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IBM Global Business Services (GBS) is the world's largest consulting, outsourcing, and technical services organization with over 200,000 people. We provide clients in all industries with expertise and breadth of end-to-end business services, from strategy and change management, to process improvement and technology solutions, to business transformation outsourcing. IBM GBS includes the leading and world's largest Supply Chain, Lean, ERP and enterprise solutions practices. Through many years of serving government clients, we have developed a depth of skills and experience that enables us to respond quickly effectively.

Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS) is Agility's public sector arm, providing end-to-end supply chain solutions to meet defense and government customers' needs and quickly move supplies worldwide to remote locations. With access to more than 550 offices in 100 countries, Agility DGS combines a vast network of warehousing facilities with proven risk-tolerant global land, sea and air transportation capabilities.

Agility DGS offers defense and government customers the convenience of one-stop supply chain solutions and a commitment to quality services. Its customers include the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Army Air Force Exchange Service and the Department of State.

For more information about Agility Defense & Government Services, visit www.agilitylogistics.com


At Apptricity, we are driving revolutionary shifts in the enterprise software experience. Since 1999, Apptricity and its subsidiaries have provided next-generation web-based enterprise software solutions for supply chain, workforce and finance management that optimize capital resources and reduce operational costs. Apptricity’s advanced service-oriented architecture (SOA) offers unprecedented dynamic adaptability that guarantees low-cost, non-resource intensive implementations deployed in ten weeks. Apptricity’s proprietary migration facility further drives life-cycle cost savings, providing eight times the return on investment of alternative enterprise solutions. Apptricity serves Fortune 2000 customers cross-industry including Wal-Mart Stores, Cingular Wireless, TXU Corporation, Cameron International Corporation, H.E. Butt Grocery, Southwire Company, DAK Americas, Cummins Inc., amongst other commercial enterprises, as well as the United States Department of Defense. For more information, please contact us at info@apptricity.com or call (800) 693-2193

BAE Systems is the premier transatlantic aerospace defense company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. BAE Systems is committed to provide the war fighter through-life, anytime, anywhere support for our products. Our readiness and sustainment initiative is focused upon using the right mix of military and commercial best support practices, as well as rapid technology insertion to lower the war fighter’s total ownership cost and to increase product availability, reliability, and capabilities. BAE Systems is your total support solution.


Nearly a century of expertise and continuing innovation make Boeing the leader in the aerospace and defense industry. Boeing combines the best global resources and a spirit of innovation to provide best-of-industry,network-centric solutions to military, government and commercial customers around the globe. From battle-proven aircraft to space systems and beyond, Boeing is the world’s largest military aircraft manufacturer and a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. Boeing is also the world’s largest satellite manufacturer, an emerging leader in support systems and services, and a leading global supplier of launch services and human space exploration systems and services.


Click Commerce is the global leader in providing solutions that manage and optimize complex aftermarket service networks. Click Commerce’s Service Network Solutions optimize inventory to achieve desired outcomes, link inventory planning to execution, and drive cost efficiencies in managing parts, orders, repairs, and shipments. Airlines, defense OEMs, maintenance providers, and military services all depend on Click Commerce to help them optimize their inventory and provide total supply visibility across their extended service networks.


CombineNet is the advanced sourcing solution company. CombineNet’s Advanced Sourcing Application Platform (ASAP) is the industry’s most powerful, optimization-enabled, on-demand sourcing platform. ASAP helps companies identify the most efficient, innovative, and lowest-cost sourcing solutions for all of their most strategic and advanced sourcing categories through category-specific and buyer-definable Sourcing Managers. Sourcing teams, program managers, acquisition, procurement, logistics officials and executives use CombineNet to enhance their sourcing events and provide an unprecedented window into their enterprise-wide supply chain network. CombineNet’s suite of advanced sourcing technologies gives commercial and government agencies the ability to compare options to outcomes and scenarios to business rules, so they can make informed, objective decisions based on their business goals and acquisition regulations. ASAP provides real-time “what if” capabilities for alternative comparison and enables end-to-end transparency, allowing identification of cost drivers and analysis of total cost of ownership for sourcing decisions in seconds. Besides reduced cost, greater efficiency, reduced “RFP-to-contract award” times and better supplier relationships, CombineNet consistently delivers more than 10-12% actual cost savings and has delivered more than 45x ROI to the Fortune500 companies, including Procter & Gamble, General Motors, Best Buy, Siemens, the United States Postal Service and others. For more information, visit www.combinenetdsi.com


Eggs Overnight, Inc.™ represents B2B shippers of critical, at-risk products and service parts within the express parcel channel seeking the first end-to-end solution in over a decade to eliminate damage, shrink outstanding inventory, reduce labor costs and source waste while significantly streamlining the “in motion” supply chain. A premium technology- and service-driven resolution that complements and significantly expands the logistics management and transportation of prone-to-damage, high-value products, Eggs Overnight provides its customers with a world-class combination of patented re-usable packaging, cutting-edge web-based technology and embedded self-diagnostic tracking and sensing technology. Eggs Overnight customer base, ranging from OEM to aftermarket services across aerospace, communications, high technology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and premium automotive industries, are fully supported by Eggstraordinary 24/7 customer service. Contact: Bill Fraine, Executive Vice President, 678-672-6628/888-875-EGGS


As Hitachi, Ltd.’s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the US, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. We leverage decades of business process, vertical industry, and leading-edge technology experience to understand each company's unique business needs. From business strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI. Hitachi Consulting's client base includes nearly 35 percent of the Fortune 100 and 25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge throughout each engagement. For more information, call 1.877.664.0010 or visit www.hitachiconsulting.com. Hitachi Consulting -- Inspiring your next success! ®


Honeywell International

Honeywell International is a $35 billion diversified technology, services and manufacturing company that has integrated defense system solutions for 60 years.

