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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. At over 1,000 delegates, the conference is a large supply chain event. There are few global conferences that can boast this level of attendance. Map Outside-in.

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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. We are faced with immense logistical difficulties that range from unpaved roads to armed bandits.”

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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

At a time that marketplace offerings were super-hyped, I forecasted the doom of ten e-marketplace providers. I will be speaking at the Elemica customer conference Insights and will share my reviews with the Shaman’s readership from Philadelphia on June 11 th. I have never been in Africa. was controversial. Let me know.

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Hurricane Florence: What We Know About the Year's First Major Storm

Elementum

Continue reading for the latest updates and forecasts about Florence and other impending storms, as well as a list of best practices to help your supply network weather the impact. Additionally, category 2 storm Helene, currently off the coast of Africa, is expected to crawl towards Europe after losing speed. Prepare for the worst.

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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. 2) Market-Driven Forecasting. Inside-out, traditional processes forecasting processes use statistical methods to predict the future based on order and shipment patterns. This work is important to me. Reduce latency.

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Hurricane Florence: What You Need to Know About the Year's First Major Storm

Elementum

Continue reading for the latest updates and forecasts about Florence and other impending storms, as well as a list of best practices to help your supply network weather the impact. Additionally, category 2 storm Helene, currently off the coast of Africa, is expected to crawl towards Europe after losing speed. Prepare for the worst.

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

Red: Space is extremely tight and forecasting is imperative. Look ahead at your 3-month forecasts. The 9 th annual BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit is being held in Xiamen September 3-5, 2017 (the summit location rotates between its member countries). BRICS summit.