by Saskia Botha | Dec 7, 2021 | Supply Chain Management
Would you go on a holiday without a plan in place? No? Then why would you run your business without a plan? 9 ways your business could fail (despite planning) With the festive season fast approaching, many of us are looking forward to the annual migration from the...
by Saskia Botha | Nov 2, 2021 | Supply Chain Management
Blunders with raw material and components that can cost you your business As the saying goes: if you put garbage in, you get garbage out. Manufacturing and assembly plants rely on raw materials, components, and packaging materials to make products ready to sell. This...
by Saskia Botha | Oct 7, 2021 | Supply Chain Management
9 questions to ask about your procurement Procurement is the first entry into your supply chain. It is the start of everything. It is also where you are most likely to introduce a lot of risk, costs, and issues into your business. As your procurement matures, it...
by Saskia Botha | Sep 7, 2021 | Supply Chain Management
Systems to make your business scale Yes, even micro and small businesses Systems are tools that are vital to scale your business. If you have spent any time in the corporate world, you will know that every business has many systems in place. These systems could be as...
by Saskia Botha | Aug 10, 2021 | Supply Chain Management
Routines exist to make our personal lives easier. They free up our conscious mind to work on other things, while our unconscious mind (also sometimes referred to as the habit brain) goes through the motions. Not sure what I mean? I’ll use an example. Do you remember...
by Saskia Botha | Jun 23, 2021 | Supply Chain Management
You have, no doubt, heard or even implemented SMART (or even SMARTER) KPIs to achieve your goals. In case you have not heard of this before, here is a quick overview of this acronym: S –Simple. Simple means that it must be easily understood by even a lay-person. You...
