Category: Events

SAPICS APPLAUDS SKILLS AND DEDICATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN COMMUNITY AND NAMES NEW DIRECTORS AT ANNUAL AGM

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The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management (SAPICS) wrapped up a challenging but successful financial year with its recent well-attended annual general meeting (AGM) that was chaired by president MJ Schoemaker. Two new directors, Selepe Phetla and Nikita Reddy, have joined the SAPICS board. Schoemaker applauded supply chain practitioners from around South Africa for pulling together in 2022 when, after COVID-19, supply chains were stretched even further by disasters of floods and droughts that affected the country. Supply chain professionals went the extra mile to keep shelves stocked, manufacturing going…

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RISK REDUCTION, AGILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD MEET IN CAPE TOWN

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(Picture) Nomsa Nteleko, chief commercial officer at Amathuba AI and speaker at the 2023 SAPICS Conference – Supply chain practitioners from across Africa and around the world will meet in Cape Town this week for the annual SAPICS Conference, Africa’s premier education, knowledge sharing and networking event for the profession.   Hosted by the Professional Body for Supply Chain Management (SAPICS), this year’s gathering is particularly significant in the wake of numerous events that have disrupted supply chains in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the blockage of the Suez Canal, riots…

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Bidvest Mobility partners with Datalogic to take mobility to the next level

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30 May 2023  – Johannesburg – Bidvest Mobility, a leading provider of mobile computing and barcoding solutions, will showcase its latest innovations in supply chain software and technologies in partnership with Datalogic, a global leader in automatic data capture and process automation solutions, at the upcoming 2023 SAPICS Conference and Exhibition. Bidvest Mobility will demonstrate its advanced supply chain management solutions, while Datalogic will showcase its latest mobile computers, scanners, and other data capture devices. This includes Datalogic’s cutting-edge in-line scanning devices, which will be demonstrated on a real conveyor belt, typically…

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SAPICS 2023 WILL TACKLE GLOBAL HEALTH SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES

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Global health supply chain challenges are among the issues topping the agenda at the annual SAPICS Conference, which takes place next month. Representatives from global and African non-profit organisations, health initiatives, private sector and development agencies are among the hundreds of supply chain practitioners from around the world who will gather in Cape Town from 11th to 14th June 2023 for Africa’s leading event for the profession. “We are proud to have an incredible line-up of speakers, sponsors and organisations from the health supply chain sphere joining us this year…

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THE 2023 SAPICS CONFERENCE UNPACKS SUPPLY CHAIN’S CRITICAL ROLE IN GLOBAL ESG IMPERATIVE WITH A FOCUS ON FRUIT DISTRIBUTION AND HEALTH SUPPLY CHAINS

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Circular and sustainable supply chains must be on the agenda of all organisations aiming to future-proof their businesses, according to SAPICS (the Professional Body for Supply Chain Management). This challenge, which is a critical part of the global environmental, social and governance (ESG) imperative, is one of the important topics that will be in the spotlight at the upcoming 2023 SAPICS Conference, Africa’s leading event for the supply chain profession. Hundreds of supply chain practitioners from around the world will gather in Cape Town from 11 to 14 June 2023 for this annual…

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DELOITTE AFRICA HOSTS 2023 SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT AFRICA

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Africa’s transformational ESG conference aims to ensure a more sustainable, equitable future for Africa. The 2023 Sustainability Summit Africa hosted by Deloitte Africa will be held under the theme “People, Planet, Purpose”. Now in its third successful year, this event is organised by Smart Procurement. The 2023 summit, which takes place from the 6 to 8 June 2023, will see leading global and local thought leaders discuss some of the most pressing issues facing our world today at what is being billed as Africa’s transformational environment, social and governance (ESG) conference. The…

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GROWING AFRICAN ECONOMIES AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES WITH FRESH PRODUCE EXPORTS

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Over the past ten years, there has been a gradual transformation of African farming practices to enhance the focus on Africa’s export capacity. The continent is now firmly on the path to emerge as one of the world’s top exporters of fresh produce, but there are still lessons to be learned and supply chain challenges to be understood and overcome, according to Keith Marshall, CEVA Logistics’ air freight leader for Middle East and Africa. For the past two decades, Marshall has been directly involved in tracking volumes of major African…

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SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMISATION OFFERS BIG BENEFITS FOR RETAILERS

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The prevailing business environment is more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) than ever before, and today’s consumers are more demanding and unpredictable. To keep customers satisfied and to ensure that the right goods are available where and when they are needed, regardless of the latest local or global disruption, supply chain management has become more important than ever for retailers. Recognising this, the organisers of the upcoming SAPICS Conference, Africa’s leading event for the supply chain profession, have lined up numerous retail and consumer goods focused presentations. Hosted annually…

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ABSA HOSTED MADE IN AFRICA EVENT TO IGNITE AFRICAN BUSINESS BY CONNECTING THE CONTINENT’S BUYERS AND SELLERS

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David Mparutsa, head of Enterprise & Supply Chain Development at Absa Africa   “It is time for Africa. It is time for Africa to harness its people, its resources, and its resilience for the betterment of all. It is time for large corporates and public sector entities to open up their supply chains for the betterment of local businesses. It is time for financial institutions to support this agenda through providing innovative and non-traditional ways to offer financing to African businesses.” This was the message from David Mparutsa, head of…

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GET THE TOOLS TO BUILD A BIONIC SUPPLY CHAIN AT THE 2023 SAPICS CONFERENCE

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The supply chain is the backbone of almost every business. If it breaks, an organisation may never recover from the lost time, money and customers. A bionic supply chain – which harnesses the best that humans and machines have to offer – may sound like something out of science fiction, but according to SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management in Southern Africa), it is what African businesses should be building, to future proof their supply chains in an increasingly volatile, uncertain and complex environment. The latest technology that…

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