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NEW CHAPTER: SAIMI CEO Prof Malek
Pourzanjani (right) and Director of Operations
Soraya Artman prepare to welcome dignitaries to
the opening.
SAIMI opens
national
headquarters in PE
The South African International Maritime
Institute (SAIMI) marked the International Day
of the Seafarer by offi cially opening its new
national headquarters in Nelson Mandela Bay
on 25 June.
THE INSTITUTE, which is based on the Ocean
Sciences Campus of Nelson Mandela University
in Summerstrand, operates under a government
mandate to assist in growing the ‘blue economy’
by facilitating maritime skills development through
relationships between industry stakeholders and
education and training institutions countrywide.
Dignitaries at the opening were guided through
SAIMI’s role in the city and the global maritime
sector, which includes everything from aquaculture
and fi sheries to coastal and marine tourism,
shipping and off -shore oil and gas exploration.
“We are thrilled to be operating from our fi rst
permanent ‘home port’,” said SAIMI Chief Executive
Offi cer Professor Malek Pourzanjani. •
July/August 2018 | Logistics News
The next evolution of
warehouse software
Fortna announces a new release of its
warehouse execution software platform:
FortnaWES™.
WES IS beginning
to absorb
functionality
from warehouse
management
systems (WMS)
and other
technologies and
tapping a deeper
pool of talent
to develop innovative solutions for the next
generation distribution centre.
Speed, complexity and the need
for fl exible fulfi lment operations are
the hallmark of today’s distribution
environment. The Holy Grail is real-time
order optimisation, where algorithms
balance workfl ow and optimise rhythms
throughout the entire operation. The result
is adaptive fl ow control, which enables
unprecedented effi ciency and accuracy,
without putting service levels in jeopardy.
This is causing more companies to turn to
warehouse execution software (WES) for
effi ciency gains in the distribution centre.
With the adoption of automation
solutions to solve labour, speed and accuracy
challenges, WES is the key to making all
the pieces of your fulfi lment operation work
together. However, the complexity and types
of solutions that omni-channel commerce
demands are where the WES really starts to
shine, with algorithms that balance workfl ow
and optimise rhythms throughout the entire
operation. With the real-time monitoring and
control of your warehouse that WES provides,
you can achieve higher throughput without
putting service levels in jeopardy.
One of the biggest advantages of WES
is that it is always aware of every piece of
equipment and device in your facility. In
addition it can perform ‘what if’ analysis to
re-route orders around bottlenecks based
on the status of any piece of equipment or
zone. •
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