TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL
Tour of the Data # 3 Victoria Warehouse and Integration Centre in Braeside at its opening in 2011
face workshops and specialised external training where appropriate . For Data # 3 ’ s people , continual improvement and development is an ongoing process . “ We want our people to be the best they can be and believe it ’ s our responsibility to provide them with access to the tools and feedback they need ,” says Grant .
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Data # 3 is one of Australia ’ s largest resellers of software and hardware and as such is required to handle large volume of physical and virtual goods . With this in mind , growth has brought with it logistical stumbling blocks . “ With volumes increasing , we eventually got to the stage where we had squeezed all of our resources ,” says Grant . “ What ’ s more , technology provision was becoming very competitive and very margin sensitive and consequently demanded lower cost structures . We came to the conclusion that the only way to do this was to automate .” www . data3 . com . au 269