Displaying items by tag: Supply chains

COMPANY NEWS: Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) predicts four key technology trends that will impact the Australian retail market in 2024.

GUEST OPINION by Mark Fioretto, Area Vice President and Managing Director Australia and New Zealand, UiPath: New global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards are coming to Australia next year, but many organisations could be under-prepared to meet the new requirements.

GUEST OPINION by Tim O’Neill, BitTitan Cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, with bad actors engaged in a perpetual mission to exploit network vulnerabilities. When we think we are doing enough, there’s always more to be done.

GUEST OPINION by Colin Strang, Global Vice President – Presales at Fortude: Inflation and supply chain disruptions are intimately linked: inflation disrupts supply chains, and supply chain disruptions can lead to shortages that drive up prices and cause inflation. However, there is no one-size-fits-all solution to inflation-induced disruption. According to Gartner, while nearly one-quarter of manufacturers and retailers are responding to inflation and recession risk by reducing stocks, over 40 per cent are increasing inventory as a hedge against ongoing scarcity.

Chinese technology giant Alibaba Group says it is leveraging its platform and cloud computing capabilities to create “greener supply chains”.

A prominent technology analyst firm claims the global shortage of semiconductors is likely to ease significantly in the second half of this year, but cautioned that lockdowns in China could get in the way.

GUEST OPINION: Battered and bruised from the harsh realities of COVID lockdowns, Australian businesses are looking forward to what they hope will be a much better year ahead.

GUEST OPINION by Adrian Iannessa, senior director of technology, Dell Technologies ANZ: It has been 18 months since the world woke up to the ‘new normal’, many countries are now adapting to waves of new strains, rolling out vaccination programs and states are fluctuating between eased restrictions and lockdowns. Through all that, we now have the possibility to build a bold new world as we look to the future. But first, we have some reflecting to do.

ICT professional association ISACA is offering a new certification which it says gives IT professionals the scope to boost their skillset in top emerging technologies and ensure their knowledge is up to date.

Global supply chain applications and data solutions provider BluJay Solutions has announced a partnership with Australian IT consulting company specialising in supply chain and procurement, FourPL.

A freight data sharing trial involving big-name companies has found limited access to real-time data is adding to delivery delays.

GUEST OPINION by Peter O’Connor, Vice President Sales Asia Pacific, Snowflake:  Keen to find ways to stay a step ahead of their competitors, growing numbers of organisations are embarking on new data science projects. Properly designed and implemented, such projects can provide valuable insights into everything from market sentiment and mood to the performance of manufacturing facilities and supply chains.

On the 10th of November, Zebra Technologies is holding its ANZ Customer Summit, with this year's theme being "Customer experience at the edge", and CTO Tom Bianculli joined us for a wide-ranging discussion on the on-demand economy, supply chain optimisation, new devices, the impact of COVID-19 and more.

GUEST OPINION by Andy Searle, CEO, Business Process Enabling South Africa:  As Australian companies wrestle with the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are realising that old ways of operating are no longer an effective approach.

Zebra WEBINAR Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:00 AM AEST: Transforming retail supply chains today for resiliency tomorrow

Disruption in the supply chain is commonplace in today’s ultra-connected and globalised world.

Microsoft is to supply the backbone cloud technologies for Woolworths’ SAP solutions as the retailer migrates its current SAP footprint to Azure, paving the way for the upgrade path to SAP S/4HANA.

GUEST OPINION* by Nicholas Hollings, Principal Solution Architect Equinix

There are significant challenges for enterprises on the way to digital transformation, with enterprise IT refresh cycles and budget constraints partly to blame. Another restricting factor is that there’s clearly a need to get everyone on the same page about the meaning of digital transformation and what it offers for different organisations.

GUEST OPINION* by Nicholas Hollings, Principal Solution Architect Equinix

There are significant challenges for enterprises on the way to digital transformation, with enterprise IT refresh cycles and budget constraints partly to blame. Another restricting factor is that there’s clearly a need to get everyone on the same page about the meaning of digital transformation and what it offers for different organisations.

GUEST OPINION* by Nicholas Hollings, Equinix: Most enterprises understand the digital imperative but face significant challenges on the path to digital transformation, with enterprise IT refresh cycles and budget constraints partly to blame, according to Global Principal Solution Architect Nicholas Hollings from Equinix, an interconnection and data centre company.