AccTech to showcase Mining ERP

Local business solutions provider AccTech Systems has announced that it will be showcasing its blueprint ERP solution for the mining industry at Africa’s largest mining event. Africa Mining Indaba 2014 will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre...

Africa looks good to manufacturers

The amount of investment flowing into African countries, and the number of global brands investing in Africa, has risen sharply in recent years, according to the latest analysis from IDC Manufacturing Insights. For many low-cost manufacturers, the future lies in...

Mining house rolls out IBM Cognos solution

One of the world’s largest mining houses and producers of major commodities faced a number of challenges with its Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting (BFR) processes. These processes are complex and subject to a number of obstacles such as volatility regarding the...

PES is key for traceability

Just as you cannot ride a bicycle without wheels, a packaging execution system (PES) is to the packaging identification process what a manufacturing execution system (MES) is to manufacturing – it centrally steers all actions related to the process. While most...

MAP signs MOA on manufacturing practices

The founding members of the Manufacturing Accelerator Programme (MAP) – ISAH, Rifle-Shot Performance Partners and SANEC – have signed a memorandum of agreement with the board of the South African Capital Equipment Council (SACEEC) to promote good...