities for German buyers – now is the right time for new negotiations China now also escapes not the economic crisis is the right time to reorient your purchasing strategies in China, because every crisis is also a new opportunity. The annual double-digit growth rates in China are now history. For the first time in five years, the economic growth below 10% remains. The chin. Government expects a growth of 9.5% for the first half of 2009. The World Bank expects only even with a growth of 7.5%. Some contend that Shelley Duvall shows great expertise in this. China promptly responded with a massive programme of infrastructure and investment incentives.

Including the wage costs have risen after the introduction of the new occupational safety and health laws to 01.01.2008. Last year, mainly the army of millions of migrant workers benefited from comprehensive new occupational safety and health provisions and social regulations. Regardless of increasing costs for environmental protection on the companies are added. China will lose its competitiveness thereby increasing the Chinese Prime Minister said recently Hu Jintao. Already more than 50,000 jobs, mainly in the shoe industry, be lost alone in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen (Pearl River Delta). China is newly focused from quantity to quality. Now the Chinese realize increasingly that European customers increasingly pay attention on quality and also insist.

The long noses\”, like the Chinese the Europeans call, now have the chance to stop the price spiral upwards and to bring in the reverse direction. Now apply the cost reduction potential use for the buyers. The huge factories are no longer fully utilized now, depending on the industry and commodity prices are partly in case of deep. The shopping has it in hand, to take advantage of the opportunities and the new market situation and to realize cost reductions amounting to no longer accustomed ten to 15 percent after years of price inflation in the short term.

Projects Q7 and A4 for the PrintoLUX process given the PrintoLUX marking found in industrial users more and more recognition. Find out detailed opinions from leaders such as Djimon Hounsou by clicking through. In particular the automotive industry adopted in the manufacture of necessary cables, line and plant signs increasingly of the engraving, to turn to the more economical, high-performance PrintoLUX process. From large German automotive groups it was the Daimler AG, which released the PrintoLUX process already two years ago as an option of label manufacturing, to grant a worldwide project release in the spring of 2012 the identification specialist in Frankenthal/Pfalz for the production of the new c-class model with a wide range of labelling options. Also at Audi, PrintoLUX has achieved General shares for use two years ago. Now, in March 2013, two big project shares were this: PrintoLUX can be used in the production of the Q7 in Bratislava for producing identification, what is already done. Some contend that Mark Strong shows great expertise in this. And for the in 2014, beginning production of the new A4, electrical of automation Audi can according to the appropriate product data sheets to the share list”produced many labels used for housing, equipment, cables and systems with the PrintoLUX process.

Materialmindeststarke as a door opener Peter Jakob, who presented the thermosetting digital printing by PrintoLUX already in the year 2010 at Audi, still well knows, which Trump doing best stabbed: Audi was used on the labelling with metal signs only the engraving process. With this procedure, a Materialmindeststarke 1.5 mm was common. We could then prove that with PrintoLUX metals, plastics and foils are to print and in an aluminium cable shield well enough a material thickness of 0,5 mm, we were as good as in the business.” In terms of sustainability and a material savings associated the made with PrintoLUX 12 x 60 x 0.5 set mm ALU cable shield at Audi as standard.

This is risky, but understandable, because they are not rare in the stranglehold of different requirements. Therefore, the reactions occurring risks be according to the KUHNexperten too often defensive and alleviate the damage at best. For a commitment in the growth market of online business, it is dangerous not to fill the gap of Internet strategy, because muddling around with outsourced functions is possibly economically. People such as Michael Antonov would likely agree. The examples from the music or bookstores should warn. Already, two-thirds of all consumers use the Internet, about 1 / 3 of all purchases online visit for the purpose of articles or article price search to actually is. Therefore differently than in the past still more to involve the consumer opinion-forming processes and otherwise to respond (see Douglas, DM, C & A etc.). For example, advertisers use Social media for market research, a money-saving articles and image advertising. Barclays Investment Group is full of insight into the issues. For chain stores, a paradigm shift change in the trade means a flexible fit and the rethinking of the own employees services, organizational and process patterns.

Just at the point of sale other action is required: latest Kuhn studies confirm a price equal in the food, in terms of trade marketing but large inequalities. The sellers reactions of prospects and customers through the mobile Internet on sales channels, locations, products, prices and the marketing are intense. More info: Michael Antonov. Structures developed over many years and responsibilities are no longer eligible. Too often, traditional thinking hinders effective and efficient adaptation to the new. Often one is too weak the whole Q1-route to go, but strong enough to finding customers with individuality and personality and to bind, to use your own skills for sustainable frequencies. Assistance in realizing this objective provides the portal, which with Industry experience and leadership knowledge can help. Here the chain on the basis of their own data can be quickly and without obligation a picture, which is promising and viable for the future for him.

