Tag: logistics

The employment trends in the metals and engineering sector are an important indicator for the underlying structural constraints that have plagued the sector for the last decade and a half. The sector currently employs 362,871 people, which is a significant drop from the 577,507 people employed in 2008.

After 19 years of true loyalty, passion and dedicated service at Samsung Electronics South Africa, Hlubi Shivanda: Business Operations and Innovation and Corporate Affairs Director has resigned.

So you’ve come up with a winning idea for a product to sell online. What now? How do you turn your idea into a successful e-commerce business? Selling Products Online is the book for you. Brought to you by Heavy Chef and PayFast, this guide gives you everything you need to start an e-commerce business in 10 practical steps.

Disruption has become the norm in today’s global supply chains with various challenges impacting the efficiency and reliability of logistical operations. South African organisations must embrace a proactive mindset and develop robust strategies to deal effectively with disruption in this ever-evolving landscape.

South Africa’s retail sector is optimally positioned to drive emission reductions through net zero commitments. This can be achieved by its significant influence through conducting direct engagement with its suppliers for extensive emissions reductions impact throughout its value chain.

As Africa continues to chart its course to economic prosperity, one vital pillar will be supply chain. A prosperous Africa is a continent exporting finished value-added products to the rest of the world. For this to happen, supply chain must take its rightful place.

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”.

The Department of Minerals Resources and Energy (DMRE) has launched its plan for The South African liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market. It aims to grow the retail bottled gas market to reduce the pressure on electricity and to promote the domestic use of a healthier fuel, especially for heating and cooking.

COVID-19 vaccine rollouts worldwide have triggered the reboot of delayed expansion plans. Expansion into a new country will challenge the efficiency of a company’s existing delivery process. The winners in the global expansion race will be able to adjust products, prices and distribution channels according to local preferences.

Urban logistics as a subsector has benefited from the surge in online shopping and the demand for ever-shorter delivery times. While the pandemic has driven sustained and unprecedented disruption of property as an asset class, self-storage has emerged as a resilient sub-sector.