F rench p l a y e r s

in logistics

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There are approximately

5400 French players active

in the logistics field.

This booklet contains

a non-exhaustive list

of the major operators,

including the principal

bodies and schools offering

training in logistic techniques.

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Logistic platforms - Designers and investors ( I I . 2 ) 3

Managers of logistical platforms/logistics suppliers (3PL, 4P, LLP) ( I I . 3 ) 4

Stevedoring/materials handling firms ( I I . 4 ) 7

Computer solutions - Developers and integrators ( I I . 5 ) - Personnel Resourcing Review (PRP)/ Transactional softwares 9

Decision-making softwares 1 0

ECS software packages for warehouse optimisation, organisation and management (WMS) 1 1

S o f t w a re packages for optimisation, organisation and management of transport and vehicle fleets 1 4

Collaborative logistics ( V ) 1 5

Logistic consulting firms and SCM software publiphobies 1 6

Logistics training 1 8

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GSEwww.gse.fr

Founded in 1976; headquartered at Avignon (84). General contractor, specialising in delivery of turnkey logistics buildings. Installed facilities comprise a total of 8 million m2 in 12 countries.

PARCOLOGwww.bouygues-construction.com

Founded in january 2001, Parcolog is a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction and US investor Blackstone Malvern. C u r rent projects: 150,000 m2 of warehouses to construct in the next four years.

LOGISTIS www.caissedesdepots.fr

Founded at the end of 1999, this French fund comprises Caisses des Dépôts, Prédica and CNP Assurance for a total of 300 million €. C u r rent projects: 600,000 m2 of warehouses.

SOGARISwww.sogaris.com

The French initiator of logistics platforms since the 1960’s, including:350,000 m2 at Paris Rungis (91), Lyon (69), Myons (25), Rouen (76), Roissy CDG (95),Bayonne (64) and Le Havre (76).C u r re n t / f u t u re projects: 200,000 m2 for the installed logistic operations centre at Pont de Normandie, Vatry (51) and Marseilles (13).

WALTERwww.walter.fr

Founded in 1965, specialising in aluminium structures technology and syntheticmembrane applications for construction and protection of logistics platforms.

PROLOGIS (USA)

www.prologis.com

Highly visible in France since its acquisition of Garonor in 1998 (450,000 m2 - Paris are a ) .Followed by operations in Orleans (45), Lille (59), Lyon (69), Vatry (51) (60,000 m2 for TNT Automation).Partnership with Auchan, GM, Whirlpool. 1 million m2 of floor space in France.

Logistic platforms -Designers and investors (II.2)

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Managers of logistical platforms/ Logistics suppliers (3PL, 4PL, LLP) ( I I . 3 )

BANSARDwww.bansard.com

World-scale forwarding agents: tracking, logistics, customs, w a rehousing at Rungis (15,000 m2) .

BILS DEROOwww.bils-deroo.fr

Logistical services, pre-and post-manufacturing; 40 platforms, 450 000 m2 of ware h o u s i n g .

CAT logistiquewww.groupecat.com

Founded in 1957, the CAT Group offers a full range of services able to be combinedt o o ffer general and customised logistical solutions: road haulage, air & sea fre i g h t i n g ,storage and distribution.

CLASQUINwww.clasquin.com

F o r w a rding agents Clasquin has developed a global tracking tool called “ O rchid Information System”, and also offers general logistical solutions.

DANZAS (Group Deutsche Post) www.fr.danzas.com

One of the world’s leading freight forwarders, organised into three main branches:• BU solutions (logistics) • Intercontinental • Euro c a rg oTo merge with DHL in mid-2003.

DAHERwww.dahergroup.com

DAHER Group is structured into two branches of activity:• DAHER INT’L LOGISTICS• DAHER LHOTELLIEREach branch of activity is centred on four specialty businesses: haulage, logistics, industry and purc h a s e s .Daher has developed ECS softwares such as Dagecom (ord e r-management), Dagestock, Dagemag, Dageflow, Dagetrans etc.