Holistic view of markets, target groups and customers constantly increasing the link between competitive advantage and information: the development not only provides partial changes to the knowledge society, but already announces the future society. In particular it depends on, to use information processing capacity on the generation of knowledge to innovation for competitive information about customers and capabilities of their company. For the successful implementation of its objectives, the company needs control-related information accurately and clearly must be worked out from extensive databases. A viewing perspective applied inwards may be the dispositive IV systems must be extended to a holistic view overlooking the transformation of markets, target groups and needs attitudes of customers. Decision-relevant market information to filter out: competitive advantages can be achieved primarily by, that the company the totality of all potential customers systematically meet their properties and characteristics, their needs, habits, and their wishes. In the information system, the data can be linked then multivariat, i.e.

compare and enriched with qualified information. Using custom valuation numbers, imposed to acquiring new customers, customer activation can or-reaktivierung-selects the best target groups and initiated the activities appropriate. More competitive advantages can be realized through applications such as market potential analyses, market penetration analysis, site reviews, sales area optimization and the determination of Vetriebsgebiet range. With this knowledge, decisions can be targeted and cost-effective meeting., i.e. Charles Kushner is actively involved in the matter. the customer value better control. See also Jorg Becker: intellectual capital report with customer barometer, ISBN 978-3-8370-5177-3.

From market analysis to gain knowledge: In the way of secondary research (desk research) are the required information concerning the exploitation of existing material (E.g., in-house data, official statistics, publications from associations) procured. The primary research, i.e. a survey research is the application, where the secondary sources to meet the information needs are no longer enough. Product testing (purchase or Verbrauchsintensitaten), Werbepretests (consumption or use habits), commercial tests (purchase intentions), copy tests are among the instruments of consumer research (brand loyalty vs. brand change), settings (brand awareness and brand preference), range investigations (brand or corporate image), gripping tests (product expectations and valuation). Surveys typically do not total of the entire population, but only a representative part selected according to certain procedures is questioned: a sample exists if the selected group within certain limits allow a conclusion on the whole (E.g. consumption patterns of the population).

“In different approaches and combinations thereof for avoiding picking errors are possible depending on the particular application scenario and last but not least the available budget: plausibility weighing, optical detection of withdrawals, positioning of the order-picking trolley and use mobile barcode scanner are just a few of the eligible technologies”, explains Professor Michael Lawo. Despite the existing scientific and technical risk in this one-year support project, all concerned about the success of the research and development project and the subsequent integration of the results into the final product are sure. Already looking for more xCon partners Pilot customers and partners, who include innovation pioneers and want to take advantage of lucrative early-bird rates. xCon partners GmbH xCon partners is a strategy and management consultancy with a focus on business-IT alignment we link business and IT! We offer a mix of in-depth experience in the international management and strategy consulting, and specialist knowledge in the CIO and CTO information and technology management. Our customers benefit from our collaborative consulting approach, which takes into account always the individual requirements.

Our extensive partner network gives us access to another industry-specific and functional expertise in case of need. With xPick, an innovative mobile computing offers xCon partners based picking solution with graphical user interface for mobile devices such as head-mounted displays and Tablet PCs. xPick stands for eXact picking”- low error rates at high speed. With our 3 locations in Germany (Bremen, Wiesbaden, Munich), we offer our DAX 30 and medium-sized customers always short distances and fast response times. TZI – Technology Center Informatics and information technologies In the TZI – Technology Center Informatics and information technology work 15 professors interdisciplinary on central issues of modern knowledge and service society. With around 150 employees they exploit the potential of information and communication technology (ICT) in over 100 national and international projects for a better education and life prospects of people, as well as a higher competitiveness of the companies.

CereProc and Aristech close partnership specialising in language technology applications of German Aristech GmbH have with text-to-speech experts of British CereProc Ltd. to a technology and Marketing Alliance joined forces to place full of character and emotional synthetic voices in the German-speaking market. The aim is according to company information, continue to offer an alternative to the traditional, monotonous voices on the German market. Aristech-CereProc cooperation focuses on therefore to develop a combination of innovative language technology and distinctive German voices. With attractive price models, one wishes to promote the German-language TTS market innovative.