On land, on the sea and in the air, Honeywell Defense Logistics programs provide agile and adaptable responses to non-traditional threats.

At the depot, in-theater, and throughout the supply chain, Honeywell provides flexible and Six Sigma-based mission support.

From retrofitting turbine engine systems that power the Abrams Main Battle Tank, the CH-47 Chinook, the UH-60 Blackhawk and the AH-64 Apache to supporting 20 years of readiness for USMC equipment and supplies pre-positioned aboard 16 roll-on/roll-off container ships, to building the area’s largest support facility in Kuwait, Honeywell is defining world-class logistics.

Around the world, Honeywell’s management, logisticians, repair and overhaul, and supply chain personnel improve performance and support mission-readiness.

For more information on Honeywell, go to www.honeywell.com/logistics.

 


KBR is a leading engineering, construction and services company. With global offices, a steady revenue stream and over 90 years of service to federal, state and local governments, KBR has the resources and the proven dependability to deliver bottom-line benefits that increase the probability of mission success. KBR provides on-demand support services across the full military mission cycle, whenever and wherever you need them. In the civil infrastructure market, the company operates in diverse sectors including transportation, waste and water treatment, and facilities maintenance. KBR offers program and project management, contingency logistics, operations and maintenance, design, construction, engineering and other services to military and civilian branches of governments and private clients worldwide. KBR is a force multiplier, allowing clients to focus on their core mission while KBR takes care of the rest. For more information, contact KBR at 703-526-7500, or visit us online at www.kbr.com


Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. LM MS2 delivers global sustainment solutions designed to enhance customer performance, increase system life span and reduce risks, operational costs and logistics response times in military, civil government and commercial programs. Our innovative logistics capabilities are tailored to each organization, ranging from end-to-end logistics to performance based logistics to global supply chain management, including fielded solutions such as SCM+™ for supply chain management, SILC™ for integrated logistics visibility, I-GUIDES™ for UID compliancy and Adaptive Logistics linking point of effect to the source of supply.


New Breed is a privately-held third party logistics provider, offering value-added and information technology-focused supply chain solutions for aftermarket and service parts management and delivery; manufacturing support; warehousing and distribution; reverse logistics; refurbishment and repair; transportation management; and supply chain consulting.

Our reputation for excellence with implementation and operation of large comprehensive programs that transform our clients’ businesses has earned New Breed a host of industry-leading clients that include:

  • Boeing
  • Siemens Medical Solutions
  • Dematic
  • Sikorsky Aircraft
  • Hallmark
  • Sony Electronics
  • Hamilton Sundstrand
  • U.S. Marine Corps
  • MetroPCS Wireless U.S. Postal Service
  • Motorola United Technologies
  • Pratt & Whitney Verizon Wireless

We provide extensive supply chain support for both manufacturing and aftermarket spares programs for many of the defense systems within the US Military which include: F15 (Eagle), F18 (Super Hornet), C17 (Globemaster), CH46/47 (Chinook), V22 (Osprey), AH64 (Apache), HH60 (Blackhawk), AV8B (Harrier), and the F22 (Raptor).

Our infrastructure consists of more than 50 distribution center operations across the U.S.; more than 5,000 employees including 400 logistics, IT, and engineering professionals; and information technology applications that are unprecedented in the logistics industry.

 


PRTM (www.prtmgov.com) is the leading management consultancy for operational transformation in the public sector. The firm is a fusion of government and commercial change agents, bringing extensive knowledge of best practices to its clients. Since 1976, PRTM has created competitive advantages for its clients by partnering with senior executives to develop and implement innovative operational strategies that deliver sustainable results. PRTM management consultants are leaders in operational strategy, supply chain, product development and customer management, having developed many of the standard-setting methodologies and frameworks used by leading companies today. PRTM has 16 offices worldwide and serves all major government and industry sectors.

SRA International is dedicated to solving complex problems of global significance for clients in national security and civil government and public health and life sciences. With three decades experience supporting these clients, SRA delivers the expert knowledge, technical tools and trusted solutions for missions that matter – to us, our clients and the world. In August, 2007, SRA completed the acquisition of Constella Group, LLC, a privately held provider of global health consulting services headquartered in Durham, N.C. Constella brought to SRA more than 1,100 professionals organized by three interrelated service offerings: domestic health sciences, international health development and global drug development. In addition, SRA delivers business solutions for contingency and disaster response planning, information assurance, business intelligence, environmental strategies, enterprise architecture, infrastructure management and wireless integration. SRA combines a comprehensive knowledge of its clients’ business processes with the practical application of advanced technology tools, techniques, and methods to create value-added business solutions for SRA’s clients. SRA serves more than 300 government clients on over 900 active engagements, including clients in the executive branch, all branches of the military services, and the judicial and legislative branches of the federal government. SRA believes its success is grounded on core values: an ethic of honesty and service, quality work and customer satisfaction, and caring about our people. These values are a cornerstone of our business.


 



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