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Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

One Network has years of experience in healthcare supply networks that provide medicines and vaccines to hundreds of millions of people in Africa and around the globe. It provides real-time status and locations of orders and shipments, predicted future locations, and accurate arrival times. Multiparty Networks are Proven Technology.

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Podcast: Predictive Analytics and Digital Transformation Pioneer Knut Alicke

Requis

He is based in Germany, and, as a founding partner of the supply chain practice at McKinsey & Company , consults on a variety of supply chain-related business problems, including S&OP and advanced analytics. Some of the OEMs in the automotive industry struggled with the end-to-end processing of leather, which came from South Africa.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

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.’ One answer is advanced analytics. Big Data and Advanced Analytics. Wake up to the new reality that VUCA is a new norm.”[2] They include: 1.

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New tech coming to ERP systems near you

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Within Africa, the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and solutions has been far slower. Big Data and Analytics It’s been said before, but it bears repeating – without meaningful intelligence generated from proper analytics , data is largely useless. These issues can then be proactively addressed.

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Advancing Resilience Amidst Trade Disruptions and Tariff Swings

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It is subject to constant change in the global ecosystem In recent years, the share of total global trade by emerging economies including the BRIICS (Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China, and South Africa) countries has continued to increase rapidly. To safeguard against such risks, companies must explore multiple sourcing options.

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

ToolsGroup

And this low cost fostered a mentality of incremental thinking with mid-level managers focused on squeezing out 1-2% a year in cost savings through sourcing, says Pete Guarraia of Bain consultancy. . Technologies such as machine learning and demand analytics can favor shorter, smarter and more demand-driven supply chains.

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The Opportunity — and Challenges — for Digital Transformation in MENA

ivalua

Organizations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) were no exception — and these companies were particularly aggressive in their response. Such tools help procurement teams predict disruptions, assess risk, and make informed decisions to mitigate the impact of supply chain disruptions.