With fully autonomous warehouses unlikely in South Africa in the medium term, how can supply chains still benefit from such technologies?

COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc to economies across the globe, challenging leaders and entrepreneurs to stabilise their organisations as well as businesses while preparing and adapting for a newly uncertain ‘normal’. With industries grappling with the rapid dominance of mechanisms such as e-commerce, entrepreneurs are compelled to be agile and quickly adapt to the ever-evolving volatile market environment.

To realise value, strategic sourcing ought to place great emphasis on cutting costs particularly on fixed cost spend when contribution margins are limited due to reduced revenue streams.

As heavy vehicles are primarily responsible for road wear, the introduction of Smart Trucks or Performance Based Vehicles (PBS), continue to yield great benefits including vehicle safety and the protection of road infrastructure.