Cape Town takes on the world in BPO

The Cape Town CBD has emerged as a consistent global contender in terms of offshore and local business process outsourcing (BPO), of which call centres are a big part. BPO involves a company contracting the operations and responsibilities of specific business...

Léger takes reins from Kleynhans

Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Eric Léger as country president for southern Africa, effective 01 April 2013.  Previously country president at Schneider Electric Korea (Schneider Electric Taiwan since 2011), Léger replaces Carl Kleynhans, who held...

Red Square goes online

South African clothing, footwear and textiles (CFT) retailing group, Edcon, will expand its e-business today (27 May), when it opens the e-commerce door to its Red Square brand.  Already home to Edgars, Jet, CNA and Boardmans – and following the successful launch of...

And the top supply chain players are …

Gartner has released the findings from its ninth annual Supply Chain Top 25. The goal of the Supply Chain Top 25 research initiative is to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline and how it impacts the business.  “At the heart of the Supply Chain Top 25...

Small businesses grow with technology

A common cause of business failure is over-investment in fixed assets: the high costs associated with purchasing, setting up and managing infrastructure, hardware and software can be daunting and detrimental to the cash required to fund the growth of the business....