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Cohesio and HighJump to become
from MHD May 2020
The Cohesio team is dedicated to delivering transformative projects for its customers.
In a move that will see some of the world’s top supply chain technology solution providers unify to become one united entity, international technology group Körber AG has formed a new global brand called Körber Supply Chain.
Körber Supply Chain is set to reinforce the combined capabilities of its eleven strategic companies and conquer supply chain complexity globally.
Together, this new unified brand will lead the way for the future of global supply chain technology and will be unique in providing a diverse range of capabilities spanning software, automation, voice, robotics and materials handling.
Cohesio Group and HighJump along with the rest of their eleven sibling companies Aberle, Aberle Software, Cirrus Logistics, Consoveyo, DMLogic, Inconso, Otimis, Langhammer, Riantics and Voiteq will become Körber Supply Chain as part of this global rebrand.
This move goes beyond a new name and a rebrand. Körber Supply Chain will boast the combined experience of their 1,300 in-house professionals and nearly 100 strategic partners across the world dedicated to advancing supply chains.
MHD SITS DOWN WITH NISHAN WIJEMANNE, CEO OF COHESIO GROUP TO LEARN WHAT THIS UNIFIED BRAND WILL MEAN TO 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.
In September last year, Cohesio was acquired by Körber Group. 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.
Our 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 now tick the boxes of ease, rapid deployment, user readiness and cost-effectiveness, along with our support, solutiondesign 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.
We work with some of this region’s top brands including Kmart, Linfox, Wesfarmers and Cotton On Group and partner with several others to bring emerging technologies to the forefront. Autonomous Mobile
Robots (AMRs) was one such goodsto-person automation solution that Cohesio successfully pioneered in Australia in 2018 and has since completed numerous AMR projects across APAC as well as 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 nearimpossible 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.
This was by far the most logical step for Cohesio after the acquisition to ensure that we are offering the best of our combined enterprisegrade solutions, capabilities and expertise to conquer supply chain complexities, together.
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 its success rate is an important ingredient in the new unified brand under the parent name that we are both about to embrace.
Highjump is a leading international provider of supply chain management software and cloud solutions and 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 retailers Adore Beauty and 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.
WHAT’S NEXT?
We will soon become Körber Supply Chain. We will transition entirely to Körber Supply Chain in due course. 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.” ■
After the rebrand, the team at Cohesio will continue delivering on their values and commitment to transforming the region’s supply chain industry.