FM Logistic www.fmlogistic.fr

Founded in 1967 for timber transport, FML is positioned in the area of high-added-valuetasks, offering customers delayed diff e rentiation production systems (co-manufacturingand package & pay). FM Logistic has opted for "Cimsup" software by Groupe Arg o n .C o n t rols 25 warehouses in France and owns platforms in Russia, Poland, Czech Republic Slovakia, Ukraine etc.

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GEFCO (subsidiary of PEUGEOT) www.gefco.fr

GEFCO has followed the world-wide expansion of its parent company Peugeot and inconsequence has had to co-ordinate ever- m o re complex product streams requiring thesetting up of multimode techniques, control of costs, lead-times and Quality, and stockc o m p re s s i o n .The firm now offers its logistic control skills to numerous other customers around the world (Argentina, Brazil, Morocco, Tunisia etc.).

GEODISwww.geodis.fr

Geodis is present in 40 countries, with a total of 660 production centres (including2 7 7 a p p roved to ISO 9002). The company's many activities include:- inventory management (2 million m2 of warehousing in Europe, 590,000 m2 in France);- ord e r- p re p a r a t i o n ;- co-manufacturing;- co-packing;- arc h i v i n g .

GIRAUD Logistics - GIRAUD Transportwww.giraud.fr

With 120 locations abroad in 13 countries (Spain, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Wales etc.),850,000 m2 of warehousing and a fleet of 3500 vehicles, the Giraud Groupe is a specialist in the field of package services and bulk shipping.As a logistic services company, Groupe Giraud provides shared-information contro lsystems, with tools such as GEDILOG, EDI, barcodes and weight-testing.

GRAVELEAU (alliance with DACHSER Group) www.graveleau.com

Specialists in supply logistics and distribution management, with services such asE U R O D AY, EUROFLEX, MULTILINE (international freight services to Scandinavian countries,Switzerland and EU and Eastern Europe). Other services to North Africa. Also runs MASTERFLY, MASTERSEA, OVERNIGHT EXPRESS, EFFISTOCK (logistical services).156 agencies around the world: Germany, Belgium, GB, Morocco, Tunisia, Hungary,Vietnam, Hong Kong, Poland, Romania etc.

HAYS Logisticswww.hays.com

• H AYS assists customers with outsourcing their logistics (SCM) and offers other servicessuch as co-packing, co-manufacturing, re t rologistics, customer service and CRM, over 3 million m2 of production areas in Europe (including a million in France over 70 sites).

• H AYS has designed the Logistar software, which offers job-stream management solutions(used for “Carrefour” hypermarkets).

• H AYS performs consulting, through its subsidiary HAYS Argon: offerings includeoptimisation of SCM, and a partnership with I2 Te c h n o l o g y.

HEPPNERwww.groupe-heppner.com

HEPPNER logistic offers: • a rapid messaging system and direct package services in Euro p e .Also, solutions for: • dry storage (160,000 m2 of warehousing, managed with GEODEs o f t w a re) • inventory management • ord e r- p reparation; re a d i n e s s - a n d - rollout •repair offaulty handsets for ALCAT E L .

LA FLECHE www.lafleche.com

With 15 sites in France, LA FLECHE (Cavaillon - 83) is a specialist in contro l l e d - t e m p e r a t u rehaulage and international package services to North Africa. The firm also offers general logisticswith - in particular - warehouses in Taiwan and structures under design at Sao Paulo (Brazil).

LA POSTEwww.laposte.fr

The La Poste group operates three specialty businesses: mail (60% of activity), packages andlogistics (15%) and financial services (25%). These activities are supported by the densesth i g h s t reet-services network in Europe (17,028 customer reception points). The La Poste gro u pcomprises almost 200 companies (in particular: SOFIPOST (Holding), Geopost, Post@xess,C h ronopost, Selisa, TAT Express, Colissimo, Taxicolis, Bikart / Interspe (DE)). The La Poste gro u pis developing its network through agreements signed with postal administrations in Italy,Portugal and Greece, and purchasing of the English subsidiaries of Mayne Nickless.

