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Doing Business in South Africa

QAD

Judging by the fossils found there, South Africa was home to some of the earliest of modern humans, many years ago. Dutch traders established the coastal city of Cape Town as a stopping point for the spice trade on South Africa’s southern tip. Manufacturing in South Africa. South Africa’s workforce is 22.19

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Doing Business in South Africa

QAD

Judging by the fossils found there, South Africa was home to some of the earliest of modern humans, many years ago. Dutch traders established the coastal city of Cape Town as a stopping point for the spice trade on South Africa’s southern tip. Manufacturing in South Africa. South Africa’s workforce is 22.19

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Smarter, Low-Risk Commodity Buying

ToolsGroup

By FinStock South Africa. One of our customers sources materials from a global network with long lead times. The importance of having the right inventory at the right price to service customer demand is crucial. Nowhere is this truer than on commoditized products. Evaluating stock-out versus long lead times.

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The things we’ve seen, in 2019

DELMIA Quintiq

Fifteen new startups from Belgium, China, France, India, South Africa and the U.S. We shared a lot of their stories this year: including IMC Toys , Spark Racing Technology and the European Spallation Source (ESS) to mention just a few. We expanded the 3D EXPERIENCE Lab : our open innovation laboratory and accelerator program.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Focus is on make, source and deliver together. Tomorrow, I board my long flight from South Africa. Supply Chain Design.

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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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Taking the Hill

Supply Chain Shaman

Industries that have formed cross-functional leadership teams combining source, make and deliver together have made the fastest progress. I will be writing the first draft of the manuscript on my way to South Africa on May 30th. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards.