Supplying Woolworths countrywide with fresh foods is not an easy job, but it’s one Lombardi Foods excels at. Recognised as a top Woolworths Foods supplier, the company produces in excess of 250 finished products, with the full range of products being manufactured every day.

Systems integrator Red Man Technologies has implemented a Sage Line 500 purchasing system for CMC, a leading Italian leading construction company, to automate the purchasing requirements of its South Africa operation.

ProScan Media Products (PMP), a specialist in labelling, coding and marking, has announced the availability of the new Datamax-O'Neil E-Class Mark II label printer range, offering  high performance and affordability.

Kühne + Nagel, one of the world’s leading logistics companies, will implement a business process automation platform (BPAP) in cooperation with Software AG in order to further optimise and harmonise its logistics processes.

Kühne + Nagel, one of the world’s leading logistics companies, will implement a business process automation platform (BPAP) in cooperation with Software AG in order to further optimise and harmonise its logistics processes.

Avnic Trading – southern Africa’s exclusive importer and distributor of Garmin Global Positioning Systems (GPS) – has doubled its ability to distribute stock following the implementation of SAP Business One across its Garmin division. The company has also achieved greater visibility of up-to-date sales information and tighter control of stock, costs and cash flow.

Within 12 months, the market can expect customer relationship management (CRM) packages to metamorphosise into sophisticated Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings driven by approaches to marketing that were pioneered by Microsoft and now adopted by local connectivity companies and service providers.

Hub télécom, operator and integrator of business solutions, has selected Tibco Software to develop an operated and universal applications platform for collecting and processing RFID identification data.

SMS technology enables companies to increase efficiencies within their supply chain management and logistics operations.

Following international trends, larger South African companies are beginning to place increasing pressure on their suppliers to align their supply chain systems. Given the cost implications of implementing the necessary technology, many smaller concerns might feel that this is a bullet they would prefer to dodge.

Chemical supply chain teams are challenged to maintain profits and service levels during these turbulent economic times, writes Ian Huntly, CEO and MD of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings.

Of the technologies that promise to revolutionise society, radio frequency identification (RFID) is probably still one of the most exciting given the tremendous range of applications in which it can be used.