The event had a key focus on supply chain management in Africa and the combination of its various aspects that include: demand management, port and other infrastructure, retail and manufacturing operations, and logistics management.
Ebrahim Khan, deputy GM of Hisense South Africa commented: "We are committed to investing in South Africa and have made a conscious effort to employ locals with no formal qualifications and the necessary skills. They have been put through a rigorous training programme and armed with the skills required in high-tech manufacturing. Our contribution validates that Africa is starting to show the development of its industrial strength in particular sectors."
"More and more we are looking to localise our supply chain. We will go through an enterprise development programme and supply chain development programme to see which companies in the area can get us to the level where we can source at least 60% of components locally.
"The speed at which Hisense is growing, the mobile devices segment will be a big focus and we believe it will be the next big thing after our consumer electronics and home appliances. In the future we will be expanding with the manufacturing of the smartphones and high-end fridges, as we expect great growth there", explained Khan.
Africa Movers and Makers is a business event that was held on 14-15 November at the Mount Nelson hotel in Cape Town. The aim of the event was to assemble top professionals from Africa's SCM and transport industry over two days of intellectually stimulating and focused discussions. This was followed by an evening of awards and other activities.
