Our sponsors 2021

abat is an international SAP service provider and product supplier, who provides business process optimization and enhances it with own solutions - primarily in logistics, automotive and discrete manufacturing industries. For logistics companies and logistics service providers, abat offers solutions for optimizing the supply chain, e.g. in intralogistics and transport management. We are also a competent partner for sustainability management and information security.
With 6 locations in Germany as well as branches in the USA, Mexico and Belarus, abat is an SAP Gold Partner and has Recognized Expertise for Automotive, Travel and Transportation, Supply Chain Management and Consumer Products. As an employer, abat bears the TOP Company and OPEN Company seals of approval and was awarded the Great Place to Work in 2019.
In the area of logistics we perform work for Brose, Bosch, Daimler, DHL, thyssenkrupp and VS HEIBO Logistics, among others. In the automotive sector, we work for major manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, MAN, Porsche, Volkswagen and Qoros. In sustainability management, abat offers holistic consulting and also provides support for sustainability reporting with the own software solution ID-Report.

The Circlon | group delivers end to end enterprise mobility solutions enabling higher efficiency and productivity, including a portfolio of unique software solutions such as Circlon I Operate, an ITSM platform for mobile devices and assets that improves performance levels, increases device uptime and unlocks hidden value.
Supporting customers with hardware, software, Wi-Fi, mobile device management and professional services that leverage over thirty years’ experience and know-how in developing practical solutions from concept to insight.
Leading retail and logistics customers across Germany trust Circlon to deliver their hardware and mobile data capture software strategies. Across Europe and internationally, the Group provides innovative software to industrial, transport, logistics and retail companies.

The company gts systems and consulting was founded in 1999 and specializes in software development and individual consulting for intelligent route planning, route optimization and network optimization. Under the claim "solutions. miles ahead." solutions for logistics, transport, distribution and supply chain management are the main part of the company's portfolio. The origin of the gts planning system goes back to an initiative of the RWTH Aachen University (ELITE Foundation) in Germany and Deutsche Post. The Aachen/Germany-based consultants not only support CEP (courier, express and parcel) services, but also implement route planning projects in other areas. These include waste disposal, the food industry, wholesale, passenger transport or medical laboratories. In addition, there are individual projects, for example in the application field of seat allocation for large airlines.

Logward delivers supply chain management as a service through our self-developed cloud platform. Shippers can manage their logistics operations end-to-end and easily collaborate with stakeholders by using features such as:

• Transport Management
• Allocation Management
• Rate Management
• Order Management
• Performance Management
The Logward system applies the latest technology to go above and beyond, enabling customers to reduce unplanned costs like detention & demurrage, improve invoice accuracy, automate booking processes, integrate via EDI/API, calculate CO2 emissions, track shipments via satellite & GPS and much, much, more.

SpaceFill offers a platform for the cooperation between shippers and external logistics service providers for the optimised utilisation of unused operated storage space. With >3.000 logistics partners in France, we already offer the largest European network of storage space. Now we are starting our European expansion and want to create a new standard in contract logistics.

Reliable partner for future.proof logistics process automation

Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports, and in the parcel market. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses.

600 airports worldwide, world’s leading parcel companies as well as many of the largest global e-commerce players and distribution firms have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions.

Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.

Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 6,500 employees worldwide. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.6 billion euros, it has established a global reputation as a highly reliable partner for future proof logistic process automation.