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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. Here we shared our experiences. Looking at the CIO.

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

However, it requires new forms of corporate/government partnerships. SAPICS needs to form deep roots with global multinationals and government agencies to drive talent development. It needs to be about industry/government/community partnership. He spoke of M-Pesa and the evolution of new models for mobile commerce in Kenya.

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The Future of Food Security

Enterra Insights

.”[5] The 20 levers are divided into six areas: 1) Natural Resource Management; 2) Governance and Institutions; 3) Education and Knowledge; 4) Technology; 5) Trade; and 6) Finance. Governance and Institutions Levers. Natural Resource Management Levers. Optimize land-use. Restore biodiversity. Increase carbon storage.

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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

From the attack on Pearl Harbour more than 70 years ago, to the occasional collapse of a government brought on by the inability to manage the import or export of fossil fuels. The government simply ran out of foreign currency to buy imported fuel. During my week there, the gas pumps at every station stopped pumping.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the professional women’s division, Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia dropped the majority of the pack during a record-setting 11-mile stretch from mile 6-16. And what a race it was.

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Supply Chains have always shaped the World

Enterra Insights

Paul Simpson reports, “Excavations of the dry bed of the ancient Lake Olorgesailie, in southern Kenya, led by American paleoanthropologist Rick Potts, suggest that our ancestors created the first supply chain between 305,000 and 320,000 years ago, at least 80,000 years older than we previously thought.”[1]

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The Rise of China-Africa Trade: Why Transportation and Logistics Should be Front and Center

BlueYonder

For instance, main ports in Africa – such as Kenya, South Africa or Nigeria – can be identified as the primary points for embarkation and disembarkation. Clearly, addressing this issue is in the hands of the African governments. But the impact of these ‘empty moves’ can be mitigated with smart supply chain planning disciplines.

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