MORY Groupwww.morygroup.com

As the leading courier service in France, MORY has a fleet of 3.000 vehicles with Internetconnections to their bases, for forwarding technical and job-related parameters (tachographdisks), delivery statuses, geographical situations, electronic signature (legal since 2001).Receiving slips can be looked up by customers over the Internet, within fifteen minutes,using portable terminals, with built-in bar-code re a d e r s .The setting-up of a joint venture with CIRCLE based in San Francisco has allowed MORY tobe present in 100 countries.

NORBERT DENTRESSANGLEwww.norbert-dentressangle.fr

This firm is the leading cross-channel operator with crossings per year, 4400 vehiclesand last but not least 180 agencies throughout Europe (including Romania, Hungary,Czech Republic and Poland, subsequent to the acquisition of Van Milo in theN e t h e r l a n d s ) .G roupe Norbert Dentressangle can offer 1,440,000 m2 of dry-storage area, and6 1 w a rehouses (a fourfold increase since 1995).A full array of logistical services are also available: transport and transport org a n i s a t i o n ;operations-management in the fields of dry goods storage, inventory management,o rd e r- p reparation, and upstream and downstream carriage of goods throughout Euro p e .C o n t rol of traceability techniques: GSM DATA, GPS.C o n t rol of re f e rence softwares: Reflex 400 and Infolog, SAP.

SCAC (Groupe BOLLORE) www.scac.com

Specialising in the organisation of logistics and international intermodal carriage, SCAC owes its position of European leader to over a century of experience in freight operations.Adapting its services to the development of technologies and exchanges betweencountries and continents, and thanks to its global network SCAC offers customersunique know-how in the field of international transport.To d a y, SCAC is a force to reckon with in five specialty business areas: logistics, a i r- f reighting, sea freight, road haulage, and handling.

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SCALESwww.scales.fr

Founded in 1946, SCALES is active in the specialised haulage, handling and liftingmarkets. Scales is a multidisciplinary company able to operate in very varied fields. Industrial handling, and handling of heavy, delicate or special objects.Handling and logistics for trade fairs, events and exhibits, exceptional transport andlifting requiring specific means such as gantries.

STOCK EXPRESSwww.stock-express.fr

Service providers in the fields of logistics and packaging, with six sites in France, for 100,000 m2 of warehousing and a 600-person workforc e .Today SE has created its own Supply Chain by positioning its entire organisation aro u n dits customers, with one priority goal: coherence of the offering, and synergy of means.

STACIwww.staci.com

S TACI manages 80,000 m2 at seven sites in France and Great Britain. A total of 100,000 inventory re f e rences are managed in real time, using AUGUSTA IIs o f t w a re, with 200,000 permanent endusers. STACI is in partnership with SAP in the Hubwoo.com e-trading site and the mySAP.com site for the non-pro d u c t i o np u rchases (MRO).

ADC (Groupe FAYAT)www.adc.fr

M a n u f a c t u rer of gantries, overhead cranes, spreaders, nacelles, lifting equipment andhoists. Present on five continents, in 18 countries.Example: delivery of eight gantries and overhead cranes for the Inland Port of R i c h a rd's Bay (South Africa).

ALLIBERTwww.allibert-equipement.com

M a n u f a c t u rer of trays, pallets, box-pallets, containers. Comprises 11 companies ats i x p roduction sites.

ALSTEF AUTOMATIONwww.alstef.com

F rench leader in automatic pallet storage, hi-rise automated stacking systems, airport baggage-handling equipment, conveyers (more than 700 sites installed).

S t e v e d o r i ng/materials handling firms (II.4)

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FENWICK-STILL-LINDEwww.fenwick.fr

M a n u f a c t u rer of fork-lift trucks (Châtellerault 86).

