Queensland Division
George Hodgson - QLD State President
For many, July is the start of the new financial year. Some businesses are finding the state of the economy a challenge, as they struggle to maintain sales and keep costs under control in an ongoing COVID world. The good news is that looking at the latest Queensland state budget, there is growth occurring in the state in all sectors and with this comes opportunities. I would suggest now is the right time to review your supply chain and look into continuous improvement opportunities, if you have not yet done so. Why not harness and empower your staff now, to review and look for those opportunities. This will ensure you and your business are best placed to capitalise on future growth opportunities. In the next coming months we will have opportunities through networking and Logistics Lounges to explore these opportunities. Our recent Logistics Lounge with Brad Jeavons on Lean and Six Sigma techniques was a perfect introduction to applying continuous improvement to your organisation. So keep an eye out for future SCLAA events that will help improve your business. With July now upon us and reflecting on the last twelve months, the SCLAA in Queensland has grown membership, increased the variety and number of events, and we have had record numbers register for our upcoming EB Games site visit on the 15 July 2021, all of this in a challenging environment. This success is from our ongoing support from our National partners, you as members, and our
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Queensland committee, so thank you and let’s keep growing our network. On that note, we are continuing to provide monthly networking events along with this, the committee is planning for a future site visit and Logistics Lounge to be held in September. I am also excited to announce that planning is well underway to hold a Virtual Queensland Supply Chain Conference on the 14 October 2021. We will be looking to release the program and further details in July, but this will be one of our key events for the year. These are the type of events that continue to make SCLAA the leading professional association in the logistics and supply chain industry in Australia, so please encourage your colleagues and peers to join along with the many benefits of membership. Stay safe and I look forward to catching up at our next event. Cheers, George
George Hodgson Queensland State President george.hodgson@sclaa.com.au