Supply chain key for emerging market profits

New research shows that to meet the demands of, and capitalise on, the emerging market growth opportunity, technology companies must significantly re-evaluate their current supply chains. “Path to Growth: Shaping Tech Sector Supply Chains in Emerging Markets” is a...

Universities target procurement savings

Higher education buying departments expect to save hundreds of millions of rands through PURCO SA Online, their new e-procurement and travel management platform. Purchasing Consortium Southern Africa (PURCO SA), the higher education procurement consortium, concluded...

Modest growth for global supply chain

With the supply chain continuing to be a key source of competitive advantage in driving business growth objectives, the worldwide supply chain management (SCM) and procurement software market grew 7,3% to $8,9-billion in 2013. The market performed well as supply chain...

Internet of Things to disrupt supply chain

The future explosion in the number of intelligent devices will create a network rich with information that allows supply chains to assemble and communicate in new ways. Gartner forecasts that a 30-fold increase in internet-connected physical devices by 2020 will...

Supply chain key to consumer product growth

Revenue growth for the consumer products (CP) industry continues to be challenging as CP supply chain leaders saw a decline in revenue growth over the last two years, according to Gartner. The need to find revenue growth is driving CP organisations to rethink how they...