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Sridharan Arumugam

As the VP of SYSPRO Asia, Sridharan overseas the operations within the Asia region. With over 30 years’ experience in ERP, Sridharan’s professional career spans several countries and industries and includes global companies in discrete and process manufacturing, utilities, service management, engineering and pulp and paper. He has also consulted on ERP Projects in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and India before holding several management positions across Asia Pacific including Vice President of ASEAN.

Posts by Sridharan Arumugam

Digital Business and ERPDigital Transformation

The Connected Shop Floor and help from an ERP system

Reading Time: 3 minutes The concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) has been around since 2011, but it has taken time for manufacturers …

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Supply Chain Management and ERPERP and Digitization

The drive to onshore Australian manufacturing

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. While the concept of reshoring, …

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ERP for ManufacturingERP and Lean Manufacturing

How ERP can enable supply chain sustainability for Australian manufacturers

Reading Time: 3 minutes In today’s global economy, Australian manufacturers must transition to a more sustainable and ethical business environment if they want to …

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Planning-Purchasing-Implementing ERPERP and Digitization

SEA as a Central Component in the Global Supply Chain

Reading Time: 4 minutes One of the world’s largest container ships recently made headlines after it became wedged across the Suez canal and blocked …

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Supply Chain Management and ERPBusiness software

How Malaysia Food Manufacturers can Avoid Leaving a Bad Taste in their Supply Chain

Reading Time: 3 minutes There have been a number of scary stories doing the rounds for years around unhygienic food conditions. From mass food …

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ERP and TechnologyBusiness software

3 Steps Australian Manufacturers can Take to Secure their Industry’s Future Beyond COVID-19

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is no denying that the Coronavirus pandemic is a disaster for global economies, but could it provide a silver …

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ERP and TechnologyBusiness software

8 Positive Technology Trends to Come out of COVID-19

Reading Time: 4 minutes For decades the world has remained in a comfort zone.  Business models have been largely ‘analog’ in nature – reliant on …

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ERP and TechnologyBusiness software

5 Ways Australian Manufacturers will be more Competitive in the Challenging Post-Pandemic

Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the last few months, the movement towards favoring local Australian made goods has gained momentum. The ‘shop local’ movement …

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ERP and TechnologyBusiness software

Manufacturing the New Normal – Strategies for Asia’s Rebound

Reading Time: 5 minutes Manufacturers and distributors across Asia have needed to remain resilient despite operating in intensely pressured times. The YOY in Q1 …

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