The 2011 edition of South Africa’s most authoritative and established supply chain research study, supplychainforesight, is currently seeking responses from supply chain experts all over Southern Africa. This independent study has been sponsored by Barloworld Logistics since 2003, and is now conducted by respected international research specialists Frost & Sullivan. In recent years the study has found a far more enlightened and mature approach to supply chain strategy by South Africa’s senior executives. Alignment between the supply chain and the business strategy has increased in efforts to reduce costs and increase efficiencies, particularly in the harsh economic climate post-recession. In last year’s study too, an increased urgency to communicate more with customers and fulfil their needs better was evident.

But now the global supply chain climate has once more undergone an important shift. As the centres of political and economic power move slowly away from the so-called ‘developed’ countries to the larger emerging economies, especially the BRIC grouping of Brazil, Russia, India and China, the position of South Africa and its relatively stable and efficient supply chain networks – at least in an emerging economy context – takes on a new importance. Of particular importance is how South Africa’s supply chains enable it to compete with other emerging markets, as the global balance of power shifts. This is the focus of the supplychainforesight study for 2011. Specifically, the study will addresses the following key areas:

• Benchmarking
• Sustainability and corporate governance
• Industry issues and supply chain alignment
• Infrastructure

You can participate in this year’s research and add to the strategic direction of South Africa’s supply chains by visiting www.supplychainforesight.co.za and filling out the online questionnaire. You can also read more about the background to the study and also access results of past studies for your industry!

We encourage comment from members of the industry with either a fresh perspective or in response to one of our weekly contributions. Please e-mail us at editor@supplychainupdate.co.za

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