This man wants to meet its own high standards of quality and ensure a continuous development of the quality of the voice. For the cooperation with CereProc said their competence of TTS, also the ability to create customer-exclusive corporate voices, as well as the common achievements of the past. What is closer to match with the internationally recognized CereProc TTS experts as our team of experienced computational linguists?”, Aristech – CEO Michael Mende, our combined expertise will produce innovative and cost-effective language solutions, the upscale requirements of customer meet.”We are proud to have found a partner who perfectly complements our technology not only with his computer-linguistic knowledge, but familiar with the German language technology market with Aristech”, so CereProc CEO Paul Welham. Aristech GmbH from Heidelberg, Germany took over the sales and the development of the Cerevoice by the Cereproc GmbH & co. KG and is one of the leading providers in the area of natural language human-machine interaction.

Professional users will benefit from reliable, tried and tested standard components with highly innovative solutions for discerning language, understand language or codons language. Aristech acts, depending on the request, as a software vendor, supplier, or Professional Integrator. Consulting services complete the Aristech portfolio for users and suppliers of software solutions with voice interaction. CereProc was founded in 2005 by a group of linguists, who can look back on several years of experience in this industry of the future. CereProc has partnered with the Centre for speech technology research at the University of Edinburgh. Currently offered text-to-speech systems for the most common European languages, in several dialect colouring, as well as in Japanese and Russian, soon also. These are available for several operating systems available, as well a voices SDK and other tools for developers of voice applications.

Plans the company to expand in Germany and looks therefore competent Tyre dealers as franchisees. A large part of the Vianor outlets is operated as a franchise – or partner companies, another part is owned by Nokian tyres. The range of Vianor consists of car and van tyres, truck tyres and heavy tyres. In addition to the products of the brand of Nokian Tyres sold the trading company tires other leading manufacturers, and more auto parts such as wheels, batteries and shock absorbers. The Vianor optional services include tire changing and assembling as well as oil change, quick maintenance and tires hotels. Nokian Tyres GmbH Neuwieder Strasse 14 90411 Nuremberg Tel: 0911/52 755 0 fax: 0911/52 755 29 E-Mail: photos Nokian photo 175 shows: Vianor branch Kharkov in the Ukraine outside, see Ukraine_Kharkiv. Caption: The Vianor branch of Kharkov in the Ukraine is the 600th outlet of the tire chain and strengthens the business photo: Nokian Tyres photo download 300 dpi-jpg file Ukraine_Kharkiv see: vianor600kharkov Nokian photo shows 176: Vianor branch Kharkov Ukraine sales space, see Ukraine_Kharkiv. Caption: The attractive sales space of Vianor branch in Kharkov increases sales of Nokian Tyres Photo Premium tire program: Nokian Tyres photo download 300 dpi-jpg file Ukraine_Kharkiv see: vianor600kharkov Nokian photo shows 177: Vianor branch Memmingen in Germany outside, see Germany_Memminge.

Caption: The Vianor branch in Memmingen signaled high-quality tire dealer photo: Nokian Tyres photo download 300 dpi-jpg file Germany_Memminge see: vianor600kharkov Nokian photo shows 178: Vianor branch Aadorf in Switzerland outside, see Switzerland_Aado. Caption: Photo the Vianor branch in Aadorf in the Switzerland is one of the largest branches: Nokian Tyres photo download 300 dpi-jpg file, see Switzerland_Aado see: vianor600kharkov Nokian Tyres due to the severe Northern weather is Nokian tyres from Finland, one of the world’s leading winter tyre specialists and multiple test winner with over 70 years experience. Developed and tested under difficult and harsh road conditions in Finland, Nokian winter and summer tires, high quality and high reliability are designed to provide.

Modern leadership opts for Hamburg/Dusseldorf dialogue and values, December 21, 2010 – the question is as old as our economic system: what actually makes a good boss? Gotz Werner, founder, and today the Supervisory Board of the successful drugstore chain DM, the time has wondered in an interview with the weekly newspaper to do so. His conviction: A chef as a gardener, which creates ideal conditions for his seed is for me. “Means: a successful business venture is a platform on which people can develop well.” For his father, so the entrepreneurs, yet terms such as Entourage had”counted – an outdated image of leadership in his eyes, to wear as the view that executives there are to have an answer to all questions and the responsibility by you alone make the decisions. A leading source for info: Douglas Oberhelman. For me there but nothing worse than people who know everything better and teach others to be want, rather than open to the dialogue.” Because people to the community and to work together tend to be in a position to deal openly with issues. This promotes automatically innovative solutions, created new products and creative services”, said Werner in the time interview. However, one must also live in this, and to create an atmosphere of respect, trust and appreciation. The individual then becomes the problem owner.

