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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain talent is primarily coming from North America and Europe, but these are the continents that represent the lowest levels of growth for supply chain 2020 (see figure 1). Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. Map Outside-in.

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Digital transformation for Africa’s manufacturing and distribution CIO and CFO

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SYSPRO listens to different perspectives at two events in Kenya – one the CIO view and the other the CFO view on Digital Transformation – both November2021. SYSPRO Africa first visited Mombasa Kenya at the main gathering in East Africa of CIOs – CIO 100. Supply Chain effect. Looking at the CIO.

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Health Supply Chains: Checking in with Deborah Dull

Logistics Bureau

We hope you enjoyed viewing Rob’s 2020 video with Deborah Dull on the topic of circular supply chains or reading the transcript of that interview that we published recently. The second of those interviews homed in on health supply chains, particularly those serving third world and developing countries.

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Kenya and Ukraine Planning “Grain Hub” to Combat African Food Insecurity

Supply Chain Brain

The leaders of Ukraine and Kenya did not provide any details on how the grain hub would be set up or how grain would be transported to Africa.

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The Rise of China-Africa Trade: Why Transportation and Logistics Should be Front and Center

BlueYonder

President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa in early July had many media outlets lamenting about the U.S. being late in recognizing the trade potential with Africa, and that the States had ceded the trade supremacy to China. But the impact of these ‘empty moves’ can be mitigated with smart supply chain planning disciplines.

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Winner of the last quarter: Unilever’s Marc Engel

Supply Chain Movement

Marc Engel has joined the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) as Chief Supply Chain Officer on 1 January 2016, according to the Unilever website. In his 20-year career with Unilever, Engel has worked in Singapore, the Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Switzerland and Kenya.

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See How Vivienne Westwood, Karen Walker, Mimco and sass & bide support artisans in East AFrica: introducing Ethical Fashion Initiative + Sourcemap

Sourcemap

We're proud to have been selected by the Ethical Fashion Initiative (Motto: Not Charity - Just Work) as the software for RISEmap: an online traceability platform highlighting the brands who support artisans in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia through their supply chains.

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