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Circular Supply chain

15 January 2020
Categories: General

Out with the old and in with the new – circular supply chain might just save the environment Good news! Businesses can now increase their profits and reduce their carbon footprint at the same time. As it stands, the supply chain industry follows the traditional linear supply chain methodology (source, create, and discard) but with our already limited resources and the expected rise in the global population (10 billion citizens by the year 2050), this idea of “input equals output” is an overall economic dead-end and environmental threat. The linear model has been left relatively untouched since the 1980s…

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Join a Business Day Dialogue on the on-demand economy and supply chain management

17 October 2019
Categories: General

Flux Trends founder Dion Chang will be delivering the keynote presentation at the Business Day Dialogue on October 24 2019. Picture: SUPPLIED/FLUX TRENDS Business Day and IMM Graduate School, the leading online higher education institution for marketing, supply chain and business disciplines in Africa, will provide a bespoke said-leadership opportunity at the next Business Day Dialogue breakfast. The morning will start with a keynote presentation by Dion Chang on how the on-demand economy is changing supply chain management; how and where value chains have been disrupted as a result of this change; and the mindset needed to map the journey…

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Five reasons to prioritise sustainability in your brand’s playbook

19 July 2019
Categories: General

By Julia Wilson  Increasingly consumers are becoming more sophisticated in their ability to discern between true commitment to sustainability and action taken just for show. And they’re not afraid to call out that lack of authenticity on social media, in conversations with friends, or in any other channel. This has made some brands hesitant – afraid of the brutal consumer backlash against well-intentioned efforts. Others are still sustainability sceptics. In our work with clients, I often hear, “Yes, consumers say they want sustainability, but will this actually boost my bottom line?” There is a wealth of evidence that proves…

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Six important tips for effective logistics management

31 May 2019
Categories: General

What do you think about when you hear the word “logistics”? If you think it’s the transport of goods from point A to point B, you’re half way there. What does Logistics mean? Logistics is the detailed organisation and implementation of a complex operation. A supply chain comprises all the activities associated with the flow and transformation of goods, from the raw materials stage through to the final consumer. It’s a sequence of events intended to satisfy a customer or end user, and it’s made up of various core elements or processes, including manufacturing, distribution, transport, warehousing, inventory control, materials…

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The impact of the product lifecycle on business logistics

30 April 2019
Categories: General

According to Jooste (2014), marketing is defined as “… the process by which organisations satisfy the needs of consumers by creating, communicating and delivering value for customers in the form of ideas, goods and services to facilitate satisfying exchange relationships, in ways that benefit both organisations and customers”. Pienaar and Vogt (2012) posit that business logistics is “…concerned with the inbound movement of materials and supplies and the outbound movement of finished products. The goal is the delivery of the finished products required by the marketing department to the point where they are needed and when they are needed in…

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The critical need to improve South Africa’s logistics

26 November 2018
Categories: General, Uncategorized

The heads of IMM Graduate School’s supply chain and export management believe the future could be in the hands of the young logistics professionals, a view backed up by experts speaking at the recent Transport Forum held at Stellenbosch University.   “Can a logistician be referred to as a professional?” ask Dr Beverley Waugh and Dr Myles Wakeham from the IMM. “We seek to equip school-leavers, and employees and employers already in the workplace, with knowledge and skills to perform their specialised tasks and fulfil their professional roles in the supply chain, in the best possible way…

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