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Concerns that supply chain officers need to address

Nov 23, 2020

While the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the structural and organisational weaknesses of many organizations chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) should address three important CEO concerns, according to Gartner. “When we conducted the annual Gartner CEO and Senior...

Supply chain leaders urged to develop culture of quality

Nov 23, 2020

A single disruption in an organisation causes an average culture of quality to drop 9%, according to a survey by Gartner. And organisations experience on average three disruptions per year. “Covid-19, digital transformation, sudden facility shutdowns or an expansion...

Think differently to leverage Black Friday 2020

Oct 30, 2020

The retail cash bonanza that is Black Friday will have to be approached differently this year in view of Covid-19 prevention measures. But retailers that get it right can end 2020 on a reasonably high note and set themselves up for growth and success. Last year, was...

How safe is it to fly during Covid-19?

Oct 30, 2020

If you check out any airlines’ publicity right now you’d almost feel as though they wrap you in a magic Covid-19 free bubble from the minute you board your flight to the moment you leave. But is this true? To a certain degree it is, as according to the CDC: ‘Most...

The rise of the hybrid office and what it means for local companies

Oct 30, 2020

For companies around the world, COVID-19 lockdown has forced rapid change. Where there was reluctance to adopt remote working and hybrid workspaces pre-pandemic, lockdown made this a non-negotiable. And as the weeks turned to months, many companies have realised that...

Alternative economy proposed for SA

Oct 30, 2020

An alternative economic strategy for South Africa could see GDP doubling in 10 years, 10-million people moving out of poverty, and unemployment cut by two-thirds to 12% by 2030. This strategy, proposed by Dr Nthabiseng Moleko and Professor Mark Swilling, seeks to...

SMEs battle to find the right tech talent

Oct 30, 2020

Two-thirds (67%) of South African small businesses struggle to source the right tech talent. But, despite struggling to hire, only 14% planned to upskill their existing team members to help close tech skills gaps. This is according to research Xero, which found that...

How Covid-19 will change digital commerce

Oct 30, 2020

Gartner has identified five areas of digital commerce that will change due to shifting customer buying behaviors and accelerated digital investment in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Digital commerce has played an important role during the pandemic by enabling...

New threats as online education evolves

Oct 22, 2020

Cyberattacks are nothing new. The infamous Morris Worm, which inadvertently started this form of digital ‘warfare’ was created in 1988. Since then, these attacks have become more sophisticated. These days cyberattacks have become so prevalent that they threaten...

Fronting puts pressure on the B-BBEE Act

Oct 22, 2020

Fronting, where a black person or entity is given a stake but does not get the powers associated with it, remains the biggest challenge to the power of the B-BBEE Act to deliver on economic transformation, the B-BBEE Commission has warned. Speaking at the launch of...

Procrastination? There’s an app for that.

Oct 22, 2020

Procrastination affects 45% of adults at some point in their lives and a quarter of adults describe themselves as procrastinators. One study estimated that procrastinating employees wasted a quarter of their working days, at a loss of $10,000 (R165,000) per year per...

The importance of remote working policies

Oct 22, 2020

More than 70% of companies do not have adequate remote working policies – even though it’s a multi-billion dollar issue. Just a few months ago, the debate was whether you could work from home on some days. Now the debate is whether you should work from the office on...

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