The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) has worked with Microsoft partner MicroChannel to build a smartphone app and cloud-based system that lets wool classers create, capture and manage inventory data arising from the wool harvesting process in a shearing shed. Leveraging Microsoft Azure, WoolClip is intended to replace slow and error prone manual processes across the wool sector. Wool can’t be processed until the paperwork associated with each fleece and mob is complete, and a ‘National Wool Declaration’ is issued. Without this process, the integrity of the supply chain can be compromised, affecting the production of 340 million kilograms of wool, worth $3.1 billion according to AWEX. WoolClip was developed to allow AWEX’s 17,000 authorised wool classers to enter data directly from the shearing shed on their phone – without the need for internet access — as the majority don’t have computers in the sheds. When connection is possible, the collated information on the app is synched and secured to Azure. WoolClip ensures that on-farm data can be made available efficiently to the first receiver in the wool supply chain. It also establishes a traceable system for wool bales as they progress through the system and boosts the overall information integrity of the wool industry. Ross Smith, CRM and marketing automation practice manager at from MicroChannel said uploading the information to WoolClip ensures the efficient processing and monitoring of wool in the supply chain “We always say Australia was built on the sheep’s back,” he said. “We’re taking that to the next level and helping to make the industry more efficient and accountable, with the provenance of wool made clear all the way from the sheep’s back right through to the completion of processing.” Related content BrandPost Retail innovation playbook: Fast, economical transformation on Microsoft Cloud For retailers, tight integration of data and systems is the antidote to a challenging economy. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 3 mins Retail Industry Digital Transformation BrandPost How retailers are empowering business transformation with TCS and Microsoft Cloud AI-powered omnichannel integration and a strong, secure digital core lets retailers innovate across four primary areas while staying compliant, maintaining security and preventing fraud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to Build ROI from Cloud Migration This whitepaper and webcast can help you calculate the ROI and create a business case for modernizing your legacy applications to the Microsoft Cloud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to power a sustainable enterprise on Microsoft Cloud In this eBook, we’ll follow the journey of Amal Skye, a fictitious woman who is committed to living in a way that preserves the planet for the future —and how businesses like Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft are making that possi By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Green IT Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe