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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. The Manufacturing 4.0 Here we shared our experiences.

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

At over 1,000 delegates, the conference is a large supply chain event. However, to capitalize on this opportunity, manufacturers need to step up. The presence of large South African manufacturers was limited at the conference (as was the thought leadership of global multinationals with operations in Africa).

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Revealed: The Sectors Cutting Product Lead Times Fastest

Unleashed

It’s been a long two years for manufacturing and logistics businesses at the sharp end of rapidly-changing global events. But which sub-sectors of manufacturing and logistics struggled most to fulfil orders during the pandemic, and how quickly did they rally? Biggest reduction in lead times since the height of the pandemic.

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Richard Markoff: “Don’t be too rigid in what we define”

Supply Chain Movement

We are building our entire supply chain around service, costs and proactivity, even trying to predict an event before it happens. We have already opened business affiliates in Saudi Arabia and Kenya. We have 42 factories and we manufacture 86% of what we sell. We believe we can do this by adding value. For example, there are 8.5

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International Industrial Trade Fairs

Exapro Hub

European trade fairs dedicated to industrial sector and manufacturing are fairly well known and popular among industry professionals. However, there is also a developing segment of industrial fairs and events in Asia and Africa. Announced dates of this event are May 01-03, 2018. There is no other event like that in Kazakhstan.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: IBM 2011 Corporate.

Supply Chains Rock

And we launched assessments for the first time in Turkey, Russia, Nigeria, Kenya and Indonesia. Upcoming Events. Manufacturing Central. In 2011, IBM conducted 222 full audits and 240 re-audits for a total of 462 assessments of suppliers in 21 countries, the largest single year activity to-date. In 2011, IBM conducted $3.2