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Doing Business in South Africa

QAD

Judging by the fossils found there, South Africa was home to some of the earliest of modern humans, many years ago. Dutch traders established the coastal city of Cape Town as a stopping point for the spice trade on South Africa’s southern tip. Manufacturing in South Africa. of South Africa’s GDP.

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Doing Business in South Africa

QAD

Judging by the fossils found there, South Africa was home to some of the earliest of modern humans, many years ago. Dutch traders established the coastal city of Cape Town as a stopping point for the spice trade on South Africa’s southern tip. Manufacturing in South Africa. of South Africa’s GDP.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Robotic arms Robin and Sparrow were designed and manufactured at its Robotics Innovation Hub near Boston and help sort customer orders. This has forced ocean carriers to avoid the sea and take a much longer route to Europe around the southern tip of Africa. Hyundai delivered 30 of its fuel cell trucks to Northern California.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Companies are realising that high dependency on global sourcing from the cheapest source is a dangerous strategy in securing supply and continuity of manufacturing operations. Secondly, global freight rates have seen an enormous increase over the past 12-months, which are unlikely to return soon to the rates before Covid.

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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. Technology designed for manufacturers, such as ERP systems , provides organisations with improved visibility of the reliable local suppliers and their supply chains.

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Why Blockchain Within The Supply Chain Makes Perfect Sense

GlobalTranz

Multiple manufacturers, multiple relationships, multiple distribution models, multiple contracts. Before we get into blockchain’s potential entry points into the supply chain ecosystem, let’s take a look at the two current trends in SCM *(Supply Chain Management): Dynamism SCM has evolved to become a huge, global ecosystem.

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Keeping It Local: How Shorter Supply Chains Impact Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

Manufacturing was transformed into a global enterprise. The Economist says that more companies are sourcing with proximity to their major markets – for instance servicing the EU from Eastern Europe and Northern Africa or the US from Mexico. A decade ago it was unrealistic to compete with “the China price”.