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Australian ERP market booming

Despite economic challenges, the worldwide supply chain management (SCM) software market grew 7.1 per cent to US$8.3 billion in 2012. The Australian supply chain management software market grew 17.9% to reach A$176.8 million in 2012, up from A$149.9 million in 2011. During 2012, IT budget decision makers remained highly cautious overall, but supply chain investments [...]

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A&AA Food Allergy Week 2013

May 14, 2013 Comments Off

With as many as 1 in 10 Australian infants suffering from a food allergy, Food Allergy Week is an annual national campaign by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA) that helps promote and develop the awareness of food allergy and anaphylactic reactions amongst Australians. The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and GS1 Australia are pleased [...]

ITS Australia welcomes heavy vehicle smart technology trials

May 14, 2013 Comments Off

New funding of $1.7 million recently announced by the federal and New South Wales governments for trials of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) technologies has been welcomed by national peak body Intelligent Transport Systems Australia. The Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program funds pioneering projects involving heavy vehicle to infrastructure communication technologies to make roads [...]

New standards for improved consumer safety

May 2, 2013 Comments Off

The release of the new ISO standards for Consumer Product Safety (ISO 10377) and Consumer Product Recall (ISO 10393) has been greeted with enthusiasm from the grocery sector. These two new ISO standards, developed in parallel and with the contribution of GS1 and RQA Product Risk Institute, provide practical guidance to suppliers of consumer products [...]

Australian technology launched on US supply chain IT market

April 4, 2013 Comments Off

Australian supply chain software company Microlistics has launched its ‘ISIS’ warehouse management system (WMS) on the USA market. Microlistics already supports more than 100 sites in Australia, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. ISIS Enterprise WMS is currently being implemented into two sites in Dallas, Texas. Microlistics has also launched its USA toll-free support number in [...]

Australian plastics manufacturing gets a shot in the arm

April 2, 2013 Comments Off

Australia’s $9 billion polymers industry will be boosted by a national cooperative research initiative. The launch featured a novel degradable plastic film that Greening Australia and the Birchip Cropping Group have shown can dramatically improve the re-establishment of native woodlands. The initiative brings science and industry together to develop products that meet emerging global needs [...]

Imaging technology released for the Australian logistics sector

March 26, 2013 Comments Off

Intermec is rolling out an imaging technology suite for Australian transport and logistics.

GoScan to go live

March 21, 2013 Comments Off

Officially launching after three years in development, GS1 GoScan is Australia’s first whole-of-industry endorsed iPhone application that enables consumers to know if a food product suits their special dietary needs with the simple scan of a bar code. The application’s functionality assists individuals with allergies, intolerances, special diets (such as vegan, organic, vegetarian, halal or [...]