Automating supply chain innovation
Refining the last mile journey with the potential of technology, writes David Slotow, CEO of Trackmatic Automation offers the supply chain significant advantages across efficiency, capability and reducing complexity. It can take on the tedium while opening up...
RFID, intelligence cut hospitality industry shrinkage
The global hospitality industry is in crisis with fragile economies, depressed tourism numbers and political uncertainty. By Dave Joyce, MD of Nimble Technologies With increasing pressure on the bottom line, the industry is searching for every opportunity to manage...
Clear visibility into supply chain complexity
In January 2019, the MSC Zoe lost more than 375 cargo containers in the North Sea, some of which contained organic peroxides, hazardous materials with explosive capability. The cost of locating and retrieving the cargo, some of which had sunk to the depths of the...
Ericsson extends global supply chain with smart factory
Ericsson has announced plans to build its first fully-automated smart factory in the US. The state-of-the-art factory will produce Advanced Antenna System radios to boost network capacity and coverage, including rural coverage, as well as 5G radios for urban areas,...
Address the entire supply chain to drive consumer behaviour
Changing consumer behaviour and creating loyalty throughout the supply chain are areas every FMCG manufacturer is trying to achieve. By Jaco Saunders, unit lead at MacMobile However, these are the last links and typically the most difficult elements to manipulate....
Volatility, uncertainty can disrupt the supply chain
Take a look at the news headlines today and you'll find volatility is a trend across the globe. Consider Brexit or the trade wars between the US and China or even, more recently, trade wars between the US and Mexico. All of this uncertainty leads to anxiety and never...
Importance of researching and vetting third parties
Numerous risk management procedures can be employed in support of an organisation's best interest. However, few practices are as significant as due diligence. Due diligence involves meticulously understanding third parties, which include suppliers, partners,...
JIT is key to optimising the FMCG supply chain
The ability to manufacture 'just enough' stock to cover orders and deliver 'just enough' product to every retailer is the optimal supply chain scenario in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. By Andrew Dawson, commercial director at MACMobile This is known...
Reduce wasteful expenditure in the supply chain
The Auditor General of South Africa defines irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure (IFW) as 'expenditure that was made in vain and could have been avoided had reasonable care been taken'. In supply chain, wasteful expenditure occurs when hidden risks,...
Mozambique’s Lalgy Transports streamlines logistics with MiX Telematics
MiX Telematics will provide Lalgy Transports, a company that operates throughout the Mozambique territory and surrounding countries, with a comprehensive telematics solution to streamline logistics across its 730 vehicle fleet. Headquartered in Matola in the Maputo...
Best practice for supplier selection
Supplier services are essential in helping a business to function and reach its operational objectives. Considering their significance to the performance of a business, it is of utmost importance to work with the right suppliers. While there is usually a diverse pool...
WBX automates weighbridge process
From weighbridge to driver and inventory management and access and identification, WBX offers a holistic suite of next-generation of receiving and dispatch software, with features aimed at optimising and automating the entire weighbridge-centric product movement...