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Traceability for manufacturers today

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Having an ERP system that is relevant for the needs of food manufacturers ensures that factors like material requirements planning, inventory management, recipe, and batch control, plus traceability, all function effectively. Most recently, Nestle South Africa recalled its Kit Kat products over possible contaminants.

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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. Automation of processes such as inventory management, regulatory compliance and invoice verification helps organizations focus more on improving quality and growth.

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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. The post How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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World Bank Revises 2023 Global Growth But Downgrades 2024

Supply Chain Matters

On a regional scale, the bank anticipates that growth among emerging market and developing economies will diverge this year, picking up in East and Central Asia , Pacific as well as Europe while moderating in all other regions, particularly Latin America , Middle East and North Africa countries. percent in 2023, compared to 4.1

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

Definition of push/pull decoupling points and the role of postponement to improve inventory as a supply chain buffer to improve agility. Concerted plans that focus on inventory management as one part of the supply chain as a complex system. Tomorrow, I board my long flight from South Africa. Manufacturing.

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

Requis

By 2016 it was pretty certain that supply chain was where I would focus—in fact in the same year I authored a blog post on trucking which, to my complete surprise, was very well received by executives in the industry, by startup founders, by other investors, and by academics. He blogs at Innovation Footprints and is on Twitter @brianlaung.

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Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?

Freightos

In particular, emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America, the adoption of mobile devices is rapid as consumers and businesses bypass traditional laptops and desktops in favor of smartphones and tablets. Inventory management and replenishment as well as reverse logistics can now be managed by mobile as well as payments.