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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. So in this blog, I want to share my recommendations. South Africa is uniquely positioned to gain benefit in the race for supply chain modernization of Africa.

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World Bank Revises 2023 Global Growth But Downgrades 2024

Supply Chain Matters

This week the World Bank released its latest June forecast of its Semiannual Global Economic Prospects Report. This latest forecast indicates that the global economy will grow by 2.1 percent forecasted at the beginning of this year. In the not so optimistic category, the bank revised its 2024 global growth forecast to 2.4

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Now they must forecast different scenarios and assess potential weaknesses in their system to start working on contingencies.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

Read the full Cipla Medpro case study on delivering medicines in Africa. For example, at a major beer company customer of ours distributing in Africa, most dealers were manually entering their supply chain data at the local Internet café. Blog: How Procter & Gamble is Thriving on Supply Chain Complexity.

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New tech coming to ERP systems near you

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Within Africa, the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and solutions has been far slower. There are several key benefits to employing AI in manufacturing, including more accurate demand forecasting and less material waste. And there is reason for optimism about the state of manufacturing in Africa.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ It’s in generating dynamic forecasts that data analytics begins to demonstrate its power. VUCA conditions may be intensifying, but they are not new.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

During the afternoon, as I quietly held the pieces for Jake’s monster, my mind composed my blog post for the week. I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. 2) Market-Driven Forecasting. How can you build market-driven forecasting processes?