Supply chain management

Green Supply Chain Awards 2011

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Thursday, 10 November 2011 08:03

Christopher-Ljungner-S_opt2.0Eco-aware companies recognised at 2011 Green Supply Chain Awards

Top companies were once again recognised and rewarded for their efforts in greening their supply chains at the third annual Green Supply Chain Awards, which took place on 26 August 2011 at the offices of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) in Randburg. The awards are a joint initiative of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa (CILTSA), the CGCSA and Supply Chain Today magazine. The awards are traditionally divided into three categories: Industry Leader, Best Project and Best Product.

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A greener agenda

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Friday, 11 February 2011 07:17

carbon_footprint_opt2.0Cutting carbon from the supply chain is becoming a business priority

Just as procurement officers across South Africa are starting to get to grips with black economic empowerment (BEE) with its scorecards, criteria and nuances, along comes GEE (the green version). Much like in BEE, where companies are scored on the basis of whom they do business with, the green version is starting to develop in a similar format.

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Refinement accuracy and control

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Monday, 08 November 2010 10:16

Phone_optAs systems become more finely attuned, and as elements of problems are identified, supply chain solutions need to be ever more efficient

Since at least 1985, computerised systems have been proposed to address the problems (challenges, if you will) faced by the transport and oil and gas industries. And all the solutions proposed have ‘worked’, in that they have identified the problem areas and have presented methodologies for resolving the difficulties.

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Environmental concerns

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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 07:24

environmentalconcernsSustainability and the Supply Chain Intelligence Report (SCIR) 2009

Despite the global recognition of the importance of environmentally responsible business practices, a large number of companies in South Africa are not implementing sustainable strategies as a key performance indicator (KPI).

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