Governments across the continent should learn from IT and logistics professionals \u2013 collaborating to reach new futures for their countries and like SYSPRO manufacturing and distribution customers using their ERP system to schedule the right activities and resources at the right time and tracking progress towards necessary results \u2013\u00a0 all activities sorely lacking for many years. The Yes-No vote was a Kanban, a signal to act, take stock and complete the sustainable transformation process we desperately need. On that note\u2026<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s talk sustainability<\/strong>. <\/strong>Some facts for cerebral warming:<\/p>\n The graph below shows the waste mix we produce (Source: USA 2014)<\/p>\n Landfill is the supply chain cemetery and the last stop after transporting 50 million tons of food packaging, plastic, glass, paper, steel, and some gardening waste hundreds of kilometers through the supply-network from initial manufacturing plants to consumers. Then via municipal waste disposal to its polluting resting place. Sure some is incinerated but little of the 45% is formally recycled. What do we need to do?<\/p>\n Become a<\/strong> Zero-waste Innovator<\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s shop with reusable-packaging including jars, boxes and hessian bags. Replenish frequently and buy from bulk at local stores. Minimize last-mile packaging requirements while enabling delivery-vehicle design to carry more product with less expanded foam packs layered and shrink-wrapped on pallets. Use the power of people, processes and ERP to plan lean manufacturing and distribution of inventory, like 18 biodegradable toilet rolls, without the need for excessive plastic wrapping.<\/p>\n We need to incentivize a reduction in the packaging that weaves through multiple supply-chain hopes.<\/p>\n And on that note I guess many eco-friendly beers were drunk the night after The Vote, as both sides celebrated victory. Let\u2019s hope after the hangovers, everyone sees the light and follows the right journey for a sustainable country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>Many decisions involve yes or no. They appear clear-cut, simple. A head politician survives a motion of no confidence yet again. For the eighth time. This was an opportunity to give politicians the chance to regroup – restore values, their brand and deliver more than just hope to supporters. All behind closed doors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":6943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-supply-chain-management-and-erp"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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