The beverage industry in Nigeria today faces a number of challenges—SKU proliferation, tightening government regulations, a changing retail market and increasing demand for customer service—that is making the job of producing, warehousing and delivering beverage products much more challenging.

However, for beverage companies across the supply chain it seems the overall goal is still the same as it was many years ago—expand their businesses without increasing cost of operation. Essentially, marketers, producers and distributors want to get more products to market better, faster and cheaper and technology can be a key tool in this process.

Giant Beverages Limited, a world class beverage manufacturing company in Ikorodu hopes to transform the industry by changing how we market our products, how we sell to customers, how we communicate, how we collaborate and how we educate using technology. Technology, especially mobile, will continue to grow in importance in today's manufacturing business process, and will be tied extensively into the vast spectrum of logistics and supply chain management in order to achieve better communication and collaboration.

This kind of connectivity is already taking place in the global beverage industry as companies integrate technology into their operations, such as efficient product traceability solutions and mobile computers and printers.

According to the Managing Director, Onyema Okonjo, "Nigerian manufacturing companies need to take a wider, more long-term view when integrating technology into their operations. Instead of asking the question, Should I use Windows or Android operating systems? Business leaders should instead be asking, how can I transform our business process with technology? This will help them start to see the future of their business".

As seen in our operations at Giant Beverages, Implementing the right technology solutions can help beverage manufacturing companies run intelligent operations, by increasing efficiency, safety and productivity while also enhancing customer experience out in the field.

Giant Beverages Limited Ikorodu is a new manufacturing company engaged in the production of natural and healthy non-alcoholic beverages, our factory is situated in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria.

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