Courier services form a crucial part of a supply chain and assists industries in ensuring that products and services reach their destinations in a timely and efficient manner. Companies that regularly make use of courier services as part of their service delivery need to ensure adequate management of courier services and processes to enable efficient service delivery. Having hundreds […]
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There are many advantages to using local producers, but it’s important to put contracts in place – and you may need to step in if they can’t keep pace with growth. But how does procurement affect the workplace and what governs procurement within the workplace? You first need to look first at what is governing […]
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Global financial crisis, weak domestic demand, and other related factors have affected South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product growth during past 3 years, continuing onto 2016. The GDP of South Africa accounted for 0.42% of world GDP in 2016. Industry experts expected the economy to grow at a rate slower than the population growth rate in […]
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The 20 South African businesspeople who participated in the five-day trade and investment mission to Angola led by the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bulelani Magwanishe concluded their visit on Saturday. The businesspeople, whose participation was funded by the DTI, expressed satisfaction with the exposure, reception and outcomes of the mission that they […]
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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has introduced a new electronic cargo system that tracks the movement of cargo coming into and leaving the country. The introduction of the paperless cargo reporting system will bring to an end one of the last remaining paper-based processes in the revenue service. According to Chief Officer of Customs […]
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South Africa imported US$83.2 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2017, down by -19.5% over the 5-year period starting in 2013 but up by 11.3% from 2016 to 2017. South Africa’s top 10 imports accounted almost three-fifths (59.8%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries. South African imports […]
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Goods are exported and imported from one country to another in order to maintain a seamless supply chain. Transportation and shipping of the products happen through various routes like rail, road, air and water to reach their destination. But in order to ensure a complete legal and ethical freight shipment, custom clearance is indispensable. There […]
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1.Improve the local economy Local business owners often have incentives to support other local businesses, patronising local establishments for both business and personal reasons. Chain businesses, on the other hand, tend to get their supplies from corporate, as well as having store managers and employees that aren’t as personally invested in buying local. Inspiring others […]
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