Lwazi Mtshali
Managing Director of Lanele Group, Lwazi Mtshali, recently donated supply chain books to some Ghanaian institutions.
The books were presented at the official launch of the second edition of the world’s first compendium on Supply Chain Management (SCM) at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.
The second edition of the book titled, “Executive Insights Series: Compendium of Supply Chain Management Terms” contains thousands of detailed definitions and information to help the public and private sector officials understand and apply aspects of supply chain management thinking to their respective values chains, support industrialization and competitiveness and improve service delivery quality.
Lanele Group is a private company in South Africa with a track record in the downstream oil, gas and energy sector.
Its track record spans the manufacturing, wholesaling and distribution of fuels both locally and through imports.
The company has refining infrastructure, as well as trades in petroleum products.
The MD of Lanele said the book has come at a right time to give direction to professional, policy-makers and the business community on effective supply and value chain principles.
“In Africa what we’ve been doing is just buying; not procuring and not strategically sourcing hence our dear old continent has become a dumping ground for counterfeit products. If we do not change our mindset through supply chain thinking how are we going to be able to create the much-needed jobs for the youth of today and tomorrow; it’s because of the lack of supply chain thinking. Now it’s not just a Ghana problem or African problem; there is a general lack of understanding of supply chain management,” he said.
He added that the terms, definitions and concepts of the book were not only important, but also provided insights into how to potentially improve value chain efficiencies, achieve manufacturing and industrial competitiveness and accelerate growth and development in various sectors of the economy.
The handbook is available in schools like Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, MIT, Stanford, Manchester and also African business schools.
Prof. Douglas Boateng is an international professional, a certified chartered director and an adjunct academic, independently recognised as one of the vertical specific global strategic thinkers on supply chain management.
The compendium has been supported and endorsed by leading public and private sector organisations across Africa.
Its launch was sponsored by Labadi Beach Hotel, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and EXIM Bank.