ASIA PACIFIC as well as foodstuffs from dry all the way down to -24 degrees .” SCT moves all this and more across the length and breadth of Australia with a commitment to making logistics faster , easier and more efficient .
From previously having a focus on road line haul that required two drivers to move it across the country , the business can now move a 1.8km train hauling 5,500 tonnes of freight across Australia in three days , all in one journey . In addition , the 300m-long Bromelton warehouse allows a train to run straight through it with no shunting required , so containers can be removed and wagons unloaded as smoothly as possible .
“ In the three-and-a-half years I ’ ve been with the company , there ’ s been so much growth ,” Atchinson reflects . However , it hasn ’ t all been smooth sailing . Atchinson joined the company six months after it had gone live with its new SAP environment – a vital digital solution for many businesses , but one which SCT needed the CIO ’ s help to implement properly . “ They were actually talking about getting rid of it : they ’ d had a very tough go-live and were relying on consultants to support the business for a number of months post go-live . There were major issues throughout the systemic processing of customers ’ orders to invoicing .”
Despite these teething issues , Atchinson
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