Today The Australian reports on the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s push to make exports a state campaign issue, and for the rival parties to pledge $50 m in support for “export-ready” and supply chain development programs.
Australasian Supply Chain Institute (ASCI) has announced findings from The State of Supply Chain Management report, based on its annual member survey of supply chain managers, which found that the self-assessment performance score of their supply chains against eight
components scored an average of 52%.
Sydney’s Quickstep Holdings (ASX: QHL) achieved sales of $17.6 million in the first quarter of the financial year, up a massive 42 per cent on the previous corresponding period. “The business achieved positive NPAT in Q1 FY19 and expects to deliver positive EBIT for the full year FY19. While EBITDA for Q1 was $1.2 million,…
Melbourne-based Supacat has signed a partnership agreement with Rheinmetall Defence for the design and manufacture of systems for the army’s new Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle (CRV) fleet. Rheinmetall recently won multi-billion contracts for the supply of its armoured 8×8 CRV, with Supacat to provide a number of sub-systems. The vehicles will be manufactured at a…
Sydney mining services and manufacturing company BIS has launched a new cost-effective mine haulage truck, Rexx made by its recently acquired Powertrans subsidiary. Rexx carries a 160 tonne payload and has a range four times that of conventional dump trucks. Operational costs are kept low by features such as smaller, cheaper wheels and tyres than…