The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and AT Kearney have opened nominations for this year's Factory of the Year competition which assesses factory performance.
AFGC director of industry affairs Samantha Blake said the Factory of the Year competition is an important initiative aimed at promoting the competitiveness of the food and grocery processing sector and its importance to the Australian economy.
With rapidly changing developments in manufacturing through advanced technologies such as additive manufacturing, internet of things, big data, and advanced analytics, the bar for excellence is constantly moving.
David Gowans from AT Kearney said: “It uses a robust, global standard of assessment having operated in Europe for more than 25 years and was first launched in Australia in 2017 with the inaugural competition winner Lion’s Salisbury Milk plant in South Australia.”
“The Factory of the Year Award is a great way for organisations to identify and drive improvements needed to deliver competitiveness both locally and globally.”
