{"id":4230,"date":"2020-07-30T09:57:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T23:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/?p=4230"},"modified":"2023-03-18T04:09:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T18:09:48","slug":"how-tech-is-assisting-new-zealand-company-supply-chains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/2020\/07\/30\/how-tech-is-assisting-new-zealand-company-supply-chains\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tech Is Assisting New Zealand Company Supply Chains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Governance and security, artificial intelligence, and increased supply chain visibility have all helped Fonterra and Foodstuffs adapt to pandemic-induced changes in customer behaviour.<\/p>\n

Technology to support the supply chain is generating renewed interest as organisations work out how to get their goods to market during a global pandemic. Two of New Zealand\u2019s largest organisations\u2014Fonterra and Foodstuffs\u2014continue to evolve their technology roadmaps to stay on track for their customers.<\/p>\n

Fonterra\u2019s supply chain tech priorities<\/h2>\n

As one of New Zealand\u2019s largest companies, Fonterra is experiencing its fair share of disruption to its supply chain during the global pandemic, as it looks to boost its technical capability.<\/p>\n

Fonterra National Logistics Manager Brent Fiecken says its priorities are automatic generation of delivery and enhanced value visibility reporting and tracking. These will help his team to \u201cdrive efficiencies and performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

He is also investing in interleaving, which is enabled by 麻豆原创 Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) software. \u201cInterleaving is the system of prioritising warehouse tasks to reduce travel time in distribution centres. When a pallet is picked up, the next closest timed task is \u2018putaway\u2019 or replenishment. This means the task is based on location and workflow priority. The usual process is to do all the putaway or picking activity irrespective of whether it is the most effective travel path for the machine, thereby being efficient in the total time taken to complete all tasks,\u201d Fiecken says.<\/p>\n

Of eight technology trends in supply chain technology\u00a0identified by Gartner<\/a>\u00a0this month, Fiecken identified two as being a focus for Fonterra: supply chain governance and security, and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

Fiecken says governance and security \u201cis a critical element for us with both supply chain integrity and security post-COVID. This is constantly being reviewed and verified against processes.\u201d<\/p>\n