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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. I spent this week at SAPICS in South Africa. South Africa is uniquely positioned to gain benefit in the race for supply chain modernization of Africa. So in this blog, I want to share my recommendations.

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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.

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Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

While most companies report favorable results on reduced lead times (and thus more agility), more resilient supply chain with less risk, and lower CO2 emissions, one out of four companies who re-shored is disappointed about the cost savings, according to the research.

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Building a Global Logistics Juggernaut with Nourhan Beyrouti

The Logistics of Logistics

Customer-Centric Approach: AJEX adapts to customer needs and expectations, offering reliable and trusted shipping, clearance, and logistics services in the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian sub-continent. After completing his MBA in Business Management from the Lebanese American University, Beyrouti embarked on his career journey in 2000.

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Case Study: DSV Implements a Single-Instance Control Tower with a Global Footprint

After having opened a new warehouse in Johannesburg - the largest integrated logistics center on the continent - a multi-national FMCG Healthcare company approached DSV South Africa (SA) for services across the end-to-end supply chain. At the time, each unit had its own team operating according to their own systems and processes.

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Smarter, Low-Risk Commodity Buying

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By FinStock South Africa. The trade-off between low cost, long lead time inventory and higher priced short lead time inventory is a daily decision to balance the risk of unsellable stock versus stock outs. Evaluating stock-out versus long lead times. Predicted stock-outs can be seen in the example in Figure 1 below.

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Is Online Gambling Possible in Namibia?

Supply Chain Game Changer

With respect to online gambling in Namibia vs South Africa, the African countries have been surprising us with the ever-growing statistics for the gambling market. When you think of Africa, you generally feel about relatively developing nations with recurring social issues. Thankfully, Namibia doesn’t have any such restrictions.

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