Food and beverage best practices
It’s a classic scenario in food and beverage manufacturing - struggling to co-ordinate the opinions of sales and marketing with manufacturing and supply chain initiatives on what should be produced, when it should be produced, and where it’s needed, says Ian Huntly,...
Zetes goes green, wins ISO certification
Zetes has been awarded ISO 14001 certification for its travel and identity document and card production site. Zetes has already received recognition for its quality standards and holds accreditation under ISO 27001 for its secure document production site and under ISO...
Ideal toy distributor implements Sage
Ideal Cycle & Toy Wholesalers, a family-owned branded toy distribution business, has adopted the Sage Inventory Advisor to help it make better inventory management decisions. Founded in Springs in 1936, this business import toys including Yookidoo, University...
Smart vending machines use SAP software
At this year’s Saphila conference, to be held at Sun City from 9 to 11 June, SAP Africa will be demonstrating how the retail vending market is about to see its biggest change in years. By using innovative software that allows critical customer sentiment and...
Universities target procurement savings
Higher education buying departments expect to save hundreds of millions of rands through PURCO SA Online, their new e-procurement and travel management platform. Purchasing Consortium Southern Africa (PURCO SA), the higher education procurement consortium, concluded...
Information key to logistics optimisation
Cargo transport in South Africa is an industry faced with a number of challenges. Companies in this sector have one overriding objective – move their cargo as fast as possible to where it is required. However, infrastructure problems make this a difficult task, and...
JDA announces supply chain solution
JDA Software Group has announced its Distribution-Centric Supply Chain Suite, an integrated set of cloud-based best-of-breed supply chain planning and execution solutions that holistically and iteratively solve inventory planning, replenishment and order fulfilment...
Protecting the supply chain from cybercrime
Sophisticated cyber "gangs' are gaining traction, resulting in the theft of sensitive data, intellectual property and customer details. These gangs not only have the motivation, but the ability and techniques to carry out these attacks, which are focused on a...
New food and beverage consumption patterns
As the economic downturn continues to unfold, a profound sense of regret over years of over-consumption, credit over-extension and waste has set in with consumers. And with it, a new attitude to cost cutting, says Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings,...
The supply chain has gone global
When America sneezes, the world catches a cold. The famous quote was initially uttered about France and Europe by Austria’s Prince Klemens von Metternich during the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars to describe the effect it had on the rest of Europe, says Simon...
Azkar selects ZetesChronos POD solution
Azkar, the leading global logistics operator in Spain and Portugal, has opted for the ZetesChronos solution to manage its proof of delivery (POD) processes. The underlying aim of the company was to boost competitiveness and improve customer service. The result was a...
CIPS boosts good practice with online test
Unethical procurement and supply management has never before hit the headlines so hard. CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply) is fighting back and asking procurement professionals and organisations to do the same and make a real difference with the...