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NEWS

Transnova acquires Maluti-X

TRANSNOVA HAS announced the acquisition of Maluti-X, and labour planning process. This ensures that the correct
leveraging the strengths of both companies’ networks, number of resources are used at the right time, thereby
people and skill sets to unlock new value for customers. minimising overtime while adhering to labour laws,” adds
In today’s complex data-driven business environment, Gower-Winter.
companies are collecting an exponential amount of data
from a multitude of sources. The challenge companies face, A recent Gartner survey highlighted that data analysis is
particularly in supply chain operations, is how to use that the leading priority in supply chain, closely followed by IoT
enormous amount of data to drive information into action and cloud computing. During 2024, 50 percent of supply
and deliver tangible value. chain organisations will invest in applications that support
artificial intelligence and advanced analytics capabilities.
Maluti-X is a leading supply chain advisory firm led by a
team of passionate data engineers who combine in-depth “We are pleased to join the dynamic team at Transnova
supply chain knowledge with a data revolution approach. who have achieved phenomenal growth in the past decade,”
Customers who have partnered with Maluti-X on their data says Stephan Maré, Managing Director at Maluti-X. “We are
transformation journey and supply chain improvements excited to learn from them, to share our knowledge and
include Amka, Dis-Chem, Libstar, Lieben Group, Mr Price and skills and combine forces to unlock additional value for new
Woolworths, among others. and existing customers.”

“The acquisition of Maluti-X brings together two “Maluti-X will continue to operate independently to
companies with complementary solutions, customers, Transnova; however, close collaboration and knowledge
values, culture and vision,” says Transnova CEO Eric Gower- sharing is already underway across both teams,” says
Winter. “Maluti-X is leading the way in transforming data Gower-Winter. “This acquisition made sense for both parties
into action for customers, which is where the industry is and was simple to conclude due to the strong cultural fit
heading, and a skill that is in high demand within our own across both organisations. We are a group of people who
extended customer base and network.” share the same values – a group with a deep drive to serve
our customers first and foremost. We love solving our
“The company has also developed a unique labour customers’ problems and finding solutions to their everyday
optimisation and scheduling tool called MILO, which allows issues and future challenges. We believe in turning these
companies to automate the operational decision-making issues into opportunities for mutual benefit.” •

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