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Speaking to Supply Chain Digital at the company ’ s Wakefield site , Abhy Maharaj , Global Chief Commercial Officer & Chief Operating Officer , stresses just how vital technology has become to NewCold . “ At the heart of NewCold is technology and we always operate with the customer in mind . What makes us different is the way in which we leverage technology to deliver solutions for our customers ,” he explains . “ Take Big Data for instance , when NewCold thinks about automation or about its customers and services — that starts with data . We understand
the data , its value and how to build the logistical business around it . All of our sites are 80-90 % automated and you won ’ t find anything else close to that all over the world .”
Maharaj lives and works at NewCold ’ s Asia Pacific headquarters in Melbourne . Still relatively fresh into the role having joined in July 2019 , Maharaj believes that NewCold ’ s key focus on customercentricity was an important factor on his decision to join the firm . “ When I looked at the model , it was breath-taking because it centered around automation and getting large volumes of product
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