Tag: manufacturers
Manufacturers urged to apply for free Innovate to Grow: Ending Plastic Waste program
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO is opening a new round of its free, ten-week Innovate to Grow program, this time for SMEs, including manufacturers, focusing on plastic waste issues.
The best of ERP benefits: efficient scheduling for manufacturers
Scheduling jobs in manufacturing is one of the most complex tasks in operating a shop floor as it involves a range of various details that must be accounted for, such as work orders, raw material availability, due dates, employee skill sets, and work centre capacity.
Australian Manufacturing PMI in April reaches 35-month low amid weak demand
Weak demand in the Australian manufacturing sector has driven the country’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) to a 35-month low, according to the latest data from Judo Bank.
Queensland opens nominations for 2023 Export Awards
The Queensland government has officially launched the 2023 Queensland Export Awards to honour the state’s best exporters across various categories from agribusiness to professional services and manufacturing.
Toyota Australia, SAGE Automation recognised in Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Impact Awards
Toyota Motor Corp Australia and SAGE Automation were announced as the winners of the first-ever Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards.
WA investment grant to aid manufacturers overcome supply chain challenges, grow business
The McGowan Government announced that the second round of Value Add Investment Grants worth $6.3 million will support 10 dynamic Western Australian agrifood and beverage processors and manufacturers to expand their current operations.
Australian manufacturers to face enduring cost crisis in 2023
The Australian manufacturing sector is set to see a downward trend in the upcoming months as high inflation, spiralling energy costs, and ongoing labour shortage drag the industry's economic outlook, according to the latest ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends.
New State of Smart Manufacturing study finds over 45% of manufacturers struggle to keep...
A survey of 1,350 manufacturers in 13 countries has revealed that more than 45% of them are struggling to outpace their competitors due to a lack of technology and suitably skilled workforces.
Ai Group to help SMEs adopt digital transformation
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has been named as the ongoing custodian of futuremap, a diagnostic platform developed by the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) to assist SMEs in embracing digital transformation.
Doing the right things: New year’s resolutions for Aussie manufacturers
Challenges that plagued the manufacturing industry in 2022 are not showing any signs of slowing down, leaving business leaders with the monumental task of dealing with these issues—or at least their remnants— all while pushing innovation, meeting customer demand, and driving operational growth.
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Delivering growth: how invoice finance transformed a logistics business
For a smaller freight-forwarding company to compete with international behemoths, Global Trade Logistics founder Gary Coutsoudis knows he and his team must outperform.
