Middle East/Africa

PROACTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT

August 27, 2013

Adopt proven strategies to analyse and mitigate end-to-end supply chain risks to capture value, reduce vulnerability and ensure continuity for 2020 & beyond

Enhancing the Supply Chain in South Africa Through Mobility

August 26, 2013

IT Web

In his 1999 book, "Business at the Speed of Thought", Bill Gates wrote: "How you gather, manage and use information will determine whether you win or lose." The book may be more than 10 years old, but this statement has never been more relevant to today's complex supply chain environment in South Africa.

Look Who's Growing - Not Emerging Markets But the Older Economies

August 16, 2013

The New York Times

The balance of world economic growth is tipping in another direction. Just as economists have begun lowering their forecasts for China and many other developing economies, the American economy is bouncing back. Japan appears to have turned a corner and is ending almost two decades of grinding deflation. Economic data out of Europe on Wednesday provided the first solid indication that many countries in the euro zone may be escaping the clutches of recession.

Saudi Airlines Cargo Expands Network in Sub-Saharan Africa

August 6, 2013

Saudi Airlines Cargo

Saudi Airlines Cargo has re-launched its hub in Nairobi, Kenya, and expanded network coverage in sub-Saharan Africa.

Saudia Cargo Launches Tool for Obtaining Import Approval

August 5, 2013

Saudia Airlines Cargo Co.

Saudia Airlines Cargo Co. is launching OK-2-KSA, an online tool designed to help shippers obtain approvals for the importation of five types of goods by air into Saudi Arabia.

Were Egypt Crisis to Close Suez Canal, Ships 'Sufficient in Number' to Sail Around Trouble

July 26, 2013

British International Freight Association

The latest issue of Drewry's Container Insight Weekly includes an analysis of how a Suez Canal closure would affect the container industry. Were social unrest in Egypt to disrupt shipping through the waterway, Drewry's concludes that there are enough vessels to move goods around Africa.

Emirates SkyCargo Breaks Ground on Hub as It Prepares to Move Operations to Al Maktoum Airport

July 23, 2013

Air Cargo World

Construction has begun on Emirates SkyCargo's new cargo terminal and facilities at Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport, which is set to become the home of its freighter operations in May 2014. Freighter operations are moving to Al Maktoum Airport from Dubai International Airport.

Retail and FMCG Supply Chain Meeting in South Africa

July 5, 2013

Solar Power in Africa's Supply Chain

June 28, 2013

Fortune

In the developed world, electricity is cheap and as available as the nearest outlet. But in off-the-grid Africa, energy poverty is endemic. With national grid expansion lagging well behind growth in demand, increasingly Africans are looking not to centralized, fossil fuel-based solutions, but to the sun.

Leveraging the Private Sector to Get Life-Saving Drugs to Africa

June 26, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

The Supply Chain Management Systems Project is a PEPFAR funded program administered by USAID designed to get life-saving drugs for the treatment of HIV/AIDs to many developing countries, most of them in Africa. Clinton De Souza, Warehousing and Distribution Principal Advisor, explains how the project has leveraged private sector logistics firms to exceed its goals.

Middle East/Africa

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in the Middle East and Africa. The Middle Eastern region consists of 18 countries that stretch from the western borders of Turkey and Egypt to the eastern edges of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance in these regions, addressing a range of challenges such as poor infrastructure, complex customs and tax laws, unstable political climates and government controlled exchange rates - as well as capitalizing on new land and labor opportunities, particularly across Africa.