Section - Supply Chain Management

Building reliable consumer electronics logistics in a volatile state

by Kathy Gibson | January 3, 2025 | Supply Chain Management Trends | 0 Comments

There has never been a greater need for accurate consumer electronics supply chain management. The product lifecycles for consumer electronics are notoriously short. No sooner has a company brought new technology to market than a more impressive innovation replaces...

Enhance logistics and warehousing efficiency with smart lockers

by Kathy Gibson | December 24, 2024 | Supply Chain Management Trends | 0 Comments

The logistics and warehousing industry depends on speed, precision, and efficiency to meet rising global demand. Traditional manual processes for managing devices such as handheld terminals, scanners, and laptops often lead to wasted time, lost productivity, and...

Tetra Pak, Cycliq debut recycled polyAl-based E-pallet

by Allan Davison | December 2, 2024 | Supply Chain Management, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

Food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak and Cycliq, a South African plastics injection moulding company specialising in high-quality plastic pallet solutions, have launched Africa’s first locally-manufactured E-pallet. The solution could reduce...

Tech lightens the load of high-risk road transport

by Allan Davison | November 29, 2024 | Supply Chain Management Trends, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

Technology plays a major role in reducing losses, particularly on high-value, high-risk loads, in South Africa, writes Kamal Patel, MD: South Africa at GoMetro. Trade across the African continent encompasses a broad range of primary and manufactured goods. Among these...

Oracle unveils social management solution

by Allan Davison | Mar 19, 2013 | Supply Chain Management, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

The industry’s first unified, end-to-end social management solution for the enterprise was unveiled today at South by Southwest by Oracle. Called Oracle Social Relationship Management (SRM), the new product is part of the Oracle Social Relationship Management Suite....

Massdiscounters implements JDA solutions

by Allan Davison | Mar 8, 2013 | Supply Chain Management, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

JDA Software Group, The Supply Chain Company, has announced that Massdiscounters has completed its implementation of JDA Demand and JDA Fulfillment using JDA Cloud Perform. Massdiscounters operates DionWired and Game – promotionally driven discount retailers of...

Infor announces SCE 10.2

by Allan Davison | Feb 7, 2013 | Supply Chain Management Trends, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

Infor has announced an enhanced version of Infor Supply Chain Execution (SCE), to further reduce the complexity of warehousing and logistics management and clarify daily decision making. With more than 100 new core industry features, including mobile and voice...