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Traceability for manufacturers today

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

You won’t be able to judge the risk for contamination, nor will you be able to find the source of the contamination and where it spread to, should it be identified in your facilities or further downstream. Most recently, Nestle South Africa recalled its Kit Kat products over possible contaminants. Download Now.

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Shorter supply chains with more local sourcing if possible are now becoming preferable because the more links in the chain, the more potential for a weak link.

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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

QAD

Let’s cover just three areas where ERP drives greater sustainability: Responsible Sourcing – Manufacturing ERP systems support efforts to identify responsible, sustainable sources of materials. Waste Reduction – Nobody likes waste, especially manufacturers. Consider the effects of excess inventory and unnecessary shipments.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Ikea is a good example as it has sourced close to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable foresters and hundred percent of its cotton from farms that meet better cotton standards (Ikea, n.d.). Johannesburg, South Africa : Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University Of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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When local problems go global

DELMIA Quintiq

It brings to bear Quintiq’s world record breaking optimization techniques on the modern supply chain, enabling it to automatically consider and adapt in real time to: Multiple supply chain sourcing options in complex global networks. Transportation times and relationships between multiple plants and warehouses.

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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Getting Demand Forecasting Right 

Unleashed

Meet the experts Nicki Hawkins – Cost Accountant & Head of Purchasing – Ribeye Boats , premium leisure boats in Dartmouth, Devon. The consolation with that was all our main competitors sourced products from the same region, so we were all in the same boat.” The main contributing factor to that was the cost of freight.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

client meeting. I was not sure what the discussion was going to be, but I was hoping to be wide-awake by the time that I got to the corner of 18 th Street to meet my client. Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Focus is on make, source and deliver together. Tomorrow, I board my long flight from South Africa.