Leadership, a trait that all industry professionals strive to develop, yet very few possess in its entirety. This elusive attribute is the ability to inspire, guide and support individuals to achieve success. The value created by leadership in a supply chain is evident but sometimes misunderstood by supply chain stakeholders.
Leadership, a trait that all industry professionals strive to develop, yet very few possess in its entirety. This elusive attribute is the ability to inspire, guide and support individuals to achieve success. The value created by leadership in a supply chain is evident but sometimes misunderstood by supply chain stakeholders.
'Line of sight' in the supply chain has taken on a new meaning in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Rather than simply tracking stock movements and using this data to attempt to influence the end consumer to buy a product, there is now massive investment in trying to ‘own’ the retailer from a data perspective. The focus has shifted to tracking everything retailers sell and who they sell to, preferably in real time.
SYSPRO listened to different perspectives at two events in Kenya: one the CIO view and the other the CFO view on digital transformation.
As from 31 December 2021, every private business, be it a company, close corporation, trust, partnership or sole proprietor, will have to compile and make available a ‘PAIA Manual’.
Many players in the auto industry have overlooked the many opportunities to monetise vehicle data, especially considering how other industries are generating huge value from data. It not only creates new revenue opportunities for the auto industry, but also increases brand loyalty and improves the customer experience.
Ctrack is a global leader in vehicle tracking, fleet management and insurance telematics solutions, in the business of keeping vehicles, fleets and their occupants ‘Always Visible’.
Reverse logistics is a form of returns management. It tracks products from point of return by the customer and manages where they end up. Once returned, they can be resold, repaired, refurbished, recycled or simply scrapped. The cost of reverse logistics might seem prohibitive, but the money that businesses can save or recover from activities such as ‘re-commerce’ and employing effective returns management more than makes up for the initial cost.
Supply chain change theories to handle continuous improvement are abundant, but major disruption needs rapid step change that is risk balanced with common sense to stay in business.
There’s no doubt that social media has changed the world since its mainstream adoption into society, considerably impacting a business’s reputation, sales and even survival.
According to the latest Ctrack Freight Transport Index, the overall logistics sector continues to show huge growth with year-on-year increases of 26.4 percent.
