Youth development programme for supply chain skills
A youth development programme has been launched by SAPICS, the professional body for supply chain management, that aims to address youth unemployment in South Africa, the skills deficit in the supply chain field, and to ensure that young professionals are...
Enhance supply chains with on-demand, converged solutions
The container ship Ever Given running aground in the Suez Canal highlighted how dependent the world is on a smooth-running supply chain. However, when it comes to people, processes or technology, which is more important to achieve supply chain management success? By...
Imperial implements supply chain solution for MTN SA
Imperial has been awarded the contract to implement an optimal handset demand, supply planning and balancing process that is aligned to best practices for mobile telecommunications network provider, MTN, in South Africa. The scoping phase of the contract commenced at...
Supply chain management now one of the most important jobs
When the US President turns his attention to supply chains, it is compelling confirmation that the profession is important. This is according to Tonya Lamb, business development executive at SAPICS, the professional body for supply chain management in southern Africa....
Imperial enhances digital supply chain offering in Africa
Imperial has announced that Vitalliance, its joint venture with technology provider One Network Enterprises, has been selected to steward the OpenLMIS platform serving nine countries in Africa, beginning in March 2021. OpenLMIS is a leading electronic logistics...
How to keep your cargo in perfect condition
One thing is certain, 2020 was a turning point for supply chains. Never before have market forces shifted so dramatically, so quickly. By Simon Nicholson, senior director: product management for IoT at Oracle Enterprises and customers around the world have had a tough...
Sasol fuels supply chain efficiency
Successfully navigating a business through uncertain times requires that decision-makers have full visibility over every aspect of the business in order to make accurate, informed decisions. For one of South Africa's largest global organisations, decentralised and...
Advanced technology can streamline vaccine rollout
While the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine has signified the first signs of light at the end of the tunnel, the reality is that this public health crisis is still far from over. By Chris Sullivan, Zebra Technologies global healthcare practice lead More than 100-million...
CIOs should digitally remaster their supply chains for resilience
Forrester research has found that companies with high levels of digital maturity are four times more likely to achieve double-digit revenue growth. To meet the challenges of a second wave of digital disruption, where technologies like mobile, cloud and analytics are...
DHL Global Forwarding invests R126,5m in new SA facility
In a strategic move that reinforces its commitment to the country, DHL Global Forwarding is investing R126,5-million into a new facility in Johannesburg. The new 13 000 square metre facility will be located within the bonded zone at Skyparks Business Estate, close to...
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...
Calls to ease life-threatening congestion at Lebombo border
"The situation here is bad - very, very bad," says one of the thousands of truck drivers stranded at the Lebombo border crossing station in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga. With truck queues now stretching more than 25 kms and soaring temperatures often exceeding 32 degrees,...