Eutectic plates freeze out dry ice
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by admin in News-Supply Chain
In an effort to assist SPAR KZN Distribution Centre reduce the consumable cost of using dry ice and avoid the problems associated with the product, Serco, in conjunction with a local eutectic plate manufacturer, has introduced the Eutectic Holding Plate system.
Driving sustainable logistics unlocks economic growth for SA
Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by admin in News-Supply Chain
The value that logistics adds to the South African economy, contributing to the country’s global competitiveness and sustainability should be greater than the costs. This is according to the 6th State of LogisticsTM survey, the authoritative study on logistics in the country published in March 2010 by the CSIR, IMPERIAL Logistics and Stellenbosch University.
New ISO RFID standard will help trace products in the supply chain
Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by admin in News-Supply Chain
For reasons of safety and reliability, the importance of being able to trace products throughout the supply chain has strongly increased in recent years. The new ISO 17367:2009 standard will help manufacturers and distributors to track products and to manage their traceability thanks to standardized RF tags.
Next Generation warehousing storage and planning
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by admin in Events, News-Supply Chain
When: 18 – 19 March 2010 Where: Sandton Sun Hotel, Johannesburg , South Africa Warehousing and physical distribution practices are changing dramatically. New approaches and methods offer opportunities to cut costs substantially while improving overall operations. In addition, many organisations are now focusing on the impact of warehousing costs on their bottom line and are [...]
ISO gives food manufacturers new tool to control hazards
Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by admin in News-Food, News-Supply Chain
Thousands of food manufacturers worldwide stand to benefit from a newly published document in the ISO 22000 series designed to prevent and control food safety hazards. ISO technical specification ISO/TS 22002-1:2009, Prerequisite programmes on food safety – Part 1: Food manufacturing, sets out requirements for prerequisite programmes needed to realize safe products and provide food [...]
Centralised EAM system for Supreme Poultry
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin in News-Supply Chain
Supreme Poultry has taken a leap forward in their asset management practices. They have contracted with Pragma Products for the implementation of On Key on a single data base to have centralised standards and control between their three abattoirs in Botshabelo, Tigane and Mafikeng.
SYSPRO offers comprehensive support for key Food Safety Bill provisions
Posted on 28. Aug, 2009 by admin in News-Supply Chain
SYSPRO, a leading, worldwide provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, announced today that the company welcomes the proposed US Food Safety Bill, noting that functionality within SYSPRO ERP is fully supportive of the bill’s key provisions. The bill, recently passed by the House of Representatives with the support of the food industry and a [...]