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The mid‐July 2021 civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng struck at the heart of South Africa’s...
Africa
In the wake of the pandemic, the Ukraine war, and economic woes that plagued much of the...
MTN’s supply chain has propelled the company to become Africa’s biggest telecom company. Today, the company operates...
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...
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...
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...
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the air cargo arm of Ethiopian Airlines, has risen from obscurity to...
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,...
Strategic sourcing focuses on more than just the purchase price of the supply. It achieves this by...
African supply chains have access to a population of 1.4 billion people, or, you could say, the...
Unfortunately, sustainable supply chains in Africa have garnered very little attention. However, it is still an essential...
Similar to the rest of the world, last-mile delivery in Africa is the final stage of the...
Africa is the top emerging market in the world, and it is showing a lot of promise....
It’s no secret that e-commerce growth in Africa, like the rest of the world, has seen a...
Access to financing has all it takes to ensure African supply chains can have the freedom they...
Robust multi-modal transportation in Africa is possible, but it will involve collaboration between the private and public...
In 2024, much of the economies across Africa is grappling with the high cost of goods and...
Supplier data management is one of the fastest rising systems in supply chain operations, even in Africa....
Much has been made about the green warehouse initiative, but is it possible in Africa? Sustainability is...
Supply chain management has been quite transformative in African commerce, but how? Whether globally or in Africa,...
Like supply chains, governance, whether in Africa or any other continent or country, is supposed to be...
Demand volatility is not a new supply chain concept, although the last pandemic blew it out of...
