"It presents an invaluable opportunity to learn from the rest of the world and for them to learn from South Africa. A global survey like this, particularly one run by MIT, enables us to give something meaningful back to the profession. It's a chance for our opinions to be expressed; for our voices to be heard on a global level," says Cobus Rossouw director of SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa).
The survey has so far produced the following findings:
MIT's Centre for Transportation and Logistics is conducting the survey, which is sponsored by Imperial Logistics, in six different regions of the world. Its goal is to understand if regional and cultural differences affect how people think about and manage supply chain risks.