Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Logistics in Africa is tough. Africa just does not have the infrastructure, has an education gap, and does not widely deploy technologies like GPS tracking that are common in the West. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Global Trade Logistics Outsourcing Retail Supply Chain Risk Management'

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IT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

By Rob Jackson (pictured) Content Writer The post Preparing for Your First Remote Interview for AI Engineers from West Africa: Tips to Impress appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

While consulting for USAID/COMPETE Africa, Schofield developed the concept of Origin Africa which is a branding and awareness campaign to promote and increase African apparel exports to the United States and Europe.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I have been talking to a number of FMCG Regional and Market Leaders in the past few months about the supply chain challenges that they face in African and Middle Eastern Markets. Most understand the benefits of a Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) process. Many have already implemented S&OP with varying degrees of success.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

Until then, I am traveling to South Africa to speak at SAPICS 2013 on the book Bricks Matter. On the trip to and from South Africa (16 hours door-to-door), I started writing the new book that I will be publishing in 2014. I have never been in Africa. Is there a multi-tier exchange that I should include in my October report?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 21, 2023

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

This has forced ocean carriers to avoid the sea and take a much longer route to Europe around the southern tip of Africa. Because going around Africa takes longer, shipping companies have had to add more vessels to ensure that they can transport goods on time and without cutting volumes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

But now ships between Europe and Asia are instead going around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, which can add anywhere from 10 days to a month of travel time compared to the Red Sea/Suez Canal route. Rates for 40-foot containers from Asia to North Europe are at $8,764.14.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Group operates 120 production plants in 19 European countries and a further 10 countries in the Americas, Asia, and Africa. The Group is made up of twelve world-renowned brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania, and MAN.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 25, 2021

By FinStock South Africa. 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. With commodity buying, customers have a wide range of vendors to buy from and switch often to protect their margins.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The port serves as a gateway for importing vehicles from Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as exporting vehicles to the Middle East, Africa, and other regions. The port handles about 10 million tons of farm products per year, mostly to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 20, 2022

He holds an MBA from Cambridge University in the UK, and degrees in economics and law from the University of Natal in South Africa. Prior to starting NYSHEX with the mission to enable more reliable shipping, Gordon spent 12 years with a carrier at Maersk and 3 years with a shipper at SABMiller (now ABInbev). About NYSHEX.

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AIMMS

APRIL 11, 2018

It depends where you look, but for instance, in smaller markets like South Africa, food companies are hard-pressed to compete in the globalized market. Feed costs are much cheaper in Brazil than in South Africa. This is just an example of the challenges presented by the globalized market.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JANUARY 10, 2018

Chris Rea has finally found the correct turn off, a lot of people in Africa still don’t know its Christmas and the novelty Santa toilet seat cover is back in the box. Oh, and chocolate Easter eggs are in the shops 4 months in advance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Dominic Regan is Senior Director for Oracle’s Logistics applications strategy across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. These improvements raise the bar as a key differentiator for companies that are competing for the same customers, transportation capacity or both.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

In a recent FarEye webinar , an executive at Massmart, a Walmart-owned retailer and the second-largest distributor of consumer goods in Africa, talked about how you can’t assume bicycles can deliver across a whole city. There are roads that are safe for bikes, and roads that are not. The bike routes must be carefully mapped.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 11, 2022

Tompkins Ventures is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with partners spanning Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, China, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Panama, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States. Key Takeaways: Supply Chains in VUCA Environments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2021

The iWMS team on this project had folks from the US, South Africa, Ceylon, and India participating in team meetings and individual calls. Lori herself got Covid early in the project, which meant initially she was not able to participate in all the Zoom calls.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

50% of the interviewed companies have implemented re-shoring initiatives in the last 3 years for up to 20% of their Asia-based production capacity.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 22, 2023

Africa’s reserves of critical minerals make the continent key to the success of the global semiconductor and EV markets, but it could also benefit from supply chain diversification.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 10, 2024

Customer-Centric Approach: AJEX adapts to customer needs and expectations, offering reliable and trusted shipping, clearance, and logistics services in the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian sub-continent. Ecommerce Experts: AJEX is experiencing rapid growth due to the booming ecommerce market in Saudi Arabia.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

One Network has years of experience in healthcare supply networks that provide medicines and vaccines to hundreds of millions of people in Africa and around the globe. Multiparty Networks are Proven Technology.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

With respect to online gambling in Namibia vs South Africa, the African countries have been surprising us with the ever-growing statistics for the gambling market. When you think of Africa, you generally feel about relatively developing nations with recurring social issues. Gambling in South Africa: How Does it Hold Up Against Namibia?

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In the Sahel region of Africa, political instability and corruption has run rife since decolonisation from European nations. Arbitrary borders were drawn without the consideration of who they will affect.…

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 4, 2014

You may recall the inventory chaos of the vuvuzelas in team colours at the previous competition in South Africa. The majority of items adorned with the World Cup logo are sensibly generic and not directly linked with any one team.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Fifteen new startups from Belgium, China, France, India, South Africa and the U.S. This represents a major step forward in our mission to lead the digital transformation of life sciences in the age of personalized medicine and patient-centic experience.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2021

Goodman ( @petersgoodman ) and Stanley Reed report, “As the world absorbed the reality that the Suez Canal [would] remain blocked for at least several … days, hundreds of ships stuck at both ends of the channel … began contemplating a far more expensive alternative: forsaking the channel and heading the long way around Africa.

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

How one of the largest retailers in Africa is using innovative technology to improve customer service while lowering supply chain. The post How a Leading Retailer is Using a Control Tower to Manage their Supply Chain appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It only took days following the announcement out of South Africa that a new coronavirus had been detected for that variant pop-up around the globe. In South Africa, where the Omicron variant was first detected, only 25% of the population is vaccinated. The Omicron Virus. ”[3].

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 24, 2023

Modi said the COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the importance and need for resilient and inclusive supply chains during the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Asda said it is experiencing “sourcing challenges” on some products that are grown in southern Spain and north Africa. Meanwhile, supplies from British farms have also been cut as many farmers have cut back on planting due to the rocketing costs of heating greenhouses.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 6, 2023

Perhaps Africa will have achieved far more food sovereignty. In addition to the “Coordinated Step Forward” scenario, they propose three other scenarios, which they call: “Uneven Progress,” “The Rise of Africa,” and “Every Country for Itself.” The Rise of Africa. ”[7] They write, “Various futures are imaginable.

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The partnership started in July 2016 with a pilot project in West Africa, which is a very challenging region from a supply chain perspective. Soon, WFP wants to apply what it’s doing in terms of strategic planning in West Africa to other regions. With Quintiq, WFP aims to take this to another level.

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The partnership started in July 2016 with a pilot project in West Africa, which is a very challenging region from a supply chain perspective. Soon, WFP wants to apply what it’s doing in terms of strategic planning in West Africa to other regions. With Quintiq, WFP aims to take this to another level.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 24, 2019

The Economist says that more companies are sourcing with proximity to their major markets – for instance servicing the EU from Eastern Europe and Northern Africa or the US from Mexico. But converging costs have reduced the need for far flung supply chains in many industries.

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AIMMS

APRIL 11, 2018

It depends where you look, but for instance, in smaller markets like South Africa, food companies are hard-pressed to compete in the globalized market. Feed costs are much cheaper in Brazil than in South Africa. This is just an example of the challenges presented by the globalized market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. The company works with 13 ocean carriers and 7 air carriers.

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