Supply Chain Management Tactics and Competitive Advantage of South African State-Owned Enterprises

by admin_ibc | Oct 7, 2025 | Operations and Supply Chain Management25

Pfanelo Nematatani, Elizabeth Chinomona Abstract State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are crucial in the global economy, but often they do not efficiently contribute to the growth or public services of the country. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to investigate the...

Merchandise Planning as a Change Management Strategy in Cape Town’s Clothing Retail Industry

by admin_ibc | Oct 7, 2025 | Operations and Supply Chain Management25

Innocent Tumelo Ntuli and Victor Virimai Mugobo Abstract Clothing retail companies constantly have to deal with ever-changing consumer demands a dynamic and volatile competitive environment, economic challenges, and pandemics among other challenges. As a significant...

Supply Chain Management Barriers And Their Operational Impacts On Rural Primary Healthcare Facilities in South Africa

by admin_ibc | Oct 7, 2025 | Operations and Supply Chain Management25

Zamanguni Fortunate Kubheka Abstract Inefficiencies in supply chain management (SCM) remain a persistent barrier to effective service delivery in rural primary healthcare (PHC) facilities in South Africa. Operational Managers (OMs), tasked with overseeing supply chain...

Impact of operational uncertainty in manufacturing  

by admin_ibc | Oct 7, 2025 | Operations and Supply Chain Management25

Matolwandile M Mtotywa, Matshediso Mohapeloa Abstract The decline in the manufacturing sector in South Africa poses significant challenges to economic growth and employment, thus creating an urgent need to understand the dynamics that influence performance in this...

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-PROCUREMENT IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN PUBLIC SECTOR

by admin_ibc | Oct 7, 2025 | Operations and Supply Chain Management25

Gloria Mothibi, Irvine Langton, Chengedzai Mafini Abstract Procurement is the primary supply chain management (SCM) area where technology has gained momentum. This has been realised using e-procurement systems. However, the adoption and implementation of e-procurement...

The Influence of Isomorphic Pressures and Managerial Attitudes on Sustainable Supply Chain Performance Measures in Manufacturing SMEs

by admin_ibc | Oct 7, 2025 | Operations and Supply Chain Management25

Mamorena Lucia Matsoso Abstract Despite their critical role in economic development, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often lag large corporations in implementing sustainable performance measures. This study investigates how institutional isomorphic...