In 1996, Dheshree Chetty launched her career at Kien Hung Shipping, helping to organise the company's filing room. Her first pay packet was R1,200. There was no grand title and no shortcut to leadership, just an opportunity to learn an industry from the ground up.
Trust has been the invisible infrastructure of supply chains for decades. Maintenance engineers trusted procurement teams to source from credible suppliers, while procurement professionals trusted manufacturers to uphold the engineering integrity of the products they supplied.
Archie Vermeulen is an industry veteran who previously headed national logistics operations for Vodacom as well as Cell C. During our visit to record a video tour of RAM’s new facility (view it here), we spent some extra time chatting to Archie and he shared some insights on people, process & equipment in warehousing. There were some real nuggets in the 9 minutes that we recorded and if you’re involved in warehousing operations, we encourage you to listen to it.
Intertek recently hosted a “Trading with Uganda” networking event at the JCCI House in Johannesburg. Bringing together various business and industry leaders and government representatives, the event was an excellent opportunity to delve into the increasing trade opportunities between Uganda and South Africa.
