To achieve optimum stock levels within the warehouse or the production floor, a good supply chain plan must be in place for the efficient management of business operations and client satisfaction. I delved into supply chain planning with Mr. Atoapem Frimpong Barima who is the Senior Supply Chain Manager at Newmont Ghana. If want to know how to create a good supply chain plan for your organization, then this chat right here is for you. He distinguished between Materials Management and Inventory Management. Good supply chain management depends on a robust supply chain plan.

No country can ever develop if it does not develop the capacity to feed itself. We discussed how far Ghana has come in the industrialization agenda. The guest is Simon Annan FGIPS,FCIPS, a seasoned professional in procurement and supply chain in Africa.

Supply chains disruptions issues escalated upon the appearance of Covid-19 and this continues even now. The need to be able to ensure that companies have the right amount of goods that would enable the smooth running of their company is paramount. I had a discussion with Atoapem Frimpong Barimah, who is the Regional Manager, Materials Freight & Warehouse Governance in Newmont Corporation. 

He brought up the cause of the supply disruptions, their effect on the African continent, and the best possible ways to mitigate against this disruption.

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I had a chat with Emmanuel Kpogo on Talent Acquisition in Procurement. According to CIPS Procurement Salary guide report 2021, in Sub-saharan Africa 36% struggle to identify the right personnel to fill in procurement roles. Hence, we probed how this situation can be resolved to build the right human capacity to be able to meet the rising demand for procurement and supply chain professionals.

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I took a dive with Ifeanyi Ojoh -MCIPS, PRINCEII® to discuss the best practices that organizations should employ in the event of transforming their Procurement Systems to embrace new technologies. The stages needed to for digital transformations are: 1. Definition of clear vision 2. Diagnosis of the current state of the systems at hand 3. Designing of appropriate technology to implement 4. Implementation and 5. Post Implementation support These are the best practices discussed to ensure that we get it right. Kindly Subscribe to my channel on YouTube for exciting discussions in the procurement field. I say thank you to Ifeanyi Ojoh -MCIPS, PRINCEII® for the marvelous work done. You know I really admire you and I'm glad to know you. God bless you. https://lnkd.in/dg6gk6A

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