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on-message-in-malaysia-anticipation-and-agility-in-a-digitised-gases-industry

On-message in Malaysia: Anticipation and agility in a digitised gases industry

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As part of a panel of speakers here in Kuala Lumpur this morning, I was at the core of discussions surrounding digitisation. It’s a theme I have covered extensively in the last 18 months, though the topic I was tasked with this morning was a perhaps more onerous strand of debate – e-commerce.

First impressions of e-commerce are mixed, often a combination of fear and anticipation.

That’s because the industrial gases business is still very traditional in how it operates, based upon strong cultural and organisational paradigms. It’s still very customer-facing and local in nature. As a result, e-commerce essentially changes that business model, that culture, within our industry. It’s essentially a paradigm shift – and that can create confusion, anxiety, even fear.

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