After being acquired by Körber Group in September last year, Cohesio will join eleven of the world’s top supply chain technology solution providers from around the world in transitioning to the brand Körber.
The companies will unite to create a leading global supply chain technology provider with a diverse range of capabilities spanning software, automation, voice, robotics and material handling equipment, including the system integration and consulting to tie it all together.
“Over the last few years, we have strategically expanded our supply chain technologies and expertise – empowering customers to deliver upon ever-increasing requirements for speed, convenience and choice. In many cases, we have already leveraged this unique depth and vision for businesses worldwide. Tying it all together under a single brand was the logical next step in strengthening our position,” Dirk Hejnal, Chief Executive Officer for Körber Supply Chain said.
The Körber Business Area Supply Chain is part of the international technology group Körber. Formerly Körber Logistics Systems, this consists of Aberle, Aberle Software, Cirrus Logistics, Cohesio Group, Consoveyo, DMLogic, HighJump, Inconso, Otimis, Langhammer, Riantics and Voiteq. Körber Supply Chain is home to more than 2,300 in-house professionals and nearly 100 strategic partners across the globe dedicated to advancing supply chains.
As a result of this unification, businesses have access to a single provider to turn today’s supply chain challenges around labour, consumer expectations and adoption of new and emerging technologies into a strategic differentiator.
MHD caught up with Cohesio Group CEO Nishan Wijemanne to find out what this will mean for the supply chain industry in Australia and New Zealand.
Cohesio Group and HighJump, two of Körber’s prominent tech providers in Australia and New Zealand, have been at the forefront of delivering innovative solutions and expertise.
“This strategic acquisition has helped us to accelerate to our next phase of growth and continue pushing the boundaries of what our people can deliver in the supply chain tech space.
“We have never stood still. Our team is uniquely suited to creating and delivering tailored supply chain technology and we have continued delivering transformative projects across warehousing, logistics and retail,” Nishan said.
Cohesio’s tech solutions have evolved from voice and mobility through to new generation Android Voice and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) offering a suite of enterprise-grade solutions that tick the box of ease, rapid deployment, user readiness and cost-effectiveness along with Cohesio’s support, solution-design and consultation capabilities for the best possible workflow optimisations.
“Our fundamental principles of flexibility and agility have enabled us to adapt and grow and we have now grown to become one of Asia Pacific’s leading automation and technology providers in the logistics and distribution space.”
Cohesio work with some of this region’s top brands such as Kmart, Linfox, Wesfarmers and Cotton On Group and partner with several others to bring emerging technologies to the forefront. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) a goods-to-person automation solution that Cohesio successfully pioneered in Australia in 2018 and have since completed numerous AMR projects across APAC and developed an in-house competency in scoping, designing and delivering a wide range of AMR solutions.
“Pairing this flexibility and integrity with a people-first culture makes what the Cohesio team do near-impossible to replicate. Our team of specialists are integral to everything we do here because they evolve with our enterprise values. We will always stay true to these values. But to be the best we can possibly be, we need to continue breaking the glass ceiling that holds back innovation and the delivery of new ideas, new expertise and an even wider range of capabilities and experts to our supply chain industry. This is why Cohesio is welcoming the global rebrand and a unified Körber Supply Chain with excitement,” Nishan said.
According to Nishan, this was by far the most logical step for Cohesio after the acquisition. “We want to ensure that we are offering the best of our combined enterprise-grade solutions, capabilities and expertise to conquer supply chain complexities, together,” he said.
Cohesio and HighJump’s synergies commenced well prior to Cohesio becoming a sibling of HighJump under the same parent company.
“HighJump’s presence in this market along with their success rate is an important ingredient in the new unified brand under the parent name that we are about to embrace with them,” Nishan said.
Highjump is a leading international provider of supply chain management software and cloud solutions that became a part of Körber’s ecosystem via acquisition in August 2017. This acquisition enabled Körber to have a stronger world-wide foothold for advanced supply chain software platform and enabled their competencies to expand beyond the US to APAC and LATAM as well.
Since 2017, HighJump has experienced significant growth and has earned an enviable spot in APAC as a leading WMS provider. The software provider has helped some of the leading retailers in Australia and New Zealand meet unprecedented online demand, including Australia’s largest online beauty provider Adore Beauty and Australia’s largest tea provider, T2 Tea.
“Both Cohesio and HighJump will continue and expand under the Körber Supply Chain brand in this region and customers will undoubtedly benefit from the range of new ideas and combined stack of technologies that this unified brand will bring to the forefront.
“Our people will continue to come up with the new ideas that make us the market leader in this space and this transition to Körber Supply Chain gives us the further opportunity to develop those ideas, along with the access to even more experts across the entire supply chain spectrum,” Nishan said.
What’s next?
“We will power ahead with our people and continuous delivery of tried, tested as well as innovative, new and exciting tech solutions. We will conquer supply chain complexities, together. While we take these steps, there will be no change for our customers or for our people. We will continue delivering on our values and continue our commitment to transforming this region’s supply chain industry. With even more access to industry leading expertise and innovation, I can’t wait to explore new possibilities with you and your businesses,” Nishan said.
For more information, visit: https://www.koerber-supplychain.com/.