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The week many have been looking forward to has arrived. It’s finally the launch of The African Women in Supply Chain Association (AWISCA); an association that aims to encourage South Africa’s supply chain skills through technical and practical issues that continue to...

How to Achieve the Best Way of Balancing Cost and Service Finding ways to control supply chain costs without sacrificing service has become something companies seek to achieve as they look for ways to do more with less. Immense focus on reducing costs may impact the...

There are normally seven traditional wastes identified in Lean thinking, namely – transportation, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, over-processing and defects. However, there are other wastes to look at that are non-traditional wastes in your supply chain...

The field of supply chain and logistics needs innovative, logical thinkers who can be able to keep up with rapid technology advancement and global expansion. The recruitment process for finding the right candidate can be a bit demanding and time-consuming as the...

In small businesses, keeping count of inventory along with checking for inaccuracies in the warehouses may be a bit of a struggle. There are technology tools that assist in managing inventory, but there’s also a need for in-house systems that will be responsible for...

A lot of companies have opted to outsource the reverse logistics function than any other part of the supply chain. At this point, experts have even predicted this trend to continue growing globally over the next 20 years. Did you know that companies such as HP,...

There has been an increase in the number of incidents involving chemical products throughout the years and this factor has made it very important to know how to handle and transport chemical products. International commercial exchanges and receiving merchandise from...

Fleet vehicle advertising increases brand recognition 15 times more than any other form of advertising and truck advertising according to a study, rates as the second most effective form of outdoor media. For example, branded vehicles are seen by 3000 potential...

Once again it is time for supply chain professionals from all over South Africa to gather at the SAPICS Conference in order to discuss topics relevant to the supply chain and logistics industry and gain valuable expertise from top supply chain executives and thought...

Global manufacturing and supply chain processes have gone through a major shift in such a way that the number of manufacturers and businesses in need of shipping has grown beyond shippers’ maximum threshold. This is where Third-Party Logistics Service Providers...

Having cloud-based systems has been a game changer for software in the supply chain field and the benefits to this are praised immensely. With this, technology professionals get to control software development and supply chain providers have the chance to continue...

In the logistics and transportation industry, enterprise mobility is needed and is very important. With a transportation and logistics mobile app in place, the work environment productivity levels are increased and process begins to be more secure and unified. In...