Kerry Logistics Network Limited has opened its first IT Development Centre in Penang, Malaysia aiming to harness Internet technology in support of its rapidly growing international operations.

In tandem with its business expansion in ASEAN and beyond is the rising demand for IT application system and support, the company said. As part of its overall IT development strategy, Kerry Logistics will use the new IT Development Centre in Penang as an offshore support centre to share resource amongst different offices globally, in a bid to increase operational efficiency at lower costs.

At the opening ceremony, George Yeo, chairman of Kerry Logistics, said: “The Penang Government has played an important role in promoting the IT development of this city, making it one of the preferred Asia technology bases of many international IT giants.  Establishing our IT Development Centre in this dynamic city will provide us readily available local IT resources, a strong pool of multilingual talents, and good infrastructure support.”

Kerry Logistics said it aspires to lead the next wave of Internet Plus oriented solutions by combining IT, Big Data technology with its strong business and operational knowledge to help clients boost supply chain efficiency and timeliness to market.