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Follow on Google News | Barloworld Logistics CEO shares valuable insights on supply chain management with UOWD studentsThe presentation began by tracing Barloworld’s 112 year history and sustained growth over the years, and its current focus on ‘smart supply chain’
By: Orient Planet The presentation began by tracing Barloworld’ A key element of the presentation was the importance of innovation in supply chain. Courtney shared that in the current trade and business landscape, entrepreneurship and collaboration were the two key drivers of innovation. During the lecture, Courtney also announced the September launch of Barloworld Logistics’ Dr. Balan Sundarakani, Associate Professor and Program Director (Msc Logistics), Faculty of Business and Management, UOWD, said, “We thank Frank Courtney for sharing his valuable experience and insights with our students. His extremely informative and interesting presentation gave our students a totally new perspective of the logistics and supply chain sectors, which they would not have found in any text books or study materials. We believe that such lectures from industry experts that we regularly organise will go a long way in helping our students get a comprehensive, well-rounded understanding of the rapidly evolving logistics domain.” Courtney concluded his presentation by pointing out how a fast growing global population and factors such as draining natural resources and climate change could impact future generations and the massive impact that will have on supply chains of the future. Supply Chains will have to be more agile and responsive than ever before. He also touched upon the advantages that companies stand to gain by outsourcing their logistics operations to established players such as Barloworld Logistics, including better cost & operational efficiency, greater reliability and flexibility, improved geographical coverage and reduced risks. Barloworld Logistics' key competencies include all of the traditional supply chain and logistics functions, from demand planning, freight forwarding and clearing and inventory solutions, through procurement, dedicated transport services and transport management services and warehousing and distribution. The company’ End
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