Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

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). This enables them to mitigate the risks they face in making sure product is available on the shelf when consumers are ready to buy. BRICS summit.

Scenario Planning 106

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

In a recent FarEye webinar , an executive at Massmart, a Walmart-owned retailer and the second-largest distributor of consumer goods in Africa, talked about how you can’t assume bicycles can deliver across a whole city. Over time, the platform does a better job of predicting how long deliveries will take.

Supply Chain Software 212

Supply Chain Software Optimization Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 212

ivalua

MARCH 21, 2022

Breakout : Holistic Vendor Management: How to effectively assess, manage and engage suppliers. Exclusive closing party at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac.

Vendor Strategies 130

Vendor Strategies Sourcing Strategies Procurement Africa 130

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2023

McKinsey & Company analysts, Ziad Haider , Andrew Grant, and Anke Raufuss , add, “In between navigating the fallout from Europe and unfolding strategic competition in Asia, multinational corporations must also manage a host of long-tail political risks and conflicts across other geographies, including Africa and South Asia.”[6]

Risk Management 246

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 5, 2023

During a recent “Logistics New Tomorrow” Blue Yonder Live, I spoke with Roy Bridgland, Senior Industry Strategy Director, and Brad Revell, VP of Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) Industry for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Brad: End-to-end supply chain is really going to be at the heart of what we will discuss at ICON London.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 112

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 5, 2016

We will describe how to choose a partner, but first let’s take a look at why to consider outsourcing at all. These are people that know all the traps and know how to navigate around them. Yolandé du Toit is an industrial engineer at ToolsGroup Africa focusing on supply chain strategy.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction 120

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 22, 2023

Grant, Haider, and Raufuss explain, “In between navigating the fallout from Europe and unfolding strategic competition in Asia, multinational corporations must also manage a host of long-tail political risks and conflicts across other geographies, including Africa and South Asia.” 5] Vanderford, op. 7] Haider, op. 8] David S.

Russia 130

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

They help prepare you by giving you advice on how to prepare for the hike, what equipment you will need along with medications, and what to pack. The day finally came and I hopped on a plane headed for Africa. The first was finding a guided trekking company to do the climb with. I ended forgetting one thing.

Tanzania 79

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Do you need help figuring out how to become more Sustainable? Johannesburg, South Africa : Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University Of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Contact one of ModusLink’s experienced industry experts today by clicking here. 1995, April 12). Retrieved from Triple EFF. consulting.

Waste Reduction 78

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

Now supply chain professionals have another different set of challenges on how to get product to the entire country where consumer-oriented outlets (i.e. Read the full Cipla Medpro case study on delivering medicines in Africa. fast food or retail) are rapidly expanding. Infrastructure is the most often mentioned challenge.

Supply Chain Planning Software 159

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Governments were quick to restrict incoming flights from South Africa in their efforts to control the spread of the Omicron variant. Is there a case for creating an international task force responsible for monitoring Covid-19 infection patterns and advising governments on how to react when dangerous mutations appear?

Government 52

Government South Africa Supply Chain Planning Software Africa 52

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

While shipping craziness is abating, the issues and implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war, energy shortages in China and Europe, food instability in Africa, and the global water crisis reverberate as disruption after disruption in the supply chain. Why are the rules not clear? Building outside-in processes based on demand flows.

Supply Chain Planning Software 217

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

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). Learn how we can help you assess and select the best ocean freight to support your global supply chain. BRICS summit.

Scenario Planning 34

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Unleashed

MAY 1, 2023

John Toon adds: “If freight cost is quadrupled between the time you’ve agreed on something with a customer and the time it lands, you’ve got a real challenge around how to account for that.” We’ve got two clients who brew beer: one local, and one across the border in South Africa.

Forecasting 96

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 13, 2017

Apparently a production bottleneck at an Italian Bosch plant that makes steering gears for BMW caused missed deliveries, the impact of which caused a domino effect ultimately leading to shutdowns in multiple auto production plants: “BMW AG will seek compensation from Robert Bosch GmbH after missing parts for models including the bestselling 3-Series (..)

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 21, 2020

Under apartheid, and the first few years of his life, in South Africa, his existence was literally a crime. He takes the naive reader (myself) on a wonderfully descriptive journey through the uniqueness and bizarreness of South Africa under apartheid. A shared language says “We’re the same.” A language barrier says “We’re different.”

Procurement Solutions 87

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2011

In today’s highly competitive global marketplace, supply chain leaders need to understand how financial strategies and decisions can significantly impact their supply chains’ performance, potentially determining the success—or failure—of their organizations. How to Win in Emerging Markets through Effective Supply Chain Management.

Supply Chain Strategy 79

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Before we even begin to look at how to develop Route to Market (RtM) strategies and execution plans for Fast Moving Consumer Goods Companies (FMCG) in emerging markets like Africa, we need to understand and remind ourselves of a few basic principles about the emerging marketplace.

Strategy 113

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 27, 2013

For example, I interviewed Fran O’Sullivan, from IBM, on how to organize to win with new forms of analytics. How to Get the Podcast… It is our goal for supply chain leaders everywhere to get the facts. We started with Supply Chain Insights research and we are now interviewing a series of supply chain leaders.

