FPT Software partners with leading Danish jewelry producer

Vietnam's leading IT services provider FPT Software, a member company of FPT Corporation, announced a new alliance with Julie Sandlau, one of the world's leading jewelry producers, to build its first smart jewelry factory in Vietnam.
FPT Software partners with leading Danish jewelry producer ảnh 1Representatives of FPT Software and Julie Sandlau signed the strategic partnership. (Photo courtersy of FPT)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's leading IT services provider FPT Software,a member company of FPT Corporation, announced a new alliance with JulieSandlau, one of the world's leading jewelry producers, to build its first smartjewelry factory in Vietnam.

The partnership is expected to enhance FPT Software's presence in the Nordic regionand incorporate digital technologies into Julie Sandlau's production line,revolutionising it with Smart factories, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, andso on.

The signing ceremony took place on November 1 in Hanoi within the framework ofthe Vietnam-Denmark Business Summit Forum 2022, organised by the Embassy ofDenmark in Vietnam, the Vietnamese Government Office and the VietnameseMinistry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark.

Through this alliance, FPT Software becomes Julie Sandlau’s strategic partner,provides the company with an exclusive roadmap to build their first Smartfactory and transforms the traditional jewelry manufacturing process withdigital technologies like Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence,and more. The new manufacturing plant is set to be completed by the end of 2023in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park, Vietnam's first and largest hi-tech industrial zone.

The newly established partnership also transforms Julie Sandlau's operationsand work processes, from human resources and operational management toaccounting and so on. FPT Software's automation and robotic processingsolutions help ease the usual back-office procedures, reduce workload andworkforce, thereby promoting and accompanying Julie Sandlau towards sustainabledevelopment. The strategic step also allows Julie Sandlau to expand itsoperations to a strategic market like Vietnam and target potential customershere.

To nurture and develop human resources, FPT Software will transfer expertiseand provide comprehensive training to Julie Sandlau's employees in Vietnam,with a deep dive into Artificial Intelligence applications. This practice willturn Julie Sandlau into the world's first jewelry manufacturer to involveemerging technology in its production process, supporting its goal of becominga digital transformation hero in premium accessories production by 2025./.
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