Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 30, 2023

This has been the firmly held belief of Jan Rotmans, Professor of Transition Studies and Sustainability at Erasmus University Rotterdam, for years. And who says the future affluent consumers in India and Africa will develop the same needs for goods as those in the West, Japan, Dubai and the wealthy upper class in China?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

The UAE’s strategic location between East and West, with access to a vast consumer base across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, presents an opportunity to serve as a central hub for food storage and distribution, contingent upon addressing key global food logistics challenges.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Coming on top of a very difficult and complex existing situation, Covid-19 has put additional pressure on profitability and capital requirements in the banking sector in the European Union and Africa, with drops in revenue in the order of 35-45% and the lowest return on equity since the aftermath of the great crash of 2008.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

A new study by the SupplyChainDigest analyzing the main components of working capital: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), and Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) revealed an uptick in DIO. New Study Shows a Rise in US Company Inventories. This and much more, in your Monday supply chain briefing from Arkieva.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A few years ago, a study published by NASA concluded, “Warming of the tropical oceans due to climate change could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century.”[8] As the oceans warm, the intensity of weather patterns is increasing.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

In April 2022, allegations arose claiming children as young as 10 in Ghana , West Africa were harvesting cocoa beans for food industry giant Mondel?z A 2021 Deloitte study documented how 43% of UK consumers selected brands based on environmentally sustainable values. A similar study in the U.S.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 1, 2022

Africa must be concerned with upskilling. IDC has estimated that two million jobs in artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things, cybersecurity and blockchain will remain unfilled by 2023 due to a lack of human talent.

Buyer Training 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

Until then, I am traveling to South Africa to speak at SAPICS 2013 on the book Bricks Matter. On the trip to and from South Africa (16 hours door-to-door), I started writing the new book that I will be publishing in 2014. I have never been in Africa.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 18, 2020

By the time I had finished the book I got the idea in my head that I wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. I studied them all and decided which ones I wanted to tackle first. On To Africa. I studied climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in greater depth. It was time to head to Africa. The Highest Mountain in Africa.

Colorado 98

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2023

Opinion polls, including a careful study by Stanley Greenberg and his associates for the Roosevelt Institute, show that trade is among the major sources of discontent for a large share of Americans. Similar views are apparent in Europe.

Ukraine 130

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

A Middle-East-based B2B online platform, Tradeling, launched last year with an initial investment from Dubai Airport Freezone Authority to help businesses across the Middle East and North Africa to procure goods from around the world. Available in Rwanda, it plans to expand across Africa and around the world.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 5, 2016

Do your homework on the company, read some of their case studies, and contact existing customers. For more information, pelase contact the authors: Eric Kingwill is managing director at ToolsGroup Africa with extensive across the board supply chain experience. Eric can be contacted at ekingwill@toolsgroup.co.za.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 18, 2018

According to a recent study by Gartner, just 1% of companies are actively involved with blockchain at the moment. And a further interesting pilot by Maersk and IBM involves avocados from Africa to the Port of Rotterdam. Even so, I’ve already heard of several interesting use cases of blockchain in the supply chain.

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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? Here is some detail: Planning.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

Read the full Cipla Medpro case study on delivering medicines in Africa. For example, at a major beer company customer of ours distributing in Africa, most dealers were manually entering their supply chain data at the local Internet café. Fragmented markets have less upstream and downstream visibility, increasing the bullwhip.

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The Network Effect

MARCH 18, 2015

Also, if you’re interesting in how technology is already changing the way healthcare is being delivered in Africa, check out the case study that details the transformation underway in Rwanda. Even if you can’t make the live viewing, you’ll receive a replay link after the event so that you can watch at your convenience.

Supply Chain Network Software 100

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

A 2018 study by the International Monetary Fund (BIS) revealed that at least an 80percent of central banks were considering creating someone else’s electronic money. It may be another virtual currency, fiat money, or physical good. Digital currency used by central banks. Economic Inclusion.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 23, 2013

The key results of this study by BVL International on trends and strategies in logistics and supply chain management are summarized, as follows. In sum, globalization clearly amplifies other trends and leads to an increase in complexity, particularly in regions of growth such as Russia, Eastern Europe,India, and Africa. Key Trends.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 2, 2022

World Food Program (WFP) works, acute hunger is projected to increase by an additional 47 million people, from 276 million to 323 million — this is a staggering 17% jump, with the steepest rises in sub-Saharan Africa.” ” What Can Be Done? The current restrictions affect about 17.3% of total calories traded globally, up from 5.6%

Food 130

Food Global Ukraine Syria 130

Elementum

OCTOBER 8, 2015

We examine the benefits and obstacles to e-commerce in Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014. According to recent studies, its e-commerce sector is expected to reach around US $80 billion by the year 2020.

