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Traceability for manufacturers today

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The food and beverage industry is the most important player in South Africa’s manufacturing industry, contributing approximately R85 billion a year to South Africa’s manufacturing sector. Most recently, Nestle South Africa recalled its Kit Kat products over possible contaminants. Traceability and product recalls.

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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. As the conflict escalates, global supply chains and the importance of supply chain management are again in the spotlight, as they have been over the last few years. Supply chain challenges.

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Unleashed SME Supply Chain Resilience Roundtable: Improving Cash Flow in a Manufacturing Business

Unleashed

Product businesses are holding more stock than ever before, creating new cash flow problems for manufacturers. Tim Wright: Founder of two medical equipment manufacturing companies and currently MD of Langcroft Consultancy – specialists in digital transformation. Review how you manufacture things,” Tim says.

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New tech coming to ERP systems near you

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There have been many significant developments in the digitization of manufacturing in the past few years. Within Africa, the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and solutions has been far slower. However, there’s no escaping the increasing digitalization of the manufacturing sector.

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Logistics’ New Tomorrow: Eye on London

BlueYonder

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). It is important to note LSPs run a supply chain differently as compared to a retailer and a manufacturer.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. This can be applied to inventory management, fleet and order tracking, ID badging. This helps improve order management and accuracy, shorten estimated transit times (ETAs) and minimise out-of-stock situations.

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The Zika Panic and its Effects on the Supply Chain

RFgen

Recently, concern over the Zika virus affects harvesting and manufacturing in Africa and shipments around the world , according to Computerworld. Using the Zika virus example, organizations should see that accurate data is the best solution for any form of panic that affects manufacturing and supply. The Zika Virus.