(openPR) - Munich, September 2nd, 2009 – The Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients group will use ORion-PI® Value Network Optimization of Axxom Software AG to optimize its European supply chain. By simulating different network scenarios with the software, Unifine wants to increase the level of transparency and to identify and realize saving potentials.

Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients is a leading European food ingredients specialist for bakeries, confectioneries, producers of ice-cream as well as the baking, sweets and food industry. Unifine owns several international production and distribution sites and a global sales network.

With Axxom`s software ORion-PI® Value Network Optimization Unifine wants to optimize its production and distribution structure with regard to intelligent cross-docking-concepts or the reduction of inventory costs. Thereby, the company wants to reduce the planning complexity and simultaneously increase the level of transparency. Thus, Unifine optimizes its internal processes to provide a high service level for its customers. Additionally, the company assumes its responsibility to optimize and reduce the environmental factors of its supply chain in a sustainable manner.

ORion-PI® Value Network Optimization is one of the technologically leading solutions for the integrated analysis, simulation, design and optimization of strategic and tactical network scenarios in logistics, distribution and production. For an efficient network design, ORion-PI® offers an End-to-End optimization approach which covers every relation within the supply chain – from production sites to distribution centers and suppliers, vendors to customers.

Axxom Software AG is an international provider of software solutions and services for the comprehensive optimization of value-add processes. With its software ORion-PI® the technology company offers a solution for the design, simulation, planning and optimization of all business processes and systems in all fields of logistics. ORion-PI® is in use on five continents in more than 35 countries. Axxom Software AG was founded in April 2001. Since 2004 Axxom has a development center in Timisoara / Romania.

Axxom Software AG
Jens Verstaen
Corporate Communications
Paul-Gerhardt-Allee 46
81245 München / Germany
Tel: +49 (0)89 / 568 23-321
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E-Mail: jens.verstaen@axxom.com
Internet: www.axxom.com