FERALCOwww.feralco.fr

M a n u f a c t u rer of storage equipment for mid-to-heavy and heavy palletised loads(shelving, miniracks, etc.).

LEGRIS SAVOYwww.legris-industries.com

Major European player in automated equipment for warehouses; manufacture sa n d integrates complete logistical systems for automated installations and workflow management.

PINGUELY HAULOTTE www.haulotte.com/France

Company over a hundred years old, operating in the plant/transport sector. Pinguely-Haulotte is currently Europe's leading manufacturer and the world's thirdp roducer of cherry pickers.

PRODEX NSA Tel. 33 (0) 1 45 73 38 60

Specialist in dynamic storage for ord e r- p re p a r a t i o n .Storage cabinets and systems, storage equipment.

TIE (Toyota Industrial Equipment)Tel. 33 (0) 2 51 14 51 00

T O Y O TA INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT's fork-lift assembly plant has been located at Ancenis (44) between Nantes and Angers since April 1996.Joint venture based on more than 20 years of common interest between the TOYOTAand MANITOU BF groups. Production unit serves European market exclusively.

TOPAL Industrieswww.topal.com

T O PAL Industries has been designing, manufacturing and marketing handling and liftingaccessories since 1979.

VERLINDE Tel. 33 (0) 2 37 38 95 95

Founded in 1858, Verlinde is the leading French manufacturer of lifting and handlingequipment, producing lifting units, hoists and overhead cranes.

Computer solutions - Developers and integrators (II.5)Personnel Resourcing Review (PRP)/ Transactional softwares

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CEGID www.cegid.fr

Founded in 1983, CEGID, well known for its accounting and financial softwares (50% of the French market), also has developed integrated management-softwarepackages (PGI S5 ID) with SCM solutions, suited to any small or large company (S1 or S7, re s p e c t i v e l y ) .One of the main market players of the PRP for small businesses: 50,000 customers,sites at Boston and Madrid. Active in sectors such as fashion, (23%), services (24%),industry (26%) and catering, ACE and transports (14%).

ORDIROPE www.ordirope.fr

Founded in 1989. Publisher of Minos PRP software for small businesses engaged in distribution trade, commerce and production: Minoe 400 & Minoe WEB.This PRP is backed up by other bricks covering CRM, workflow, decision-making and e-business.

QUALIACwww.qualiac.com

Qualiac Web, CRM, Production, Maintenance CAM, Accounting/finance, C o m m e rcial and Logistic Management, Qualiac Wim (Workflow Information Manager).Qualiac Web is accessible online over the Net, allowing commercial and logisticmanagement. “Qualiac CRM” integral with the PRP, allowing optimising of sales by better understanding of customer re q u i rements, managing of prospects, estimating and ordering. Supervision tool for management and organisational events.

Decision-making softwaresORTEMS www.ortems.com

Ortems scheduler, Ortems Advanced scheduler, Ortems Supply Chain Planner. Ortems V7, Ortems PDP.Specialising in performance indicators, alert handlers, workflow for collective decision-making, multi-user scheduling.

BUSINESS OBJECTS www.france.businessobjects.com

BO 2000, BO Analytics, SET Analyser for Web Intelligence.One of the world’s leading suppliers of decision aids. Market-analysis and segmentationsolutions; specially designed for optimal management of customer relations; also actsas a marketing analysis tool. One of the first-ever e-business intelligence tools.

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ECS software packages for warehouseoptimisation, organisation and management (WMS)

ACTEOS (Winner of logistics innovation prize at SITL Exhibit - in march 2002) www.acteos.com

• LOGISUITE: modular range of six SCM and Execution software s

• LOGIDRIVE (1992): real-time warehouse management.• LOGIROUTES: optimisation of upstream and downstream transportation logistics.• LOGIFLOW (2002): dynamic scheduling of warehouse passive re s o u rces (docks,

means, HR).

