Growth in online shopping impacts supply chains

The Covid-19 lockdown saw many people either increase their use of online shopping, or use e-commerce for the first time. In effect, this created a new category of shopper: people who previously may have preferred or relied on physical stores to meet their retail...

Real-time analytics help optimise supply chains

The Covid-19 pandemic caused massive disruption in the retail space, and in the wake of lockdown there has been a significant shift in customer demand. By Andrew Dawson, MD of Cognizance The challenge is that, with current ERP systems, reporting is only generated once...

The changing face of the supply chain

The global coronavirus pandemic has impacted the supply chain industry in several ways, many that will change it forever. It has been a year of complete and comprehensive change. The 2020 pandemic has altered the way people work and live. It has changed the ways in...

The right tools in trying supply chain times

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen companies working hard to optimise their supply chain, adapting to these unprecedented challenges by adopting digitisation, mechanisation, and automation to optimise operations and efficiencies. By Andrew Dawson, MD of MACmobile The...

Build business continuity in an uncertain world

The role of procurement is about ensuring that business operations continue like clockwork no matter how disrupted the business environment is. This involves understanding the current environment as well as foreseeing the potential future environments and preparing...

Covid-19 and its impact on supply and value chains

Supply and value chains, especially those in the healthcare sector, were some of the most immediately affected business areas as the coronavirus pandemic spread throughout the globe. In the second webinar in its Taxing Times series, specialist African transfer pricing...