The supplychainforesight research report into attitudes, issues and trends in South Africa’s supply chains has been conducted under the auspices of Barloworld Logistics since 2002 and is now well-established as the benchmark qualitative study of the national supply chain. This year’s ninth edition of the report goes by the title South Africa Inc.: Growth, Competitiveness and the Africa Question. Once more it samples the responses of a wide range of senior executives and decision makers from across most of South Africa’s industry sectors, and not only those involved directly with supply chains. A wide range of businesses of different sizes are also canvassed each year, with a concentration on large multinational companies.