Thai Airports Ground Services Taps Unisys Freight Management Solution to Streamline Cargo Terminal Operations.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept.7, 2000 Unisys expands market for outsourcing Unisys e-@ction Virtual Integrator Solutions by addressing vital link in logistics supply chain Thai Airports Ground Services (TAGS), one of the largest cargo terminal operators in Thailand, has signed a seven-year outsourcing contract with Unisys Corporation (company) Unisys Corporation - The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. for its e-@ction Virtual Integrator Solutions (VIS). TAGS represents the first Asia Pacific customer for VIS, a suite of solutions used by airlines, freight forwarders and now cargo terminal operators to deliver global, time-definite, door-to-door cargo services at lower operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales . TAGS currently handles freight and logistics for 27 airlines operating through Bangkok's Don Muang Airport, demonstrating that VIS offers an ideal solution for managing this unique area of the logistics supply chain. With freight volumes in Asia Pacific increasing faster than in any other region of the world, cargo service providers are turning to innovative automation solutions to enhance and streamline operations. The single graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to of VIS will help TAGS reduce staff training requirements, improve productivity and streamline cargo terminal operations The reception, processing, and staging of passengers; thereceipt, transit, storage, and marshalling of cargo; the loadingand unloading of modes of transport conveyances; and themanifesting and forwarding of cargo and passengers todestination. See also operation; terminal. . By enabling time-definite cargo services, VIS allows TAGS to satisfy the freight delivery service levels of its airline customers. Unisys created a streamlined version of VIS for TAGS, with functions tailored for cargo terminal operations, such as export/import terminal warehouse control, discrepancy handling and an interface to Royal Thai Customs. VIS will provide a single front end to Thai Airports Ground Services, enabling the company to direct cargo status messages via a common set of screens to the host systems used by many of its customer airlines, so TAGS can more efficiently handle in excess of 400,000 tons of export and import cargo per year. "Unisys VIS supports our plans to expand our business to the Second Bangkok International Airport Bangkok International Airport can be:
SBIA Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ), as well as into neighboring countries, such as China, Vietnam and Myanmar," said Anupong Rojnuckarin, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Thai Airports Ground Services. "We turned to Unisys because of its local support team, the proven track record of VIS with airlines and freight forwarders, and its e-business-enabled capabilities to support future service enhancements." "With the expertise and enhancements we gained at TAGS, Unisys VIS can now provide a new enabling technology to a segment of the logistics supply chain hungry for automation," said Paul Mouly, managing principal, Systems Integration for Unisys Global Transportation. "We are now better positioned to expand the VIS presence in the Asia Pacific market and in the cargo terminal operations business worldwide." About Thai Airports Ground Services Co., Ltd. Thai Airports Ground Services Co., Ltd. (TAGS) was founded in 1990 by consolidating all operators at Cargo Terminal 1 of Bangkok International Airport and the Airport Authority into a single ground handling company. The main objectives of TAGS is to manage and develop the company to be a first class ground handling agent with a full range of services and to provide efficient personnel and services to our airline customers with constant improvement. TAGS services include Export and Import Cargo Terminal Services The Windows 2000 counterpart of Windows Terminal Server in Windows NT. See Windows Terminal Server. , Express Consignment Centre, Contracted Services and Ground Support Equipment, Ramp Handling Services, Passenger Services and Maintenance. TAGS has been internationally recognized by IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. for the prestigious Airport Handling Standard AHS AHS Assistant House Surgeon. 1000 certification awarded for 1999-2000 and also for the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certified by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI TISI Thai Industrial Standards Institute TISI Team Industrial Services, Inc (Alvin, TX) TISI TRADOC Information Systems Integration ) until 2003. About Unisys Unisys is an e-business solutions company whose 36,000 employees help customers in 100 countries apply information technology to seize opportunities and overcome challenges of the Internet economy. Unisys people integrate and deliver the solutions, services, platforms and network infrastructure required by business and government to transform their organizations for success in this new era. The company offers a rich portfolio of Unisys e-@ction Solutions for e-business based on its expertise in vertical industry solutions, network services, outsourcing, systems integration and multivendor support, coupled with enterprise-class server and related technologies. The primary vertical markets Unisys serves worldwide include financial services, transportation, communications, publishing and commercial sectors, as well as the public sector, including federal government customers. Unisys is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Blue Bell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,395. , in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information on the company, access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com. Investor information can be found at www.unisys.com/investor. Unisys is a registered trademark and e-@ction is a trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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