Building on years of experience with EXE Technologies' EXceed WMS, Airlink International upgrades their warehouse management system to EXceed version 3.7.

Dubai, UAE, April 28, 2004 – SPAN Supply Network Solutions (SNS), the leading provider of supply network solutions to companies operating in the Middle East, today announced the successful completion of a warehouse management system upgrade at Airlink International, a General freight forwarding and Third party logistics provider located in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone. 
 
SPAN-SNS worked closely with Airlink throughout the upgrade process to ensure continuity of their operations.  According to Mario Ghosn, SPAN-SNS’s Services Director, “System downtime was minimized through proper planning and testing”.  Elias Monem, Airlink's Vice President (Cargo) added, “The transition to EXceed 3.7 was invisible to our customers and they benefited immediately from improved inventory visibility and tracking which will lead to greater inventory accuracy “.  He continued, “We will benefit from more efficient product handling and reduced labor costs.”
 
Airlink’s upgrade to EXceed 3.7 includes the introduction of radio-frequency (RF) data transmission technology and integration with Airlink’s Oracle RDBMS.
 
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About Airlink
Airlink International UAE, established in 1976, is a leading provider of freight logistics and travel services throughout the UAE. Headquartered in Dubai, Airlink provides comprehensive third party logistics services to a wide range of Companies. For more information about Airlink, please visit www.airlinkuae.com.
 
About SPAN Group
Founded in 1990, with headquarters located in Dubai and regional offices in Abu Dhabi, Lebanon and Qatar, SPAN Group is a leading provider of supply network, warehouse, and office solutions to companies operating in the Middle East.  SPAN strives to build long-term relationships with its clients by providing them with innovative solutions, comprised of knowledge, technology, equipment, and training, that deliver real benefits to their operations and their earnings.
 
SPAN’s Supply Network Solutions division (SNS) offers a complete range of supply network consulting and application integration services touching all aspects of the supply network, including planning, procurement, logistics, fleet management, inventory management, warehousing, and order fulfillment down to the store and end-customer levels.  For more information about SPAN-Group and SPAN-SNS, please visit www.span-group.com.

CONTACT:
James Reheiser
SPAN Supply Network Solutions
Tel: (+971) 4 2895011
Fax: (+971) 4 2895022
Email: james.reheiser@span-group.com
www.span-group.com
 

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