business writing

The Big, The Small and the Disruptive

Published in Sunday Times Freight, Logistics and Warehousing Supply chain management is widely acknowledged as a key driver of economic growth. Caryn Gootkin considers some big, small and disruptive elements of the sector. The South African freight and logistics industry encompasses a myriad of businesses of all shapes and sizes. From an entrepreneur on a […]

Managing risk in uncertain times

Analyses of statistics in the logistics and freight industry reveal that businesses face great risks in an environment characterised by significant and rapid economic, social and environmental change. In such a multi-faceted industry, inefficiencies in one part of the supply chain can negatively affect the performance of the supply chain as a whole. “Companies operating […]

An overview of freight and logistics in SA

The South African freight and logistics industry encompasses a myriad of businesses of all shapes and sizes: from an entrepreneur on a bicycle delivering small items for a fee to a fleet of transport vehicles which travel the length and breadth of South Africa’s roads to multinational shipping and transport companies moving cargo loads across […]