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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

Elementum

Smartphone use in countries like India and Kenya is growing rapidly as companies like Xiaomi offer more affordable models aimed at users in developing countries. Smartphone users in India doubled from 2013-2014, from 51 million to 104 million. Another e-commerce platform, Konga, saw revenues grow 450 percent in 2014.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

All with the goal of maximizing the company’s bottom line by minimizing the incidence of stock outs and materially reducing or eliminating excess inventory. If we look at just one customer, Amex Auto Spares based in Nairobi, Kenya with 5 branches across the Country. So which types of tasks have we helped our clients automate?

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

The ultimate goal is to maximise a company’s bottom line by minimising the incidence of stock outs and reducing or eliminating excess inventory. In fact, when we first started our business in 2014, the companies which bought our enterprise-level business management platforms where firms whose shareholders were based outside of Africa.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. However, Technavio’s analysts now forecast the 3PL market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 2.87% over the period 2014-2019. Acquisitions dominated the logistics headlines in 2014 and that trend is continuing this year.