Ford’s semiconductor crisis was part of the global chip shortage from 2020 to 2022. But could things...
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Tesla and Panasonic’s partnership in 2014 unlocked a cost-saving strategy that revolutionized the EV industry. And took...
In an industry crazy about just-in-time inventory, Hyundai’s semiconductor strategy took the opposite approach in 2020, and...
Walmart’s RFID mandate to its top 100 suppliers in June 2003 challenged the notion that barcodes, combined...
Bolt Food’s exit from Nigeria shook the industry. But it wasn’t because it happened, it was because...
Cisco’s $2.25 billion inventory collapse and eventual write-off in 2001 were more than the annual GDP of...
DHL’s warehouse robotics transformation was driven by a surge in e-commerce demand and severe labor shortages. Article...
Dell’s build-to-order strategy in the 2000s helped the company turn its inventory problems into a competitive advantage....
Bamburi Cement’s supply chain digitization reshaped how the company moves cement from its factories to customers. Adapting...
Adidas’ speed factory experiment was a bold initiative to revolutionize the footwear supply chain. The idea was...
Food moves fast, but contamination moves faster. When a bag of lettuce carries disease, hours matter, and...
In many parts of Africa, supply chains are held back by manual systems, delays, and unpredictable logistics....
Between 2020 and 2023, the height of the pandemic, Volkswagen’s supply chain saw production declines to the...
Before Selina Wamucii’s Digital Integration of farms in Kenya, many smallholder farmers struggled to get fresh produce...
Leveraging technology to improve outcomes is the core goal of the digital supply chain. Transparency across operations...
Although supply chain digitization of in Africa and the rest of the world is not a new...
With more complexity in inventory management, supply chains are looking for tools and solutions to navigate and...
The warehouse management system (WMS) is a great tool for organizing, controlling, and tracking the inventory of...
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...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the tech of the age, transforming the norm across several industries but can...
Tech solutions are the lifeline of modern day supply chains, and in the African setting, there are...
With the spotlight on last-mile delivery in recent years, tech solutions like delivery drones are springing up...
E-sourcing in Africa is not a new concept. However, it has quickly gathered momentum ever since the...
As organizations in Africa continue to ramp up their supply chain optimization, integration offers them a seamless...
Although blockchain can hardly be described as a new technology, it seems the solution is just beginning...
African supply chains are already implementing and using robotics, among other tech solutions, so it is possible....
You wouldn’t be wrong to assume that technology is the lifeblood of modern supply chain management, but...
The world of supply chain management is constantly evolving, and technology has a lot to say about...
The modern supply chain is certainly built on technology, but that doesn’t mean humans are no longer...
