Unleashed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

James Ewing: Procurement Manager at Renewable Parts Ltd. Tim Wright: Founder of two medical equipment manufacturing companies and currently MD of Langcroft Consultancy – specialists in digital transformation. In South Africa, there are a lot of third-party fulfilment companies , so costs were going up with them.”

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Partly thanks to emerging economies such as Russia, Brazil and South Africa, companies will increasingly be trading with partners outside of the European Union, which means that local customs and tax legislation and regulations will have an ever greater influence on business operations. 39 | Tools & Technology.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. The third team is project purchasing.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Sustainability reporting means the company must assess its environmental impact, the communities in which it operates, and its governance, auditing and reporting of those responsibilities. Around the world there are requirements for certain companies to report on sustainability. Who reports on sustainability?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

Wumdrop is a successful last mile logistics company in South Africa. In 2013, I was working in a media company in Cape Town. I worked at an online media company scrapping content from other sites and selling advertising. I pitched the owner of the company on generating content, he said ‘no.’

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

According to IDC, most companies lose 20-30% in revenue every year due to bottlenecks and inefficiencies. Organizations around the world are now adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology solutions to create smarter, leaner, safer and sustainable manufacturing systems.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 12, 2022

As supply chain disruptions continue the procurement function should adapt to improve transparency, build collaborative relationships, and ensure sustainable sourcing practices, resulting in a stronger, more resilient supply chain with Cloud ERP for manufacturing. However, as teams become remote manual procurement has hampered operations.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 2, 2019

According to IDC, most companies lose 20-30% in revenue every year due to bottlenecks and inefficiencies. Organizations around the world are now adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology solutions to create smarter, leaner, safer and sustainable manufacturing systems. September 25th, 2019.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Seven ways companies, consumers, and the government are responding. The Risk of Outdated Forecasting Software. Supply chain shortages, global events, and inflation all make it harder than ever for companies to accurately predict customer demand. How did one company recall cause a nationwide crisis?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

In this post my goal is to help companies build outside-in processes through a clearer definition. I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns.

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Thus, it comes as no surprise that modern inventory management solutions, such as EMERGE App , are based on these sound FIFO principles. Penelope also provided the following production summary from her accounting software package: Beginning Inventory 0 units. It thus ignores the effect of prices of goods and their purchase dates.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

But without an effective fulfillment strategy, it’s difficult to control fulfillment costs, which can have a negative impact on the company’s bottom line. Sophie Miles is the VP of Marketing & Co-Founder of CalculatorBuddy.com , a tech company in expansion to USA, Canada, and South Africa. Sophie Miles.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. The Early Days: 1956-1960s.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 20, 2021

In celebration of Earth Day, we’re providing an inside look at how some of our clean tech customers are using cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software to develop innovative solutions that better the planet. Reducing Our Carbon Footprint.

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EazyStock

MAY 28, 2019

I thank you for the award and I also thank my customers and employees for really teeing up this company for further growth and success! EazyStock is one of the automation tools I see provide high value to my customers. The solution enables companies to better understand: What to buy. A little bit about myself.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 12, 2022

Using shop-by-store features to check inventory availability before going to make purchases in-store. When looking at how omnichannel retail increases sales, consider the fact that 54% of consumers say they are likely to look at a product online and then purchase it in-store. Buy online and return in-store (BORIS).

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EazyStock

MAY 28, 2019

Thank you for the award and I’d also like to thank customers and employees for really teeing-up this company for further growth and success! EazyStock is one of the automation tools I see provide high value to my customers. The solution enables companies to better understand: What to buy. A little bit about myself.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He is one of our incredible supply chain experts.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 18, 2019

“We expect companies to anticipate our needs, to have the products we want on-hand, to communicate with us in real time (via social media), and to adapt to their needs as they change. Path to Purchase. But retailers who approach this problem with big data tools may have an advantage over those that don’t.”

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Claritum

AUGUST 15, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. The benefits of purchasing promotional products. Promotional products, ranging from a key ring, a diary, custom coins to a pen and mug, are items used to promote a product, service or company program. Introduction. Problems with current sourcing methodologies. 1 Introduction.

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Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this month’s newsletter, we explore the crunch a strong dollar poses for many companies right now — and the possible twists and turns in the road ahead. The direct impact of this phenomenon is weakened purchasing power of other currencies relative to the Dollar. For example, companies who export oil are paid in dollars.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Whatever maturity model or consultancy support companies use, S&OP seems to get stuck. Steve Hainey is an international speaker who has had over 20 years’ experience in global multi-site supply chain planning for Fortune 100 & 500 manufacturing companies of retail consumable goods, chemical materials, and medical device products.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

He explains, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more.”[2]

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Together with Consafe Logistics, a supplier of supply chain execution software, Supply Chain Movement has created this Supply Chain Execution Mindmap to outline the route, including road signs indicating potential hazards along the way. >>Please South Africa. South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

South Africa. South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. The way by which consumers purchase, use and share technology is changing rapidly. These external trends force high-tech companies to prepare for this unpredictable future: Plan. Impact on high-tech companies. Supply chain solutions.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Purchasing and supplier management. Why Do Companies Have Too Many KPIs? There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Warehousing.

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