Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading technology and consulting services company, announced that it has been selected by Menzies Aviation, the world’s largest aviation services company, to transform its services of air cargo management.
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Introducing A World Class Cargo Handling Solution Delivered By Wipro (Graphic: Business Wire)
The partnership will help strengthen Menzies’ position as a leader in cargo handling in the market, allowing the company to grow its services and use of new technologies. It will also accelerate competitiveness while keeping customers, partners, employees and the environment at the center of this transformation.
Wipro’s revolutionary cargo handling product was designed using cloud-native technologies and will meet all of Menzies’ needs, as well as those of the broader air cargo industry. It is designed to improve business efficiency, enhance the employee and customer service experience through greater automation, and deliver critical business information with best-in-class security.
This product will enable greater visibility into the location of cargo for Menzies and its customers, support scanning technology for cargo and documentation, and integrate directly into customers’ operating systems, resulting in greater transparency and real-time tracking. It will also enable new technologies developed for warehouses of the future, including robotics, autonomous vehicles and truly paperless environments.
Robert Fordree, Executive Vice President Cargo, Menzies Aviation, these:“After a rigorous bidding process for a new warehouse management system, we are pleased to announce our partnership with Wipro to further our global technology transformation and ambitious growth strategy. At Menzies, we are committed to investing in innovative solutions, such as our recently launched robotic inventory checks and in-flight package scanning, and the Wipro platform will ensure that it will be possible to utilize state-of-the-art systems and products for years to come.”
“This agreement will enable the end-to-end digitalization of our operations, standardization of processes, consistent customer service and an improved employee experience, which is extremely important to attract a new generation of professionals in the cargo industry. Our teams will be able to utilize a system that is more in line with the look and feel of everyday applications, and our customers will benefit from greater transparency into the status of shipments, the use of automation to speed up processes, and improved safety and security procedures.” added Fordree.
Omkar Nisal, Managing Director, UK and Ireland, Wipro Limited, these:“Wipro is delighted to partner with Menzies Aviation, a global powerhouse in aviation services. This collaboration allows us to leverage Wipro’s extensive technological capabilities, along with Menzies’ extensive cargo handling and management experience, to deliver a product that will help revolutionize the air cargo industry. We are excited to offer a modern and contemporary cargo handling solution, built on the latest technologies that will support Menzies’ plans to transform and grow air cargo. Wipro’s new product is radically simple to use through a reimagined user experience paradigm. It will also address the urgent need to improve efficiency in the supply chain, driven by the tremendous growth of e-commerce businesses while improving air cargo processes. We will continue to leverage Wipro’s vast technological prowess and invest in the product to deliver industry-leading solutions for Menzies and the air cargo industry.”
Menzies will launch the Wipro product at five air cargo locations — Bucharest, Romania; Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland in New Zealand; and Macau in China – by the end of 2023, with further plans to fully roll it out across Menzies’ global network by the end of 2024.
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Sobre a Menzies Aviation
Menzies Aviation has evolved since 1833 to become the world’s largest aviation services company, operating on six continents. Headquartered in London, Menzies provides time-critical ground, fuel and air cargo services at more than 250 airports in 58 countries, supported by a highly trained team of more than 35,000 people. Best-in-class safety and security is our number one priority every day. For more information regarding Menzies Aviation, visit menziesaviation.com.
Sobre a Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology and consulting services company focused on creating innovative solutions to meet clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of consulting, design, engineering and operations capabilities, we help clients achieve their wildest ambitions and build sustainable, future-ready businesses. With more than 250,000 employees and business partnerships in 66 countries, we deliver on our promise to help our customers, colleagues and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit www.wipro.com.
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Source: BUSINESS WIRE