Supply Chain Planning Software 110

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

This could change the conversations of the S&OP / MPS teams as the data can enable rapid and accurate decisions on how to most effectively invest their resources (based on constraints like capacity, inventory holding costs, availability of supply, availability of cash for inventory investment, etc.).

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

How to Track Performance. How to Manage Performance. With considerable experience in deploying Continuous Improvement best practices in Europe, Middle East & Africa. Every business has their set of metric which they want to focus on. 50% improvement) min. improvement on Supplier DPPM. 50% improvement) min.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

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AIMMS

JULY 10, 2018

North Star Alliance , for instance, uses optimization to find optimal locations for its mobile HIV-AIDS clinics in Africa. We had this vexing problem over the years, which is how to coordinate these summer camp flights. We had to figure out how to assign those 50 kids in 20 airports to those 30 pilots in an optimum way. .

Analytics Software 149

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

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.’ 2] His warning begs the question: How can supply chain risk managers wake up? VUCA conditions may be intensifying, but they are not new.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JULY 15, 2015

Business has seen me helping to improve the logistics operations of 2 regional FMCG companies based in North Africa and the far, Far East of Europe, almost in Asia actually. Nobody knew how to issue invoices manually. Or not actually!

Africa 100

Africa Just-in-Time Asia Europe 100

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

Wumdrop is a successful last mile logistics company in South Africa. But we believed, because we had studied TV script writing, that we knew how to pitch. You can write Breaking Bad, but if you don’t know how to pitch it, it doesn’t get made. We also had no idea how to raise capital. We were nobodies.

South Africa 208

South Africa Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Africa 208

Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

If planning is absolutely necessary because supply of a particular part is constrained, an organization needs to determine how critical that part is to the supply chain, what profit margin is realized from the sale of the part and whether the demand is predictable across related parts and products. Measure where it matters.

Forecasting 100

Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software Scenario Planning 100

Jaggaer

AUGUST 12, 2020

Companies are starti ng to reengag e with key suppliers in an effort to reevaluat e sourcing strategies and how to approach the very uncertain future in this new Covid-19 environment. . Get the white paper on Sourcing Strategies: Why One Size Does Not Fit All , written by Michael Lamoureux of Spend Matters.

Sourcing Strategies 52

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 8, 2019

Africa’s untapped potential as an economic powerhouse is attracting increasing interest. But before they can realize this potential, companies need to build supply chains capable of supporting growth in African markets. It’s a formidable challenge, but much of the required expertise already exists if companies know where to look.

Company 40

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SCJunction

JULY 10, 2019

Managing employees in your warehouse, whether you are in the Middle East, South Africa, or any other location worldwide, can be a challenge for warehouse managers and HR alike.

South Africa 40

South Africa Warehousing Africa How To 40

SCJunction

JULY 10, 2019

Managing employees in your warehouse, whether you are in the Middle East, South Africa, or any other location worldwide, can be a challenge for warehouse managers and HR alike.

South Africa 40

South Africa Warehousing Africa How To 40

Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 8, 2019

Under apartheid, and the first few years of his life, in South Africa, his existence was literally a crime. He takes the naive reader (myself) on a wonderfully descriptive journey through the uniqueness and bizarreness of South Africa under apartheid. A shared language says “We’re the same.” A language barrier says “We’re different.”

Procurement Solutions 50

Procurement Solutions Procurement Purchasing Training Negotiating Skills 50

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

The cost was 60% more in than average; but even more unfortunate, they never got a good understanding of how to use the planning system. Bias and error are selectively measured and the organization is unclear on how to improve demand processes. How would you have answered the question? The client’s question was a simple one.

Supply Chain Planning Software 216

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2014

At Lilly, the teams build play books to crystallize what plays need to be called within the month to ensure that the operating teams understand how to adapt the cross-functional plans in play-based market shifts. It is much like a football team sensing what play to call based on how the other team lines up on the field. Out of Africa.

Supply Chain Planning Software 278

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Price Mitigation Strategies Inventory Reduction 278

Enterra Insights

APRIL 6, 2023

Perhaps Africa will have achieved far more food sovereignty. In addition to the “Coordinated Step Forward” scenario, they propose three other scenarios, which they call: “Uneven Progress,” “The Rise of Africa,” and “Every Country for Itself.” The Rise of Africa. ”[7] They write, “Various futures are imaginable.

Food 130

Food Security Global Supply Chain Design Software 130

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I will be speaking and working with clients in wonderful locations in Brussels, China, Germany, London, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. Leaders know that massive change in supply chain processes is coming but they do not know how to get started. How to do this in the face of severe cost-cutting pressures? It is sad, but true.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Repl Group

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Nowhere is this more true than in South Africa. . Having worked in the UK and US, Doug Robertson is REPL’s South Africa Senior Principal. With under-qualification prevalent, South Africa suffers from a skills shortage that’s particularly felt in computing and electronics among other occupations.

South Africa 40

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AIMMS

APRIL 6, 2022

North Star Alliance , for instance, uses optimization to find optimal locations for its mobile HIV-AIDS clinics in Africa. We had this vexing problem over the years, which is how to coordinate these summer camp flights. We had to figure out how to assign those 50 kids in 20 airports to those 30 pilots in an optimum way. .

AIMMS 295

AIMMS Optimization Software Analytics Software Modeling Software 295