During the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains everywhere collapsed like dominoes. One crack revealed another. Nowhere was the...
Obi Tabansi
Obinabo Tochukwu Tabansi is a supply chain digital writer (Content writer & Ghostwriter) helping professionals and business owners across Africa learn from real-world supply chain wins and setbacks and apply proven strategies to their own operations. He also crafts social content for logistics and supply chain companies, turning their solutions and insights into engaging posts that drive visibility and trust.
A fire broke out in March 2000 at a Philips semiconductor plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It...
Intel’s supply chain was built for high performance, but maybe not for low prices. The company was...
Most retailers in Africa believe that ultra-low pricing leads to low margins. Unfortunately, that thinking trickles down...
Most companies believe rural Africa is unreachable without deep infrastructure and capital. Promasidor’s distribution engine and and...
Manual distribution is traditional, but tradition no longer works in the 21st century, whether in the West...
In a time when there are many impressive supply chains, Zara’s supply chain stands out quite effortlessly....
Many believe only small or inexperienced supply chains stumble. The bigger the company, the smoother the supply...
Many African supply chain professionals and business owners are told that efficiency in distribution starts with infrastructure....
In 2018, Yum! Brands faced a serious supply chain problem in the UK. A supplier switch gone...
Every time someone orders a Big Mac, they expect the same flavor, freshness, and speed. Their location...
In many parts of Africa, supply chains are held back by manual systems, delays, and unpredictable logistics....
Many factories rely on imported materials and energy, which makes them vulnerable to international price shifts and...
By changing how medicines move across countries like Zambia, GlaxoSmithKline’s supply chain proved that distribution challenges in...
Zipline drone technology is using small, fast-flying drones to transform healthcare logistics in Africa. The company has...
Between 2020 and 2023, the height of the pandemic, Volkswagen’s supply chain saw production declines to the...
Most global carmakers and automotive supply chains avoid setting up factories or assembly plants in Africa. However,...
One of the common challenges you will hear from foreign businesses and global supply chains operating in...
Dangote Cement’s fleet operations success is unique, but maybe that is because only the company could pull...
Before Selina Wamucii’s Digital Integration of farms in Kenya, many smallholder farmers struggled to get fresh produce...
Heineken’s green supply chain operation in Africa is a response to the company’s logistics and production challenges...
The Amazon warehouse automation changed fulfillment operations across the globe. Today, it is a picture of efficiency...
The last two decades have seen Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the air cargo arm of Ethiopian...
The Pick n Pay distribution system was in crisis and the company needed a solution fast. Pick...
Reverse logistics in Africa is gaining traction as the continent continues to open up to online businesses,...
Applying inventory management strategies effectively can help you achieve optimal results in your supply chain operation. With...
Every effective supply chain piggybacks on customer demand, giving demand planning and forecasting systems a significant role...
Strategic sourcing focuses on more than just the purchase price of the supply. It achieves this by...
As demands continue to evolve, businesses are increasingly having to improve customer satisfaction through the supply chain....
African supply chains have access to a population of 1.4 billion people, or, you could say, the...
