SupplyChain Magazine June 2020 | Page 78

CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION
78 isolation of course . Brinks for example has custom-designed its own systems so that Canopy can track exactly where its trucks are , what orders are on them and when they are delivered , with proof of delivery ( POD ) instantly relayed to Canopy and triggering an automated bill . “ Because of the complicated regulatory environment we work in we ’ ve had to automate a lot of our internal processes including documentation controls and transfer processes , to eliminate paperwork and transactional errors . We simply can ’ t have errors because we are required by Health Canada to account for every single gram . And we are introducing more production automation , for example robotic picking and packing of orders . The digital transformation of our industry is the one key thing that will enable us to grow and be more cost efficient .”
Flexibility and agility are qualities Sly has learned from experience , he says .
JUNE 2020