This article has been supplied.More than 500 supply chain professionals from across Africa and around the world have convened for the annual event that is hosted by supply chain industry body SAPICS and enables supply chain professionals to learn, share knowledge and network. Now in its 48th year, the SAPICS Conference is Africa’s leading event for the profession. In her presentation, Phillips told South African supply chain managers impacted by Transnet's challenges - including severe rail bottlenecks and port inefficiencies - that the organisation’s turnaround plan is working and already delivering tangible results.
The “Reinvent for Growth” (R4G) is taking hold, improving financials and operational discipline, enabling equipment renewal and private sector partnerships that are restoring confidence in Transnet, Phillips said. R4G has been developed to recover volumes, drive institutional reform and realignment through organisation redesign, and improve Transnet’s commercial focus. She outlined the three pillars of the R4G programme: “Fix and Optimise”, “Transform” and “Grow” and noted that these are bearing fruit. Freight rail volumes are stabilising after years of decline. Container volumes are improving across key terminals, reflecting early operational stability. Private sector partnerships are gaining traction. Accelerated port equipment interventions are aimed at improving reliability and lifting overall efficiency.
