Marketplace Technology for Addressing Trade & Supply Chain Challenges

Digital transformation involves integrating across multiple digital processs, such as the development of online marketplaces that are fully integrated into supply chains and distribution networks.

COVID-19 has disrupted many organizations models and pure-plays. This calls for a Reinvention. Digital Reinvention combines multiple digital technologies – including cloud computing, cognitive computing, mobile and the IoT – to reconceive customer and partner relationships and operations.

Blockchain is a disruptive technology that can help address multiple challenges, inefficiencies and associated lost productivity while increasing operating transparency across an ecosystem

Unique Challenge
  • Dwindling working capital

  • Budget overruns and production oversupply

  • High cost and complexity of capital projects

  • COVID-19 supply-chain disruption

  • Extreme volatility in critical items and supplies

  • Stockouts of high-demand goods or stockpiles for zero-demand

  • Partial loads and capacity constrained warehouses

  • Shortages of critical supplies, need for quick supplier onboarding and visibility

  • Higher than needed inventory levels and safety stock due to siloed visibility

Expected Benefits
  • Operational efficiency in buyer & seller trade interaction

  • Improving asset productivity

  • Capturing real-time, accurate performance and maintenance data at the point of occurence

  • Controlling costs & Becoming customer-centric

  • COVID-19 response through workforce protection, supply chain stability and customer engagement

Speakers & Panelists

Olabanjo Alimi

Head, Corporate Planning & Strategy, Enyo Retail & Supply

Olabanjo Alimi
Kayode Odeyemi

IBM Partner, AI, Data, Cloud

Kayode Odeyemi
Ben Nguku Namale

Africa Warehousing & Distribution Lead, GSK

Ben Nguku Namale
Aanu Agboola

Head of Transport, Lori Systems, Nigeria

Aanu Agboola
Francois Lok

CEO, Afriglobal Logistics

Francois Lok
Ahmed Ghanem

Factoring Operations, Egypt Factors

Ahmed Ghanem
Bryan Mezue

CEO, Lifestores Healthcare

Bryan Mezue

Questions

  • What are the industry tools & solutions being used to address high operational costs and ensure supply chain resiliency?

  • How are supply chain businesses navigating the challenges brought about by COVID-19? How are Suppliers ensuring adherence to SLA while operating at a reduced capacity?

  • How are businesses addressing out of stock events that are affecting their financial performance or ability to provide critical goods?

  • What are the financial instruments available to Suppliers to ensure continuous production and business continuity?

  • What are the challenges in last mile fulfilment across industries such as pharmaceuticals, agriculture and real estate?

  • Is last mile fulfilment a sustainable solution to reduction in inventory stockpiles?

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