To meet the demands of and capitalize on the emerging market growth opportunity, companies must significantly re-evaluate their current supply chains. A new white paper commissioned by DHL, makes clear that a ‘regionalized global supply chain’...
Top supply chain educators recognised at SAPICS gala event Supply chain management training remains the most critical discipline in building capacity and ensuring South Africa’s competitiveness and sustainability in the global context – a key...
The South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) has been accredited to present and award the prestigious FIATA Higher Diploma in Supply Chain Management. Tony d’Almeida, director at SAAFF responsible for education, training and...
Supply chain management is changing from strategically decoupled, price driven to being strategically coupled, value driven. This is the view of Steven Melnyk PhD (a professor of operations and supply chain management at Michigan State University...
Procuring fuel efficient fleets through reviewing supply chain management systems is how large operations are tackling the high fuel prices due to the volatile oil price. These fleets will not only cushion the operations against high oil prices but...
As a Professor of Supply Chain Management at Arizona State University, Lisa Ellram is a leading strategic thinker in the field, specialising in purchasing and procurement. Ellram has a remarkable ability to orchestrate strategies that achieve and...
In today’s rapidly-changing business environment, the supply chain is increasingly important to a company’s costs, customer service, asset productivity and competitive position. Africa’s Boardroom looks at the importance of...
