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Supply Chain Management

Supply chain finance is an increasingly critical aspect of supply chain management, enabling organisations to improve their cash flow, mitigate risk in their supply chains, and ensure the continuity of supply and the financial health of their suppliers, according to SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management).

SAPICS
Supply Chain Management

As our natural resources dwindle and carbon emissions rise, circular supply chains are becoming more critical than ever. According to author and circular supply chain guru Deborah Dull, we can save the planet using the principles of circularity.

SAPICS

At its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM), SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management) shared the successful outcomes of an organisational restructuring embarked on last year. The association also reaffirmed its commitment to elevating, educating and empowering supply chain professionals across Africa and announced the appointment of three new directors who bring a wealth of ...

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SAPICS held its Annual General Meeting on the 8th of May which was chaired by President MJ Schoemaker. The organisation wrapped up a busy and successful financial year.

Supply Chain Management

Forklifts have made a considerable impact on the Material Handling space since industrial production scaled up drastically between the 17th and 18th century. Consequently, there was a need for faster, safer, and more efficient mechanisms for moving materials.

The vast majority of goods are still transported by sea. According to SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management), sight is often lost, however, of how shipping disruptions have a far-reaching impact on global trade and supply chains, including inflation and food and energy security.

Conference

Eazi Access is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at this year's SAPICS Conference & Exhibition which will be taking place at Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town from the 9th - 12th of June 2024. The theme for the 46th Annual Conference is Supply Chain Metamorphosis, and this is relevant in these times as we see Supply Chains evolving to new markets and new technologies ...

Supply Chain Management

Solar power supplied 67% of all electricity used in February this year at three of the leading South African truck body and trailer building companies, Serco’s factories and offices in South Africa and Serco’s goal is to push that figure up to 75% following further investment to raise the ratio even higher in the medium to long term.

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2024 SAPICS Conference Features Global Public Health Supply Chain Track

Supply chains get goods from manufacturers to end users. They also save lives. Strong health supply chains are critical to get lifesaving medicines and health products to where they are needed, when they are needed, including to the most vulnerable communities. Efficient supply chains are essential in the fight against ...

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Supply chain leaders are increasingly recognising that customer data is the fuel that can supercharge a supply chain and give their business a competitive edge. According to Khuthala Myende, a supply chain specialist who has been recognised as one of “Africa’s Top 100 Influential Women In Supply Chain”, customer experience should be at the forefront of decision-making throughout the supply chain.