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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. So in this blog, I want to share my recommendations.

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Pernod Ricard Drinks to Better Demand Forecasts

Supply Chain Movement

Pernod Ricard, owner of brands such as Absolut, Campo Viejo, Malibu and Jameson, has made substantial improvements in demand forecast accuracy using Infor Demand Planning. Spain is set to soon go fully live, and South Africa will be live at the end of 2016. All of that begins with better demand forecast accuracy.

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What If You Could Take The Guesswork Out Of Forecast Planning? Guest Post from Osgood Vogler

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow Our partner Celestica recently published the following article, ‘What If You Could Take The Guesswork Out Of Forecast Planning?’. The factors which impact demand management and forecasting are nearly endless. In this scenario, a forecast bias was created and it led to an order of 200 additional widgets.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

According to the IHS Markit 2022 Automotive Market Outlook, the European car production forecast for 2022 decreased by 2 million in comparison with the forecast predicted only eleven months prior. The main destinations of vehicle exports were Europe, Middle East and Africa and South America. million cars.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. 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. Demand latency has grown.

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Digital Farming: The MacDonalds meet the Jetsons

Enterra Insights

. “The world talks a lot about the digital revolution,” write World Bank analysts Heinz Strubenhoff ( @HStrubenhoff ) and Roy Parizat, “but few connect it to the coming agriculture revolution, especially in Africa. ”[1] Two global trends are exacerbating future food security concerns. .” ” Blockchain.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. Decarbonization, which means reducing the amount of carbon in greenhouse gas emissions, can help in improving our present condition. parts per million.