SAPICS president Keabetswe Mpane The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of supply chains to everyone; for everything that we eat, drink, and use every day. The availability of goods ranging from toilet paper to PPE (personal protective equipment) was impacted by the effect of the pandemic on global supply chains. The spotlight was put […]
Materials Handling giant Yale has reported growing uptake of its robotic machines Yale is seeing growing adoption of its robotics range that can be linked to a warehouse management system but can also be switched to manual operation at the touch of a button. “At Yale, we’ve implemented the technology and software in order to […]
By Myen Pather, Business Manager at Decision Inc. Myen Pather, Business Manager at Decision Inc COVID-19 cannot take all the blame for the disruptions taking place in the global economy. The pandemic and resultant lockdown simply provided a conduit for highlighting the failings across industries in South Africa, whether that is healthcare, public transport, education, […]
Steven Heilbron Anyone can use cash to transact – important in a country where one in five people do not have a bank account (Finscope, 2018). Cash doesn’t discriminate according to whether you own a smartphone, can get a card from a nearby banking branch, or have an ID book for a FICA or Know […]
Freddy Nkosi, DRC country director for VillageReach Health workers serving remote communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must often undertake a six-day return journey to collect vaccines, traversing dense tropical forests and often the raging Congo River and its tributaries. Drone technology is offering a lifesaving solution to the challenges, including helping to […]
Felix Hoellt, Deputy Vice President Product Management EAD Systems at dormakaba Access control systems are secure – when they are up to date! This is the first of several security-focused tips packaged and released as an ongoing campaign by the leading global provider of access control and IT security solutions, dormakaba. The company explains that […]
The www.allsurplus.com marketing platform is aimed at promoting access for business to over 3.5 million global buyers An evolutionary digital marketplace, www.allsurplus.com backed by one of the world’s largest asset disposal companies, Liquidity Services, is set to change the way local companies can purchase or dispose of assets to a truly national, regional, and international buyer base. […]
In-store advertising specialists Smart Media are proud to announce another in-store digital innovation; the double-sided digital hanging boards. These digital boards are perfect for grabbing the attention of today’s busy customers. This new offering is launching in 14 key Dis-Chem stores across the country. Strategic placement for maximum impact “These slim, elegant double-sided digital boards […]
The recent Experian data breach saw close to 800 000 businesses along with over 24 million South Africans’ information left on the internet exposed to cybercriminals. After Experian’s earlier announcement that the stolen data had been retrieved and accounted for, the data has surprisingly resurfaced again on the internet, now being shared via a Swedish […]
By Grant Lapping, Managing Director at DataCore Media Marketers know that a customer’s journey from their first exposure to the brand to a conversion event will generally involve a number of touchpoints along the way. The trick is to be able to understand the role that each of these channels and touchpoints played in the desired […]