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The assessment of sustainable supply chain management practices amongst selected manufacturing firms in Ghana.
(2022)The study investigated whether the design and application of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices in the Ghanaian manufacturing business enhance their financial performance and make them environmentally ... -
The influence of dimensions of organisational culture on supply chain performance in selected state-owned enterprises in Zimbabwe.
(2018)This study aimed to explore the extent to which organisational cultural factors, like time orientation, profit orientation, and ownership orientation have an influence on the supply chain performance of state owned enterprises ... -
Laytime and demurrage implications in voyage charter parties for chemical tankers: a case study of SASOL, South Africa.
(2017)Background: Presently there are a limited number of standard Charterparties for the shipment of chemicals in bulk in a voyage charter. Most of the existing Charterparties that are presently being utilised were created ... -
Going green: green warehousing in selected food retail enterprises in Durban, South Africa.
(2022)The processes utilised in food retail warehouses have various negative impacts on the environment such as air and land pollution arising from distribution and in-house activities. The search for new technologies that can ... -
An assessment of the management of information sharing in the order processing system at Diplomat South Africa.
(2023)Supply chain management is essential in steering an enterprise to success through coordinated activities of the value chain partners. The achievement of fast-moving consumer goods business organisations (FMCGs) has a direct ... -
Developing a Black Soldier Fly supply chain that beneficiates organic wastes: a Durban case study.
(2022)As a result of the global population continuing to expand, the generation of waste is rapidly increasing. The global urban population generated 300,000 tonnes of waste a day in 1990. By 2000, this had increased to three ... -
Exploring the biochar supply chain to determine the potential for biochar production in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2022)Biochar is a product that has many beneficial properties but there are several socio economic and financial challenges associated with its production. By studying a potential biochar supply chain, many of these challenges ... -
Challenges in green supply chain management in the pulp and paper industry: a KwaZulu-Natal case study.
(2017)Although, the pulp and paper industry makes a substantial contribution to South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) it is also considered to be a major contributor to industrial pollution. As a result, various stakeholders ... -
Closed-loop supply chain opportunities for SMME retailers in the South African fashion industry. Amathuba e-closed-loop supply chain kosomabhizinisi abasafufusa eNingizimu Afrikha embonini yengqephu.
(2021)Enhancing the social and environmental sustainability of the fashion industry’s supply chain has become an important topic in recent commercial and scholarly discussions. Consequently, closed-loop supply chains are ... -
An exploratory study of total quality management challenges during coronavirus disease: a case of Durban textile companies.
(2022)This research focused on Total Quality Management (TQM) as an operations challenge in the textile manufacturing sector during the era of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19), with the focus on textile manufacturing sector ... -
Modelling supply chain basic health sanitation challenges in district high schools: North West Province.
(2021)Basic health sanitation is an essential human need. However, many South African schools confront challenges in providing a sufficient level of basic health sanitation. These have been exacerbated by the global Covid-19 ... -
Lean manufacturing strategies in small and medium enterprises: a case of a Durban shoe manufacturer.
(2021)The study explores lean manufacturing strategies concerning supply chain processes in the shoe industry. These processes have been mainly difficult as the practices involved cannot always be automated which leads to large ... -
Youth entrepreneurship challenges and opportunities: a case of Klaarwater Township.
(2021)The informal sector plays a significant role in South Africa’s economy accounting for an estimated 20% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The informal sector not only contributes on a bigger scale with the ... -
Factors inhibiting safety practises in warehouse operations: a case of Sonwabo Logistics.
(2021)The most prevalent challenge in warehouse operations is the high number of safety incidents and injuries. Among other factors, warehouse employees are constantly subjected to risk factors pertaining to safety practises ... -
Information sharing to manage bullwhip effect on the stream sites: a case of Khathino Supermarket.
(2021)Information sharing between supply chain partners can result in improved business processes. Information sharing in the Khathino supply chain lacks consistency. This lack of consistency may be due to misalignment in ... -
Adoption of electronic banking distribution channels in South Africa: the Unified Theory of Acceptance and use of technology.
(2020)Globally, every industry is on the path of a technological revolution that is radically shaping how people and organisations relate to the world and to one another. The Fourth Industrial Revolution’s (4IR) digital ... -
The antecedents and outcomes of supply chain collaboration: a study of Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector.
(2020)Organisations are becoming increasingly conscious of the fact that optimising the performance of the whole supply chain, instead of the individual organisations that constitute a supply chain, is the way to go. At the same ... -
Core competency analysis of a professional world class procurement practitioner, with specific reference to the Eskom Generation Division.
(2005)Purchasing and supply education and training are vital to the success of Eskom and most importantly to the survival and growth of the profession. In the last decade, the field of procurement has been faced with many changes ... -
A proposed contract management framework for Eskom Transmission Division (ETD)
(2005)Eskom Transmission Division (ETD) is being forced to rethink its business development strategies, in order to deal with rapid technological, capital and social changes. As a result, there is a high need for contract managers ... -
The effectiveness of Eskom's Black economic empowerment programme in fostering sustainable business : a study into the implementation of the programme in Eskom transmission.
(2008)This study sets out to test the hypothesis that the Eskom Black Economic Empowerment, as implemented by the Transmission Division of Eskom Holdings Limited, has had only limited success in fostering sustainable businesses. ...
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