• LOGEYE: tracking and tracing of packages in real time). • ADD ONE: scheduling of material supply, stock contro l .• LOGONSITE: after-sale logistics.

Develops an ASP concept in order to facilitate access of medium-sized companies to the new economic potential of integrated logistics and real-time information pro c e s s i n g .

C2G INFORMATIQUEwww.c2ginfo.fr

STOCK Expert Software (1996) Euro t r a n s .Installed at 400 European sites, allows traceability and acceleration of flows of goods, inventory management according to the FIFO method, DLC with follow-up ofbatches and pallets, graphic display in the ware h o u s e .Allows faster processing by EDI links, and generates shipping orders using the associated Eurotrans software .

CJM INTERNATIONALwww.cjm-international.com

ABEILLE software (1988).M u l t i - w a rehouse, multi-depositor; ensures confidentiality of users sorted by pro f i l e ,historical trace management of movements and ord e r- p reparation, management ofdelivery rounds, savings in diesel...

CLE 128 (subsidiary of ADONIX Group) www.cle128.fr

GEODE software package in three open-ended versions: G1, G2, G3 (1971).Sold throughout the world, installed in 225 sites in France and on 105 foreign sites;manages all information related to product flows, including all dry-storage functions,either PRP or ECS.

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DL CONSULTANTSwww.dlconsultant.com

INFOLOG EW WMS software package developed in 1983, in 12 languages, c reated using software-engineering techniques.386 sites in France and 95 abro a d .Fully compatible with the company environment (distribution, logistic & industrialo ffering...); optimises storage capacity, control of delivery constraints, includes qualityc o n t rol, & drivers for handling robots.

EDIC www.edic-sa.com

S o f t w a re package based on CORDIS ADV components for corresponding with larg edistributors; CORDIS CA (supplier management) completed in 1990 by CORMAGi s dedicated to dry storage and ECS.

FOURNIE GROSPAUD www.f-g.fr

GESTOCK and e.GESTOCK Software s .One hundred sites installed in France and around a dozen abroad.

GFI Informatiquewww.gfi.fr

U LYSSE and MAGELLAN products present throughout Europe, Canada, and Africa (Morocco, Ivory Coast).Managing supplier orders; managing production schedules; dynamic stockmanagement; locations/dispositions; picking; management of EDI interfaces & PRP.

HARDIS www.hardis.fr

ADELIA /400 and REFLEX software s .Installed in 235 sites in France and 16 abroad (Belgium, Italy, Switzerland,N e w Caledonia), 2400 customers world-wide.Manages inventory in real time, and locations with dynamic assignment of the storageclass (ADCS). Reflex software processes forecast extraction date of the article, schedulesp reparation according to transport constraints, manages inventory administration andphysical inventory according to product family and with allowance for weight andv o l u m e s .

INFFLUXwww.infflux.com

ALICE Software (configurable, can be interfaced with all commercial and PGI/PRPmanagement tasks).Highly configurable software able to manage receipt notification, locations, pre p a r a t i o n ,shipping and inventory.

KLS www.kls-logistic.fr

GILDAS 2000 and WM Software s .Inventory-management software installed at 550 sites in France and 150 abro a d .

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LOGARITHME (Subsidiary of Groupe Legris)

www.logarithme.fr

Complete range dedicated to SC Execution and Supply Chain Event Management ( S C E M ) .LM7 Solution comprising various modules: LM Master, LM ABC, LM Stock Optimizer,L M Scheduling, LM Transports, LM Resource, LM Services.Managing preparation of retails goods; management of transport and ro u n d s ;scheduling of appointments, transmittals and receipts; managing of human andtechnical re s o u rces; optimising of forecasts (percent-of-fill and stock levels; analysis of ABC rotation of articles; management of decision-making over multiple sites.

PLANIPE www.cadn.fr/html/partenaire.htm

Inventory-management software .Extra high-performance inventory-management software enabling arbitration betweenstock levels and client's percent-of-fill; includes supplier lead-times.

