Blogs
Logistics 911: Supply Chain Management for Emergency Services
The Machakos county governor, Alfred Mutua, has recently been at the forefront of the collective Kenyan consciousness thanks to a series of strategic launches aimed at improving the quality of living for his constituents. One particular acquisition by “Alfie” Mutua as...
Logistics for Dummies: Key Concepts Defining Supply Chain Management
Logistics as a concept can be said to be amorphous and far reaching: different functions work together to support complex systems that make up the broad variety of activities that can be put under the “supply chain management” umbrella. In properly defining logistics,...
Finding Treasure: The Trash Industry and Logistics
The Kenyan entrepreneurial spirit is represented every day by the brave men and women that engage in legal and beneficial activities to contribute to the economy and put food on their tables, none more so than 41 year old Rachel Mburu. Ms Mburu, who resides in Nakuru,...
Logistics Corporate Strategy: Jack of All Trades or Master of One?
Diversification is a corporate strategy that refers to a company venturing into an industry, market or service provision that is different from its core function. In logistics, this can be taken to mean a firm is an “omnivore” working on several aspects of supply...
Small Business Owners, Meet Your New best Friends: Logistics in Kenya
Entrepreneurship generally requires three things: bravery to take the plunge and start the company, intelligence to run the business, and capital. For most would be business-owners, especially in a developing country such as this, what may be limited is capital....
Gossip Is Good For You: Current Events and the Logistics Industry
As supply chain managers, it is necessary to keep abreast of the happenings in the local news that may have a bearing on how we run our businesses in the coming days, months or even years. To this end, we have kept our ear to the ground in 2014 and so far, the focus...
Commanding a Zombie Army: Responsible Logistics Management
Every last one of us has had the pleasure, or horror, of viewing the classic zombie movie. Most of us have placed ourselves in the heroes' position: outrunning the shambling zombie hordes and saving the girl, perhaps by causing an explosion that we walk away from in...
Successful People: The Self-Limiting Behaviors Supply Chain Managers Shall Avoid
In my field of work, I’ve been smiled upon by lady luck, to learn from remarkably successful, impactful not so much white collar professionals but more entrepreneurs. I’m defining “success” here as gaining what matters most to you, separately and realistically – not...
Business Management 101: Lessons from the Kenyan Government
Good corporate management policies and practices are universal: regardless of the industry in which the organization operates, profit making or not, a few basic principles are common across the board. With this in mind, the logistics industry can learn a few lessons...