Kenya 60

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RFgen

MAY 2, 2016

Recently, concern over the Zika virus affects harvesting and manufacturing in Africa and shipments around the world , according to Computerworld. As of now, there are Zika outbreaks in West Africa and South America, with a few cases in the U.S. West Africa has seen the greatest number of infections. Sharing Data.

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RFgen

MAY 2, 2016

Recently, concern over the Zika virus affects harvesting and manufacturing in Africa and shipments around the world , according to Computerworld. As of now, there are Zika outbreaks in West Africa and South America, with a few cases in the U.S. West Africa has seen the greatest number of infections. Sharing Data.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. By 1983, container ships are carrying 12 million TEUs , with trade routes extending to the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. Ceiling year of a study of 22 industrialised countries (Uni. Shipping between Europe, S.E. Significance.

Shipping 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. Study these pattern shifts daily and weekly. With the completion of each study we share the research results. This work is important to me. I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 10, 2014

Consumption, especially of ‘luxury’ products such as coffee, tea and chocolate, is expected to increase substantially, in particular in the emerging economies in the Far East, South America and parts of Africa. On top of that, it’s simply not considered cool to be a cocoa farmer in West Africa,” says Franka Seijbel from Amtrada.

Sustainability 92

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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.’ VUCA conditions may be intensifying, but they are not new. Wake up to the new reality that VUCA is a new norm.”[2] One answer is advanced analytics.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. By 1983, container ships are carrying 12 million TEUs , with trade routes extending to the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. Ceiling year of a study of 22 industrialised countries (Uni. Shipping between Europe, S.E. Significance.

Shipping 120

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

This is one of the findings from a very extensive study that BCI Global did with 150 senior supply chain leaders from large international companies. Companies are now combining this decentralization of production from China and Asia to Europe and the US to include CO2 emission reduction objectives.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

A typical question we deal with could be: “should we invest in brewing capacity in South Africa or can we postpone that investment and save costs by importing beer from the Netherlands instead?” We also do a lot of production capacity studies in different countries, but it always took a long time to gather and validate data for each country.

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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. Donate today and download our case study to learn about this inspiring AIMMS use case. . There are many great examples where advanced analytics have contributed to social good.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

I have studied supply chain excellence for the last decade as an industry analyst. I will be writing the first draft of the manuscript on my way to South Africa on May 30th. Functional metrics in isolation degrade value. The gaps between industry sectors have widened over the decade. It is clear basics matter. Talk to you soon!

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 29, 2013

One of the highlights of the BVL was a panel discussion by the World Bank, talking about their global logistics study. Jean-Francois Arvis spoke about the World Bank Study on the Logistics and Public Sector. It is also a business opportunity for logistics hubs to be created, to serve different regions (such as central Africa).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

Wumdrop is a successful last mile logistics company in South Africa. I had studied TV script writing at the University of Cape Town with Roy. And neither of us had studied business. But we believed, because we had studied TV script writing, that we knew how to pitch. I interviewed Simon Hartley, the cofounder of Wumdrop.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 20, 2014

This growing optimism in the 3PL market is echoed by the survey results published in the 2014 18th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study. Those based in the Middle East and Africa seem to opt for shorter contracts of just 1 to 2 years.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2020

”[2] Mark Finch, Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East, and Africa at goMoxie, goes even further asserting retailers need to think digital to stay in business. One study found that 58% of millennials are willing to share their personal data to power product recommendations that best meet their needs.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

It was the process of studying and writing those articles that led me to the notion that there really needed to be a community for people who as I describe as being “obsessively enthusiastic” about supply chain and supply chain innovation technology. Brian studied mathematics and physics for his first degree from Connecticut College.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 18, 2013

Logistics complexity – in the form of fragmented channels, increased product variations, and consumer demand for customized solutions – has been increasing, according to a global study published recently by BVL International, a worldwide supply chain and logistics membership organization. on August 12, 2013. 1. Customer expectations.

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