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portal. Here they will be to access real time details of their business such as invoices, employee information, infringements and parking availability or submit requests for new business registration, lease and licence changes. The market’s core systems will be connected, integrated, and mobile-enabled.
boom gate, the extent of the damage, the contractor used to fix it and the amount of money spent getting it operational again. Future plans will see the further digitisation of stalls, stands, warehouses, property allocation and more.
The dream is for a vibrant and sustainable market that, enabled by digital, will become a market
be able to flex when it comes to seasonal produce, improve operational efficiencies, understand what products are moving or standing still and allocate stands more efficiently.
As customer expectations increase regarding quality and value, supply chains grown unwieldy, regulation grows and resources become scarce, where we source our food matters more and more.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
While fruit, vegetables and meat remain firmly in the physical domain, increasingly, there is intersection with technology and we feel this is just the beginning. As consumers demand higher quality food, practices around obtaining produce are under more scrutiny. Being able to ensure the quality of food, and trading that keeps it moving quickly and efficiently once picked, will be necessary to keep people safe
— and satisfied. ✷
“ The dream is for a vibrant and sustainable market that, enabled by digital, will become a market precinct that offers a wide range of fresh produce, processing, distribution and a significant logistics centre.”
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For the Authority itself, it now has insight into the sub- contractors being used for maintenance and the dollars being spent. It will improve the end-to-end visibility of any incidents that occur – such as a trader speeding and hitting a
precinct that offers a wide range of fresh produce, processing, distribution and a significant logistics centre. With transactional data collected from digital trading (currently most stand holders operate manual systems) the market will
George Stancu is PwC’s Victorian practice and public sector Salesforce lead in the company’s Tech Consulting practice. Vidhya Thangarajan is a senior manager in the same team.
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