Skills development key to supply chain optimisation
The supply chain is the one function in an organisation that touches all others and supply chain optimisation can drive bottom line improvement. Companies lose millions of rands in their supply chains every year, but there is ample evidence to show that with properly...
Feeling the heat: supply chains and climate change
Supply chains and climate change are inextricably linked. Supply chains - including those needed to distribute lifesaving medicines - are being disrupted by extreme, unpredictable weather conditions associated with climate change. Events linked to climate change not...
Reimagining the supply chain for resilience
The world as we knew it has changed - and there's no going back. For many and complex reasons, supply chain disruptions have become the norm rather than the exception, and the onus is on manufacturers to adapt and strengthen their ability to react in an agile manner....
Use digital tech to supercharge supply chain ROI
Distribution and logistics companies in Africa face challenging times. Fuel prices are high, inflation is rising, road and rail infrastructure is patchy, and supply chains have yet to settle following years of pandemic disruption. At the same time, consumers and B2B...
Global container capacity is increasing
Despite some recent volatility, the container industry is getting much closer to a new equilibrium, with high-frequency metrics showing a significant degree of stabilisation. Growth is being driven by an increase in container vessels, as carriers add significant...
SAPICS 2023 to tackle health supply chain challenges
Global health supply chain challenges are among the issues topping the agenda at the annual SAPICS Conference, which takes place next month. Representatives from global and African non-profit organisations, health initiatives, private sector and development agencies...
Sustainable supply chain makes business and environmental sense
More and more manufacturers are starting to shift their focus to the sustainability of their supply chains. This is attributable to an increasingly prominent conversation around climate change, and to recent and growing legislation around supply chain sustainability,...
Logistics industry trends that are reshaping supply chains
The logistics industry battled a number of challenges in 2022, least of all the war in Ukraine and turmoil over China's strict Covid-19 policies. That said, the world also emerged from the worst of the pandemic, meaning that supply chains returned to some degree of...
Entries open for 2023 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards
Supply chains make the world go round. They have the power to save lives, to save the planet and grow economies. Excellence in supply chain management is more important than ever in today's volatile, uncertain and disruptive business environment. This is why the...
The journey towards digitising the supply chain
The supply chain has been significantly disrupted with shortages and geopolitical events requiring companies to think differently about how best to manage their operational environments. This is where digitisation plays a critical role as it delivers the tools and...
Last mile-delivery tech predictions for 2023
Transport and logistics are soaring in Africa, with further rapid growth predicted for years to come. That's the word from the World Economic Forum and African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) organisation in a new forecast report released in Davos, Switzerland in...
How effective is your digital supply chain management?
As digital transformation increases at a dizzying pace, digital supply chain (DSC) management has become a business necessity. Software estates are ever-increasing, contracts and licences are becoming more complicated, and preventing wastage is more challenging than...