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Corporate Tech Upgrades and Mergers Highlight Operational Efficiency Gains

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SAP named winners of its Best Tech Awards 2026, recognizing projects across various sectors including retail, agribusiness, and healthcare. Woolworths won the Next Gen Innovator category after implementing an event-driven architecture that increased transaction throughput and reduced upgrade time from 24 months to four weeks. Zespri won the Supply Chain Management award for replacing a spreadsheet-based process with a planning system built on SAP Integrated Business Planning. Sigma Healthcare also won an award for overhauling HR processes following its merger with Chemist Warehouse.

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The recognized projects demonstrate how large organizations are using advanced technology to achieve measurable operational changes, such as faster contract processing and improved supply chain decisions. These shifts are driving efficiency gains across retail and agribusiness sectors.

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  • ZespriKiwifruit marketer that won the Supply Chain Management award for its planning system upgrade
  • WoolworthsRetail company that won the Next Gen Innovator award for its event-driven architecture
  • Chemist WarehouseRetail pharmacy business that was involved in a merger leading to HR process overhauls at Sigma Healthcare
  • SigmaHealthcare company that overhauled HR processes following its merger with Chemist Warehouse

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