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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

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All with the goal of maximizing the company’s bottom line by minimizing the incidence of stock outs and materially reducing or eliminating excess inventory. They have totally eliminated the use of Excel for planning and executing local purchases, which they were spending upwards of 5 hours a day on. When to buy.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

The ultimate goal is to maximise a company’s bottom line by minimising the incidence of stock outs and reducing or eliminating excess inventory. Today, Amex Auto Spares’ local procurement staff spend considerably more time negotiating the best pricing with suppliers rather than trying to figure out what to buy!

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Back in December, we welcomed two new members to our family: Milo and Otis, guinea pig brothers we adopted. Our first guinea pig, Bubbles, had passed away a few weeks earlier (after bringing us much joy and laughs for over four years), so we were very excited to bring Milo and Otis home and begin a new chapter of memories.