Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine August 2017 | Page 59

SUPPLY CHAIN for supply chain and logistics in Indonesia being less substantial than other APAC countries such as Australia , Japan and Singapore , ID Logistics strives to support local talent and the development of supply chain logistics in Indonesia through a number of investments . With limited supply chain actors on the market , ID Logistics has created a community to develop the supply chain scene in Indonesia . Additionally , to fund talent in Indonesia , the company works with universities to make this a more seamless process .
Holley explains : “ We work to upgrade the curriculum – so it is the type of investment to start enjoying in approximately five years – the rise of new talent in a sense of better education , and it will sit closer to western education in terms of supply chain and logistics . In the short term , develop talent through cross-fertilisation , and those people are supposed to be coached to develop the skills of my local team .”
To further this drive , when the company can see an employee has potential , it sends them to

“ Implementing new technologies makes sense to any 3PL , with a quick return on investment ”

– Vincent Holley , MD
another country , such as Taiwan , to see how different processes and technologies are used and gain increased exposure . “ Sometimes you don ’ t change things because you don ’ t know see how to change it , it ’ s when you ’ re exposed to new things , you realise how you could do things differently ,” adds Holley .
Regional challenges Despite this , ID Logistics has come across a number of regional challenges since its establishment in Asia . Launching in 2002 within Taiwan , Carrefour also launched
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