SupplyChain Magazine March 2019 | Page 175

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cubes ’ to data lakes which can swallow the input costs , global price indices , tariffs , tax information and the like , to enable the best solutions and the best decision making across the business .”
By focusing on the food and beverage customers , Gijo George sits at the heart of the business . After all , this fast evolving , population-driven sector will never decline , and Hyster is positioned as a key player in its development . A characteristic of operations in this space is that they have purchased piecemeal in the past , ending up with a stable of equipment from different suppliers . “ Over time our customers acquired different brands of equipment . Another aspect of my job is to help them understand how our brand is differentiated in the market and educate them on the TCO ( total cost of ownership ) that they would be returning to the business .”
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