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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

I would love to see it evolve into a program of research grants, co-op and student programs, and educational funding. . One of my favorite presentations at the event was by Francis Marabula, Executive head of Supply Chain, Safaricom, Kenya. He spoke of M-Pesa and the evolution of new models for mobile commerce in Kenya.

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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. And in that way, they are both outpacing Amazon, which has yet to launch a commercial drone delivery service in the US.

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The Future of Food Security

Enterra Insights

Strengthen research and development. The WWF developed these levers by studying food systems in four different countries: Brazil, Colombia, Kenya, and UAE. Support smallholder farmers. Improve land tenure rights. Strengthen national level commitments. Improve natural dietary guidelines. Education and Knowledge Levers.

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The introduction of E-Procurement.

ModusLink Corporation

International Non-Governmental Organisations in Kenya. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, 7 (2), 164-176. PERFORMANCE IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN KENYA: CASE OF SAROVA CHAIN OF HOTELS. Retrieved March 2020, from Edicomgroup.com. 2017, April). Kapepo, S. 2019, July ).

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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

Elementum

Smartphone use in countries like India and Kenya is growing rapidly as companies like Xiaomi offer more affordable models aimed at users in developing countries. Investors and research groups are optimistic about countries like Nigeria and Kenya, whose burgeoning middle classes have the capital to spend on foreign-made goods.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

If we look at just one customer, Amex Auto Spares based in Nairobi, Kenya with 5 branches across the Country. As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business. 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.