Supply chain hampers African growth

With the growth of the e-commerce industry and the increasing ease of conducting business electronically globally, it isn’t surprising that more businesses are choosing to trade across borders to take advantage of the revenue-generating potential that export and...

Supply chain management now a degree

As South African businesses continue to expand their footprint into Africa to tap into the continent’s expanding consumer market and growing middle class, so the shortage of managers with suitable high-level skills in export and supply chain management is becoming...
Supply chain key in new markets

Supply chain key in new markets

Supply chain leaders will play a crucial role as companies capitalise on the explosive growth in emerging markets, according to Gartner. Emerging markets have been identified as the primary business growth area for the next century, and Gartner says that organisations...

How to achieve supply chain success

Defining the role of supply chain, span of control and metrics maturity are the key enablers to demand-driven retail success, according to a recent survey by Gartner.  The 2012 demand-driven survey was conducted from September through November 2012 across six retail...