Tag: supply chain

Nearly six in 10 workers in Australia’s food and beverage manufacturing sector believe their organisations are becoming less productive despite ongoing investment in workplace technology, according to research commissioned by management consultancy Argon & Co.

With Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers describing AI as the "biggest economic transformation in our lifetime", it’s not surprising that AI is dominating conversations across Australia’s manufacturing industry.

Pope Packaging has completed a more than $50 million expansion of its Adelaide paper sack manufacturing operation, in what the company says is its largest investment in its 70-year history.

Manufacturing and other industrial projects across Australia and the wider region are increasingly turning to local automation capabilities to manage project complexity, supply chain challenges and delivery timelines, according to Rockwell Automation.

Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector is facing continued cost pressures from energy, transport, packaging and ingredients, with the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) calling for measures to support local production.

Peacock Group is expanding its Victorian operations with an 8,000-square-metre purpose-built facility in Dandenong South that will bring Peacock Bros. and insignia together and increase the Group’s combined warehouse and production footprint by about 66 per cent.

For decades, decisions about manufacturing location were heavily influenced by labour availability and labour costs. While those considerations remain important, they are no longer the primary determining factor for many manufacturers.

Manufacturing adoption of metal additive manufacturing (AM) is increasingly being linked to the development of closed-loop material supply chains, as manufacturers seek greater access to critical metals and resilience against supply disruptions, according to a white paper from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) and Continuum Powders.

More than $1.9 billion in proposed private investment across three Queensland steel and manufacturing projects is set to target local steelmaking, recycling and processing capacity, according to the Queensland Government.

DP World and Balco Australia have signed a new multi-year logistics agreement aimed at supporting the movement of Australian forage products from regional production sites to international markets.