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How too much cash flow forced Dollar General’s inventory overstocking mistake, leading to a $95 million hit...
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The mid‐July 2021 civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng struck at the heart of South Africa’s...
In October 2021, Kellogg’s supply chain faced a tough test. Over 1,400 cereal workers across four U.S....
MTN’s supply chain has propelled the company to become Africa’s biggest telecom company. Today, the company operates...
Food moves fast, but contamination moves faster. When a bag of lettuce carries disease, hours matter, and...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains everywhere collapsed like dominoes. One crack revealed another. Nowhere was the...
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...
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...
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 operations in Africa were in response to the company’s various challenges on the...
The Amazon warehouse automation changed fulfillment operations across the globe. Today, it is a picture of efficiency...
The Pick n Pay distribution system was in crisis and the company needed a solution fast. Pick...
It is no secret that FedEx is one of the world’s largest logistics and delivery chains today....
Like supply chains, governance, whether in Africa or any other continent or country, is supposed to be...
Accounts payable isn’t a popular topic for any supply chain leadership, especially those in the African setting....
Retail analytics provides the clearest insights into customer behaviour, which is crucial to any supply chain. In...
Unsurprisingly, as more African businesses and supply chains advance or gain global recognition, they are increasingly automating...
Like many other places in the world, the African hospitality industry is a mixture of extreme competitiveness...
The manufacturing process is chaotic by nature, but with the right master plan, supply chains across Africa...
It is no secret that Africa is largely comprised of an informal economy. The secret is more...