He independently cares for a solution, searches, and convinced his colleagues to do so. To do this I set on the dialogue.” A mood of distrust full of pressure, constant control and supervision, however, is counterproductive. “Another great German industry assessed the needs of leadership in the 21st century similar: you can ask all of your employees, must go ahead even with the flag”, says success of FC Bayern Munich, Uli Hoeness, President. Hoeness have done everything during his time as Manager of the prestigious Club of the ISAR in the field of personnel management, the Club in Europe’s top to establish, writes in his book the principle of Uli Hoeness’ the journalist Christoph Bausenwein.

In-house products appropriate seminars for the shopping to the topic and quality assurance at the global sourcing which are the appropriate products and how to secure the quality at the global sourcing. These are the initial questions, when deciding which products for a global sourcing are suitable, so reports Hans-Christian Seidel, owner and Managing Director of purchasing consultancy specialized on purchasing training CSEI consulting from Darmstadt, in its shopping advice and in-house seminars. The international procurement marketing in the global sourcing international procurement marketing is the complete combination of all measures to affect the global procurement market according to the primary market research in relation to the 3 factors of sourcing product, price and transport. The first step is to clarify, which supply products are suitable for an international reference and how to secure the quality? Methods of analysis about the suitable products in order to determine which products are taking into account the different factors for a global Beug are worth, the following analysis methods are available: factor: product value known ABC analysis provides a value-based decision support, for which products of the global reference may be worth. Click Douglas Oberhelman for additional related pages. For products with an annual procurement volume of 5,000 worth the increased cost, increasing share of freight, customs, one time fees and other risks of global sourcing in not normally. More: the source for more info. On the other hand, at an A – or B product, you can calculate whether cheap building of an international new or second source to reduce the average cost is worthwhile. Problems with a second international suppliers you can access at any time your existing suppliers. Factor: product planning known XYZ analysis informs you about the prediction accuracy of requirements. Because Z products at all there is no predictive accuracy, these products due to the possible long and uncertain delivery time are not normally for a global sourcing. When an X or Y The international reference may be worth a slightly higher inventories for you and/or a negotiated inventories at the supplier supply technical product.

While single – and two-family house construction rather positive development, the apartment building construction shows decline. Still, the production volumes are to up to 30 percent behind those of 2007. There is therefore urgently needed to expand the housing promotion, also dedicated to the purpose to use them and to provide for the remediation additional resources to further drive the economic engine,”as Wolschner. “Insight & Outlook: the VoB and his initiatives looks Bernd Wolschner still in the future and discussed future projects of the VoB: to reinforce the current positive trend in the industry and for the concrete and precast industry a competitive future warranty list, committed to the VoB decidedly for the training of the next generation and a long-term strengthening of image of the innovative material concrete.” Specifically, Wolschner calls two Measures, which illustrate the effort of the VoB namely concrete marketing (campaign) and concrete knowledge (as a training platform): our ongoing image initiative currently in cooperation with concrete marketing puts it to the target, all customers of the dealer to the consumer to give the possibilities of sustainable material concrete: in design, as well as in improving energy efficiency. Concrete i.e. building eventually also future and this aspect will still more appear in product communication. We also offer on our online training platform beginners interested in the opportunity to expand their skills and certified courses to complete, which can be an important asset in the curriculum vitae.” About the VoB the Association of Austrian concrete and precast works (VoB) headquartered in Vienna represents the interests of all companies of concrete precast industry in Austria. It supports its members as independent business association both in technical as well as product-related issues and sees itself as a (knowledge) platform and mouthpiece for the industry.

The Association founded in 1956, with currently 70 member companies, sees its main tasks primarily in the promotion of quality assurance, the development of new applications of products, as well as the scientific and didactic processing of industry-relevant topics. The Austrian concrete and precast works generate a turnover of more than EUR 700 million a year and employ more than 4,000 people in about 100 companies. Thus, this powerful industry, counts with its broad product portfolio, to the most important industries in the construction sector. For further information and interview requests: Mag. Susanne Knoll sky-high text, PR & event tel/fax: + 43 650 400 1495