South Africa is well positioned to service the rest of Africa. Our trade corridors offer quicker turnaround and better speed to market, while South African suppliers can offer technical support, after-sales service and first-world spares inventories.
Looking overseas, we have to ask what can we manufacture locally on behalf of an international OEM. Can we export these products at a better price?
How do OEM’s and suppliers who deal with companies such as Transnet, a State Owned Enterprise, ensure that they comply with the Competitive Supplier Development Programme (CSDP)?
Essentially, the role of the Railways & Harbours Supply Chain Association is to provide, through multiple platforms, the opportunity for members to network and grow their businesses. It also offers operators throughout Africa, be they state-owned or private, the opportunity to find suppliers quickly and effectively.
Therefore, being a member of the Railways & Harbours Supply Chain Association, allows for truly productive supplier/buyer collaboration.
