Jan 8, 2014
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...
Dec 12, 2013
In part one of a three part series on profitability, Pieter Lots, solutions director for New ERA Solutions, will look at the challenges around managing stock to ensure that it has a positive effect on a company’s bottom line. We specifically look at: *...
Nov 26, 2013
The Pragma Academy, which has been in existence for the last eleven years, has recently offered the Certificate in Physical Asset Management (CPAM). The three-year certificate is divided into three streams and can now effectively be used as a road map for career...
Nov 19, 2013
As the festive season approaches, businesses that are sourcing foreign produced goods to meet customer demand should put an emphasis on proactively managing their supply chains to avoid financial losses and reputational damage due to late deliveries. This is according...
Nov 11, 2013
The South African automotive sector is plagued by uncontrollable factors such as strike and labour action, port delays due to weather and congestion, unreliable rail infrastructure and high costs for road transportation. This is according to Rob Williams, Business...