PIXAOwww.pixao.fr

Management software package for dry storage and ord e r- p reparation; integraltransmission via portable or onboard terminals; external transmissions via private ors t a n d a rdised EDI, more particularly for GMS and automobile equipment manufacture r s( G A L ATEE II).

SITACI www.sitaci.fr

EGO software circulated world-wide for the pharmaceutical industry,stock management and ord e r- p reparation; cro s s - d o c k i n g .

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Software packages for optimisation, organisation and management of trans-port and vehicle fleets

APLUS Informatiquewww.aplus-informatique.fr

TRAPLUS facilitates the organisation of rounds, and supervises vehicle maintenance. Also displays signing of consignment notes. Clients include over 100 freighting concerns.

C2G Informatique www.c2ginfo.fr

Management software packages for road haulage.Specialty businesses: agro-foods (fruits and vegetables) and logistics (tracing of goods), with an international offering (Spain, Belgium, Germany, England).

LOGSYALwww.logsyal.com

CITYPLANNER: optimisation of the waste collection, street-cleaning. DISTRIPLANNER: optimisation of e-delivery by improvement vehicle routes, pre c i s eg e o re f e rencing of events, optimisation of appointment-making (call centre ) .FLOWPLANNER allows scheduling of vehicles & data communications. D I S PATCH DYNAMIC allows continuous follow-up of human and technical re s o u rc e s .

LOXANEwww.loxane.fr

Way Pro 4 software .Specialising in road-navigation softwares and trip-management. Also mapping andguidance as part of onboard navigation system; map displays, voice-messaging.

MCME-mail : ds.dir.comrise@wanadoo.fr

S o f t w a res for monitoring vehicle fleets over the Net from onboard equipment: drivingtime, vehicle position, engine stoppage; manages problems (prolonged parking, re a rdoor opened etc.). Customers are immediately alerted by e-mail. C u r rent projects: predictive maintenance services by cross-information (changes in fuel consumption, oil pre s s u re, engine temperature...) in order to inform the operator in the event of erro r s .

NAPAC (subsidiary of Air Liquide)www.napac.fr

S o f t w a res coupled with onboard sensors for engine warning, door opening sensors,t e m p e r a t u re analysers connected to traffic and jam indicators.Fitted in “Star’Services” vehicles (specialist in controlled temperature deliveries).

Collaborative logistics (V)

ALMACON www.almacom.fr

EDI-APPLI & GPA Manager software s .Optimises allotment operations, as part of optimisation of customer relations (ECR andG PA Manager collaborative software); shared material supply management (GPA / V M I ) .

ATOS ORIGIN (shareholder of Royal Philips Electronics) www.fr.atosorigin.com

Consulting, integration, outsourc i n g .S o f t w a res for customer- relations management by outsourc i n g .

DYNASYS SA (Groupe Vertex)www.dynasys.tm.fr

Optimisation of scheduling functions, inventory management, logistical flows ina supply chain multi-production or multi-distribution site enviro n m e n t .Validation of planning decisions to meet company's production constraints and supplyconstraints for critical materials.

ESKER www.esker.fr

ESKER designs and markets communication softwares for optimising the use andc i rculation of information within the company, and transmissions with customers andpartners. ESKER provides a dual product range:• PULSE™ Software for smart circulation of electronic documents or IID (Intelligent

Information Delivery);• Host Access solutions for communications between internal, external or mobile users

and large central systems.ESKER is recognised at the global level as one of the main editors producing generalHost Access solutions.

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TRANSEPT INFORMATIQUEwww.transept-info.fr

Transept - Router • Transept - Solver.Scheduling and follow-up of transport assignments. Integration of computermessages (EDI). Billing. Decision aids in the process of designing and scheduling the supply chain.

WEBRASKA www.webraska.com

Real-time mapping and guidance over WAP mobile telephones.F rench supplier of GSM navigation aids for optimising rounds with allowance forro a d - t r a ffic conditions.

