5 Critical factors impacting your supply chain

Posted by Barloworld Logistics on 29 Jan 2021 1:15:00 PM

Streamlining your supply chain to improve customer experience will go a long way towards helping your business achieve its goals. Here’s five key things you should focus on to improve your supply chain performance.

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Topics: Supply Chain Management

Supply chain as a self-service

Posted by Barloworld Logistics on 28 May 2020 9:42:00 AM

Supply Chain as a service (SCaaS), or even as a self-service(SCaaSS), is by no means a new idea and many companies have been implementing these measures for years. The onset of COVID-19 has, however, forced businesses to streamline processes much faster than planned and SCaaS has quickly become the go-to supply model across many industries.

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Topics: Supply Chain Management

Strategic Sourcing Value Beyond Cost Savings in Times of Crisis

Posted by Barloworld Logisitics on 20 May 2020 5:17:05 PM

The emergence of Covid-19 continues to present financial strain on multiple businesses across the globe. While most companies are looking into cost-saving initiatives, strategic sourcing is yet again placed on the spotlight. With reducing spending as one of its key strategic goals, strategic sourcing is now more pressured to deliver value, particularly in times of crisis.

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Topics: Trends, Supply Chain Management

Augmented Reality is causing waves in the supply chain industry

Posted by Barloworld Logisitics on 14 May 2020 9:15:00 AM

Digital Innovation Insights with Sello Lehong, Head of Innovation at Barloworld Automotive & Logistics. 

In our third episode of our digital innovation series Sello discusses the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and augmented reality (AR), and the impact of this technology on the supply chain industry.

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Topics: Trends, Supply Chain Management

How to run a lean and flexible supply chain

Posted by Barloworld Logistics on 29 Apr 2020 4:17:26 PM

With the recent Moodys’ downgrade to junk status as well as the national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses will need to optimise their supply chains to increase efficiency and profitability if they hope to beat a recession. Here’s a few insights from our team of experts to help you identify where to start.

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Topics: Trends, Supply Chain Management