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Food moves fast, but contamination moves faster. When a bag of lettuce carries disease, hours matter, and...
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains everywhere collapsed like dominoes. One crack revealed another. Nowhere was the...
Zipline drone technology is using small, fast-flying drones to transform healthcare logistics in Africa. The company has...
Before Selina Wamucii’s Digital Integration of farms in Kenya, many smallholder farmers struggled to get fresh produce...
It’s been one thing after another since the pandemic started. Now, we are experiencing an extended global...
Supply chain lead time, at its core, measures the speed and efficiency of the operation. It is...
With countries reeling from inflation and the impact of forex on supply chains, many organisations are clearly...
Hidden expenses in your supply chain create a spend leakage that, if not properly identified and sorted,...
Robust multi-modal transportation in Africa is possible, but it will involve collaboration between the private and public...
Supplier data management is one of the fastest rising systems in supply chain operations, even in Africa....
Anyhow you look at it, people are the most important stakeholders in your supply chain operations. As...
Retail analytics provides the clearest insights into customer behaviour, which is crucial to any supply chain. In...
Predictive analytics is one of the vital pillars of modern supply chains, even for those operating within...
Tech solutions are the lifeline of modern day supply chains, and in the African setting, there are...
There are many things you never want to happen in your logistics or supply chain, and vehicle...
It is no news that much of Africa has unreliable access to energy resources and power supply,...
Supply chain management can be a massive operation requiring vast amounts of resources, and, in many cases,...
As the world bids for a more sustainable planet, there is pressure on supply chains across the...
Counterfeiting is not a new phenomenon in the African market, but it is quickly making its way...
Customs and border control are a big challenge for many African supply chains. If you have ever...
Local and global sourcing are two sourcing strategies supply chains use to locate the right raw materials...
Global supply chains are quickly becoming the norm in Africa. As more supply chains grow and expand,...
There are many times an organization or business could find itself in market saturation, and often, the...
No supply chain stands alone, irrespective of the crisis going on across the world, which makes most...
As your business continues to grow, it is only normal to want to consider expanding its operations,...
African supply chains are already implementing and using robotics, among other tech solutions, so it is possible....
Although supply chain complexity is not unique to businesses and organizations in Africa, it is still a...
The thing about innovation is that it is not always about great groundbreaking ideas. Sometimes, it is...
Africa has much potential, especially in the logistics industry, but its great soft underbelly is the infrastructural...
Warehouse automation is becoming a new trend in inventory management, which is not surprising considering how much...