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Logistic consulting firms and SCM software publishersALTISwww.altis.com

SCM: consulting in management of complex projects, know-how management. Supply-chain management.

ANETYSwww.anetys.com

Consulting and training in international trade.Assists companies in their operational logistics projects, and also with knowledgetransfer re g a rding selection, acquisition and setting-up of PRP.

ARTEMISwww.artemisinternational.fr

SCM: setting up of information systems for optimisation of logistical flows, with the aim of optimising loads-versus-capacities.

DIAGMA www.diagma.com

DIAGMA assists companies in optimising their logistics and obtaining the desired levelof customer service. These functions are fielded by two branches:• consultants working on logistic strategy problems (optimal location of production

and storage sites in Euro p e . . . ) ,• software workshops developing specialised software s :

- AZAP: supply-chain management.- DIALOG: optimisation of the physical distribution structure .- ECR PROFIT MODEL: calculation of logistical costs and margins per pro d u c t .- OMX-TOPAZE: financial optimisation of material supply.- VRS NT: optimisation of pick-up and delivery ro u n d s .

ECALwww.ecal.net

Transportation software: organisation of ord e r- p reparation and management oftransport plans.

GEMINI Consultingwww.fr.cgey.com

S t r a t e g y, logistics and transformation of logistic processes, with numerous internationalre f e rences in the high-tech, automobile & pharmaceutical sectors.

OUROUMOFF Diffusion www.ouroumoff.com

OGP: ARENA and PREACTOR software s .Consulting in industrial organisation and logistics; strategic discussions; logisticblueprints; design, optimisation or re o rganisation of industrial and logistical systems.

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SOPRA Groupwww.sopragroup.com

SCM: leading european turnkey house (and Axway subsidiary).

UNILOGwww.unilog.com

SCM: expertise in the definition and implementation of SCM solutions. Competencyi n specialty logistics activities for high-tech applications, textiles or retailing trade.

Valtech Axelboss www.valtech.com

SCM: international centre of excellence in SCM consulting for the retail trade; o ffices in Dallas, Denver, New York, London, Paris, Düsseldorf, Münich, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Seoul etc.

INFLUE (one of the world’s leading suppliers of GPA solutions) www.influe.com

S o f t w a res published by INFLUE allow customers to manage global problem structure ssuch as V.M.I. – C.M.I. – C.P. F.R (downstream), SMI (upstre a m ) .INFLUE has developed a line of EDI products allowing the company's economic partnersto exchange documents of all sorts, electronic catalogues, and by extension, Web and market place gateways

ILOG www.ilog.fr

PRP and SCM: software publisher providing tools for optimisation, display and rules associated with specialty businesses.ILOG engines allow quicker development of the smarter and more intuitive applications,which would be difficult or even impossible to created otherwise. Destination sectors: telecommunications, production, transportation, supply-chainmanagement, defence, financial services etc.

LOGISTOCKwww.sisa-france.com

WMS: specialist in workstation human-factors engineering solutions; ord e r- p re p a r a t i o n ;automatic transfer by robotised forklifts; station-to-station transfers.

Logistics training High proportion of foreign students, ERASMUS or other.

University-level education : D E S S (Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées),

D E A (Diplôme d’Etudes Appro f o n d i e s ) , DUT (Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie)

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DEA in Logistics and organisation Université Aix-Marseille 2 (13) www.sceco.univ-aix.fr/cret

DESS in Logistic management and transport engineering Université de Lille 1 (59) Tel. 33 (0) 3 20 43 46 90

DESS in Transportation and industrial and commercial logistics Université Lyon – Lumière (69) Tel. 33 (0) 4 78 69 71 69

DESS in International transportUniversité Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (75) desstr@univ.paris1.fr

DESS in LogisticsUniversité Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (75) www.univ-paris1.fr

DEA in Transportation (Intercontinental transport) Paris XII (75) – Créteil (94) - La Va renne (94) Tel. 33 (0) 1 44 07 78 76

