by Kathy Gibson | Nov 30, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown have highlighted the central role that township and informal businesses play in the local economy as well as their resilience under the most difficult circumstances. Accounting for an estimated 3 million non-agricultural...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 30, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The first six months of 2020 witnessed an unprecedented cyber threat landscape. The dramatic scale and rapid evolution of attack methods demonstrate the nimbleness of adversaries to quickly shift their strategies to maximize the current events centered around the...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Supply chains are in the middle of an evolution that will change completely how chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) organise and operate their organisations, according to Gartner. “CSCOs are tasked to design a supply chain organisation that fits into this new era,”...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The Gartner 2020 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy shows that the Internet of Things (IoT) has reached the bottom of the Trough of Disillusionment. The market will begin to climb out of this trough, as the technology advances and practitioners succeed in defining...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Single connections between customer and supplier are often not resilient enough in crisis situations, so supply chain leaders must address that challenge by adding more partners and building an ecosystem, according to Gartner. “Major disruption, such as the Covid-19...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Just over half (51%) of supply chain professionals expect that the focus on their circular economy strategies will increase over the next two years, according to a survey by Gartner. In May and June 2020, Gartner surveyed 528 supply chain professionals and found that...
