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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. For example, Africa is constructing new infrastructure.

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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. In 2019, it re-acquired HD Supply, a company it sold in 2007. Available in Rwanda, it plans to expand across Africa and around the world. Home Depot is growing its B2B e-commerce as well.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

2007) in IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, Volume 246, Advances in Production Management Systems, eds. Oxford Economics and SAP (2020). Surviving and Thriving. How Supply Chain Leaders minimize risk and maximize opportunities. Oxford Economics & Sap. www.oxfordeconomics.com pp.1-15. Olhager, J., Persson, F.,

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Saving Rhinos from Extinction in an Intelligent Way

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Over a decade from 2007 to 2017, over 7,245 African Rhinos have been lost to poaching. By 2017, there are only 100 Sumatran Rhinos and 60 Javan Rhinos left in Asia, and approximately 28,000 Rhinos of the other three species left in Africa. Second, one can reduce the poaching of Rhinos in South Africa.

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Saving Rhinos from Extinction in an Intelligent Way

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Over a decade from 2007 to 2017, over 7,245 African Rhinos have been lost to poaching. By 2017, there are only 100 Sumatran Rhinos and 60 Javan Rhinos left in Asia, and approximately 28,000 Rhinos of the other three species left in Africa. Second, one can reduce the poaching of Rhinos in South Africa.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market. This work is important to me. I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

4) Africa. It is the largest marketplace in Africa with 50,000 sellers offering more than 6 million products. In 2015, the marketplace launched KongaPay, a safe and convenient online payment method to tackle the issue of trust in Africa. We’ve got you covered. Just follow our list of global marketplaces. 1) North America.