DEA in TransportationParis XII Val de Marne et Ecole nationale des ponts & chaussées (77) www.uni-paris12.fr

DESS in Logistics and flow managementUniversité de Reims (51) www.univ-reims.fr

DESS in LogisticsUniversité de Rennes (35) www.univ-rennes1.fr

DESS in Transport law Université de Toulouse (31) www.univ-tlse2.fr

DUT de Montreuil (93) Université Paris VIII (93) in partnership with Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers, EPF and SAP (Modelling of a flexible production workshop for understanding the internal logistics of p roduction control, including PRP/PGI (SAP). www.iut.univ-paris8.fr

Business schools: MBAs, Master's Degrees, 4th Year (sought-after by retail trade)

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Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Brest (ESC) ESC Brest (29): management of logistics activities. www.esc-brest.fr

Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Extérieure (ESCE) Paris (75) Pôle Léonard de Vinci: logistics specialisation (4th year). www.devinci.fr

Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) C e rgy Pontoise (95): Master’s degree in international logistics management. www.essec.fr

Institut Supérieur de Commerce (ISC) - 3ème Cycle Marketing Logistique Distribution (MLD) ISC Paris (75): Marketing, Logistics & Retailing. www.groupeisc.com

Ecole Supérieure de Logistique Industrielle (ESLI) Redon (35): logistics management (4-yr degree course). www.groupe-esdc.com

Institut Supérieur d’Etude Logistique (ISEL) ISEL Le Havre (76): course title: logistics engineering (5-yr degree course). w w w. u n i v - l e h a v r e . f r

Institut Supérieur de Logistique Industrielle (ISLI) B o rdeaux (33) : MBA Supply chain - “Managerial and strategic approach to logistics”.

www.isli.bordeaux-bs.fr

Other diplomas (sought-after by logistics suppliers)

Centre Régional de Formation aux métiers du Transport et de la Logistique (CERELOG) C e n t res at Rungis (91), Lyon (69), Bordeaux (33): training of logistics and transport managers. www.esidec.fr

Ecole Européenne des Transports (EET) Paris (75): training of logistics managers. www.devinci.fr

Association Française des Transports – Institut de Formation aux Techniquesd’Implantation et de Manutention (AFT-IFTIM)

A F T-IFTIM : training of logistics managers. www.aft-iftim.fr

Ecole Supérieure Internationale en Logistique et Gestion (ESILOG)Metz (57), Rungis (91), Lyon (69): training of logistics managers. www.esidec.fr

Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (DUT) Aix en Provence (13) & Troyes (10): higher training in Management of Logistic Operations(“GOL”) 1987. Sponsored by Auchan, Brandt, Carrefour, Norbert Dentressangle, Exel Logistics, FM Logistic, Gefco, Giraud, Hays, Nestlé, Rexel, Yo p l a i t .(840 hours at the University and 23 weeks placement). www.iut.univ-aix.fr

PROMOTRANSAssociation Patronale de Formation (1966). Spin-off for Brazil, 2003. www.promotrans.net

The Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry General Directorate for Industry, Information Technology and the Post Le Bervil – 12, rue Villiot – DiGITIP 5 - 75572 PARIS Cedex 12 Phone: 33 (0) 1 53 44 92 11 - Fax: 33 (0) 1 53 44 91 35Website: www. i n d u s t r i e . g o u v. f r / F r a n c e t e c he-mail: Francetech@industrie.gouv. f r

AFII - French Agency for International Investments 2, avenue Velasquez - 75008 PARIS Phone: 33 (0) 1 40 74 74 40 - Fax: 33 (0) 1 40 74 74 01Website: www. i n v e s t i n f r a n c e . o rg

The French Agency for International Business Development14, avenue d’Eylau - 75116 PARIS Phone: 33 (0) 1 44 34 50 00 - Fax: 33 (0) 1 44 34 50 01Website: www. u b i f r a n c e . c o m

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