March 05, 2010
AdvancedCargo Platform presented at the IATA World Cargo Symposium 2010
Lufthansa Systems is presenting its innovative AdvancedCargo Platform at the IATA World Cargo Symposium from March 8 - 11, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. The integrated IT solution optimizes all cargo processes of an airline. By reducing costs and enhancing the speed and quality of decision-making, the AdvancedCargo Platform gives airlines a competitive edge in the market. Lufthansa Systems is an IATA Preferred Partner in the “Simplifying the Business” initiative and has 15 years of experience in implementing air cargo IT solutions.
The AdvancedCargo Platform is one more step in Lufthansa Systems’ strategy to provide airlines with integrated platform solutions for optimizing their core processes. The innovative platform solution covers the cargo selling and booking processes, handling as well as revenue accounting. Lufthansa Systems will complete the development of the AdvancedCargo Platform in April 2010 and key modules are already in use at customers.
The innovative platform links all cargo processes and the modules are connected seamlessly with each other. “The AdvancedCargo Platform gives airlines a competitive edge by providing them with all necessary information relevant to air cargo business processes. This way it speeds-up the decision making process and at the same time enhances the quality of the decisions made. In addition, a high degree of automation reduces costs and ensures high data quality and accessibility,” explains Bernd Appel, Senior Vice President Industry Solutions at Lufthansa Systems.
The AdvancedSelling module of the platform consistently controls the booking process across all distribution channels and optimizes the complex process of capacity management. Handling processes are streamlined by the AdvancedHandling module which fully supports Cargo 2000 and IATA e-freight. It covers cargo ground handling and transport processes including warehouse management and customs. The AdvancedCargo Platform also offers a revenue accounting system for air cargo business (AdvancedAccounting) which provides reliable flight operations data and considerably simplifies and accelerates accounting and billing processes.
To facilitate the information flow within the IT platform solution, Lufthansa Systems has developed AdvancedBasis. This central component of the AdvancedCargo Platform collects all relevant data and makes them available to the other modules of the integrated platform solution. Additionally, the platform provides a customer database solution and a tool to calculate prices and charges.
The AdvancedCargo Platform uses state-of-the-art technology and is based on a service-oriented architecture. Therefore the solution can be adjusted to the requirements of an airline and implemented easily within the existing IT landscape. Each module can be used as part of the AdvancedCargo Platform or as a stand-alone solution.
Note to editors:
Lufthansa Systems is one of the leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industries worldwide. As a systems integrator, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group covers the entire range of IT services, including consulting, development and implementation of industry solutions and operation. Lufthansa Systems provides its infrastructure and consulting services to a variety of industries. Headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, the company has offices in Germany and 14 other countries and employs about 3,000 people worldwide. In business year 2008, Lufthansa Systems recorded revenues of EUR 657 million.
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