Supply Chain – The Supply Chain Lab

Zimbabwe’s Figjam – creating supply chain visibility in informal trade

In African markets, supply chain visibility remains a big challenge. A CIPS survey highlighted that 65% of South African companies

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

Selecting a pizza delivery company in our house is a straight forward business. There is only one criteria; the delivery

In October 1990 when Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) troops poured over the border from Uganda, the Zairian (now the Democratic

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)

For many Chinese and Vietnamese consumers, frozen food is still a foreign concept. Large retailers in China and Vietnam continue