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Navigating the Red Sea Crisis

Navigating The Red Sea Crisis: What You Should Be Doing

Instances of ship assaults in the Red Sea have significantly impeded global maritime transportation, resulting in a 40% decline in trade flow through the Suez Canal. Dr Subhash Makhija, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of GEP, in New Jersey, USA, tells SmartProcurement that enterprises on a global scale are compelled to adjust their tactics, encompassing […]

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions

A Superhero’s Approach to Managing Supply Chain via Collaboration

The relentless amount of disruptions in the global supply chain is not just impacting economies and industries; it’s upending the lives of those navigating it – the supply chain professionals. Head of Supply Chain at Kimberly-Clark in Nigeria, Adenike Onasoga, tells SmartProcurement how industry experts stay ahead of trends, plan for the unpredictable, ensure efficient

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Loadshedding impact on SC

Loadshedding’s ripple effect on SA’s supply chains

In the realm of supply chain management, where efficiency and precision are paramount, disruptions can send shockwaves through even the most finely-tuned systems. One such disruption that has cast its shadow over the supply chains of South Africa is loadshedding. This IMM Graduate School blog delves into the intricate web of challenges that loadshedding poses

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Carbon emissions reduction

Supply Chain Emissions Reductions Accelerating as Companies Reassess in Year Two

EcoVadis released its second-annual Carbon Action Report with fresh findings from its Carbon Action Module (CAM), covering 2022 and 2023. This report analyses year-over-year findings from the CAM and delves into how the collaborative journey between buyers and suppliers is accelerating, showcasing the carbon maturity journey across diverse industries. Bridging the Climate Ambition-Action Gap Launched

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food Africa

Empowering emerging farmers towards a food secure Africa

Inspired by The Africa Report‘s statistics on Africa’s ‘Grain Drain’, founder and vision director of Farmz2U,  Aisha Raheem-Bolarinwa of Nigeria, writes about her continued commitment to growing opportunities in the field of sustainable farming to ensure food security in the future. With collaborative research and development efforts, there is an opportunity to tailor wheat varieties

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Catastrophic supply chain disasters

Catastrophic Supply Chain Disasters made worse by laziness

Global thought leader in supply chain, change management, procurement, management and edtech, Mike Mortson, fears that supply chain leaders are becoming lazy. By this, he explains, he doesn’t mean that they are lazy in terms of getting their day-to-day tasks done, but in making the strategic improvements necessary to create more robust and resilient supply

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Role of Procurement in Western Cape government

Procurement Key in Development of Infrastructure

Infrastructure development will be a vital tool in stimulating provincial economic growth in the Western Cape over the next 12 years, strategically leveraging procurement to optimise the impact, says Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Minister Tertuis Simmers. Speaking at SmartProcurement’s 10th Annual Western Cape Procurement Conference last month, Mr Simmers told his audience of procurement specialists

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Fragmentation of African supply chains

The Impact of Fragmentation on African Supply Chains

Efficient and interconnected supply chains play a vital role in driving economic growth and development, whereas the fragmentation of African supply chains impedes trade policies, costs, and potential, writes Adenike Onasoga, Head of Supply Chain at Kimberly-Clark, Nigeria. In this article, she writes about the pressing need on the continent to address the issues arising

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Western Cape Procurement Conference

CHALLENGES FACING SA’S PUBLIC SECTOR SCM ARENA

Public sector supply chain management officials must adopt a renewed approach to procurement in order to ensure value for money in today’s changing legislative and economic environment, according to Isac Smith, chief director of Governance and Asset Management in the Western Cape provincial treasury.   The upcoming 10th annual Western Cape Procurement Conference, which is

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3 procurement technology evolutions

Three Procurement Technology Evolutions for 2023

Now that we’re fully into 2023, the procurement and supply chain operating model will continue to evolve, writes Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of HICX and contributor to Supply Chain Brain. Despite sustained uncertainty in the business landscape, consumers still need goods and services. And manufacturers still need to meet demand. Read more here.

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