ASIA makes this an exciting supply chain to work in because we have all the toys . So the challenge is : how we can make them all work together ?” Alongside bringing in the right talent , the timely implementation of innovative technology has played no small part in this growth journey . “ I lose the most sleep - other than trying to find talented people – over disruptive technologies and how we can utilise them all ,” Phillips adds . “ We run a centralised SAP program with an ERP backbone throughout the company and this is a fantastic asset .
“ We ’ re starting to use disruptive companies to run our models for us in parallel to our current program to manage Big Data . We are seeing if we can slowly transition into these new technologies to manage complex supply chains . So far we ’ re managing to do some cool projects .
“ If we put data in the cloud , we can be much more flexible when we shift in the market or find a shift in how a customer wants a
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