Tag: efficiency
Designing voice assistants for our multi-linguistic society
South African languages pose quite a challenge to voice assistants. The country recognises twelve official dialects, but these subdivide into many regional, cultural and colloquial accents. Most South Africans speak more than one language, further colouring their speech. This situation is by no means unique.
What South Africa must learn from Port of Rotterdam
Durban's port may soon get a revamp, but it needs to learn from the best in the world. During President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address in February he assured the nation that Transnet was “currently focused on improving operational efficiencies” at the country’s ports, “through procuring additional equipment and implementing new systems to reduce congestion”.
Procurement as a service
In 2021, the global procurement as a service market was valued at approximately US$ 6.3 billion. Given that the market has a projected compound annual growth rate of 7% for the next 10 years, experts forecast that the market is likely to reach a valuation of US$13.3 billion by the end of 2032.
BPS needed across industries?
In the digital economy, business productivity solutions (BPS) have become essential to running an effective organisation.
While various industries (like banking, supply chain, and...
Innovation and efficiency in the real world
What are the real benefits of driving innovation and efficiency in business?
Today ‘innovation’ is a buzzword: essential to many companies’ proclaimed existence, rather than...


























