Woolworths is set to lose its IT general manager, who was instrumental to the Australian supermarket company’s supply chain transformation – better known as Mercury 2.

Outgoing IT GM Cameron Webb announced his departure in a brief LinkedIn post, saying it is “time for a new chapter” after two stints at Woolworths lasting a combined 29 years.

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Alibaba Group Holding, which runs the world’s biggest e-commerce platform, aims to provide small companies with an advanced digital manufacturing infrastructure.

As part of its New Manufacturing pilot, Hangzhou-based Alibaba revealed that data is the core of the strategy to capture new opportunities in the shift in consumer preference for personalized, rather than mass-produced goods.

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CGS, a global provider of business applications, enterprise learning, and outsourcing services, has launched a digital-first supply chain platform for consumer goods companies, BlueCherry Next™.

The omnichannel platform aims to enhance productivity and digital transformation for retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. It is a no-code platform that is modular and highly-configurable to industry-specific workflows.

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European multinational company Schneider Electric has announced that its Smart Factory in Lexington, Kentucky has bagged the distinction of 4th Industrial Revolution Advanced Lighthouse by the World Economic Forum (WEF). 

The Lexington Plant is part of Schneider Electric’s global initiative to digitally transform its factories and distribution centers, which are core to the company’s Tailored Sustainable Connected Supply Chain 4.0 program. The Lexington site is the third Schneider Electric factory to receive this recognition.

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Dated print infrastructure is an obstacle to digital transformation, a recent IDC study commissioned by Lexmark has revealed.

The study finds more than half of essential workflow processes require print and yet DX projects often overlook moving print infrastructure to the cloud.

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