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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Global supply chains were starting to recover from two years of upheaval caused by the pandemic when the military crisis hit. The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The port serves as a gateway for importing vehicles from Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as exporting vehicles to the Middle East, Africa, and other regions. The port closure disrupts the inbound and outbound flows of vehicles and parts, affecting the operations and sales of automakers, dealers, and suppliers.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. A prime example is how governments in the Middle East have begun to rethink food security targets after the disruptions to their food supply chains.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Wingcopter to deploy 12,000 drones across Africa. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”. Shortages of baby formula began to take effect last summer amid supply chain disruptions, product recalls, and inflation.

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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part One

Enterra Insights

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]

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The Opportunity — and Challenges — for Digital Transformation in MENA

ivalua

The pandemic was a wake-up call for businesses worldwide, who struggled to overcome operational disruption — everything from the transition to remote working, to supply chain chaos. Organizations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) were no exception — and these companies were particularly aggressive in their response.

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

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SYSPRO Africa first visited Mombasa Kenya at the main gathering in East Africa of CIOs – CIO 100. Supply Chain effect. Global supply chain disruption affected all countries and for Kenya the most significant effect is that 77% suffered from delays in supply from global and local supply chains.