Africa – Page 3 – The Supply Chain Lab

Africa’s retail challenges – distribution issues to consider

Servicing mom-and-pop stores or micro-retailers in Africa is no easy undertaking. Whether you’re importing products or have a local manufacturing

The Coca-Cola Company is often lauded for its distribution in Africa. It’s easier to find a cold Coke than essential

Some years ago, I attended a supply chain conference in South Africa addressed by an impressive list of speakers from

Transportation is Africa presents some unique challenges for any organisation operating in the continent. The high cost of transport is

What are supply chains and why do they matter to Africa? A supply chain is a process by which products or services

If video killed the radio star, it certainly made the Nollywood star. Nigeria’s film industry commonly known as Nollywood started growing

Forecasting demand and managing stakeholder engagement are difficult at the best of times. As supply chains grow longer and more

As an expatriate based in Ethiopia in the late nineties, just-in-time (JIT) delivery seemed like a Nollywood (Nigerian film industry)

It is Saturday afternoon, and I find myself in the heart of Lomé, the capital of Togo, at Akodessewa Fetish

A few years back, I conducted a Route-to-Market project for a pan-African television network in Zambia. Part of our project