• About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Monday, June 16, 2025
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
Tech | Business | Economy
  • News
  • Tech
    • DisruptiveTECH
    • ConsumerTech
    • How To
    • TechTAINMENT
  • Business
    • Mobility
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • StartUPs
  • Economy
  • TECHECONOMY TV
  • TBS
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Telecoms
  • News
  • Tech
    • DisruptiveTECH
    • ConsumerTech
    • How To
    • TechTAINMENT
  • Business
    • Mobility
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • StartUPs
  • Economy
  • TECHECONOMY TV
  • TBS
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Telecoms
No Result
View All Result
Tech | Business | Economy
No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT
Home Business Mobility

AI, Sustainability and Resilience Top Supply Chain Trends for 2025

Written by SAP Africa, Supply Chain Solution Architects: Fawwaz Mohammed & Morisha Naicker

by Techeconomy
February 5, 2025
in Mobility
2
supply chain trends
Supply Chain Trends

Supply Chain Trends

UBA
Advertisements

Companies across Africa and throughout the world continue to face significant challenges in their supply chains as natural disasters, geopolitical instability and a complex regulatory landscape disrupt supply chain processes.

In South Africa, ongoing challenges with port congestion and underperforming freight-rail systems have added further complexity and cost to supply chain operations. In response, companies are seeking tools and capabilities that reduce uncertainty in their supply chains and enable them to plan and respond more effectively in the face of disruption.

What does 2025 hold for under-fire supply chains? The introduction of powerful AI-powered technologies hold the promise of greater speed, efficiency and automation in supply chains, while greater use of connected technologies may empower business leaders with unprecedented data for improved decision-making.

supply chain trends
Advertisements
MTN ADS
Supply Chain Trends

This year, companies will need to adapt to and manage three key supply chain trends, namely:

Trend #1 – All-in on AI

2025 will see companies take significant strides toward building autonomous, AI-enabled supply chains. The goal: achieving greater efficiency and responsiveness in supply chain operations. As supply chains and associated processes become more complex, AI-enabled capabilities will become essential to help companies address issues as they emerge.

The use of digital twins – a virtual model of physical systems and processes – will become more prevalent, enabling companies to simulate scenarios, analyse performance in real time, and make data-driven decisions to optimise their supply chain operations.

supply chain trends
Supply Chain Trends

Organisations that leverage AI to become more resilient will also gain an enhanced ability to sense, recognise, and react to disruptions. In fact, by ensuring AI is built-in, relevant and responsible, companies will be able to deliver measurable business outcomes even when disruptions feels like part of the daily routine.

Trend #2 – On the road to resilience

In the year ahead, expect to see greater adoption of anti-fragile supply chain strategies among companies as they navigate growing complexity and strive for greater adaptability.

In 2024, extreme weather events significantly disrupted supply chains across the globe, a trend that is set to continue in 2025 thanks to the effects of climate change.

By implementing data-driven technologies such as AI and machine learning, companies can unlock real-time insights needed to identify emerging supply risks and proactively respond to potential disruptions.

In order to maintain operations and remain competitive, companies will need to prioritise robust contingency plans and real-time data visibility to navigate disruption. Expect the focus to shift from reactive crisis management to proactive, agile supply chain strategies that enable companies to anticipate and mitigate disruptions before they occur.

Trend #3 – Striving for sustainability

This year, transparency across supply chains will become an essential element to mitigating risks and reaching sustainability goals. Business leaders will prioritise visibility and transparency to gain real-time insights, allowing them to monitor operations and guard against risky practices.

New regulations will also demand greater insight into end-to-end supply chain processes.

The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which builds on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, is set to be implemented from 2027, and companies are already preparing this year.

While the regulations are needed to drive greater sustainability throughout supply chains, it will require companies to make changes to processes and operations to remain compliant, which may add further complexity to supply chain processes.

Technology solutions can play a vital role by helping companies track their compliance and back up their sustainability claims.

Improved visibility over supply chain processes will also help to manage risks and enhance collaboration among supply chain partners.

Loading

0Shares
Tags: supply chain trends
Techeconomy

Techeconomy

Next Post
Google to Reinvent Search in 2025 – The Beginning of the End for Traditional Browsing?

Google to Reinvent Search in 2025 – The Beginning of the End for Traditional Browsing?

Comments 2

  1. Pingback: AI: An Ally, Not an Enemy, of Strategic Thinking | Tech | Business | Economy
  2. Pingback: Motion Ventures Launches $100M Largest Maritime Tech Fund to Accelerate Industry Adoption

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Recommended

Khalil Halilu, EVC/CEO of NASENI

NASENI to Upscale Commercialization of Technologies, Products

7 months ago
Celebrated Nigerian broadcast journalist and media consultant, Eugenia Abu at NESG

Veteran Broadcaster Eugenia Abu to Headline NESG Academy Webinar 

7 months ago

Popular News

    Connect with us

    Currently Playing

    TE Weather

    TE PODCAST

    Techeconomy Podcast
    Techeconomy Podcast

    Every week we will bring new stories from startups and influencers who are shaping and changing the world we live in. We’ll also bring you reports on topics you should know.

    Follow us @techeconomyng for more.

    Listen OnSpotify
    Audio Player
    TECH TALK EPISODE 2
    Techeconomy Podcast
    TECH TALK EPISODE 2
    [...]
    • 0.8
    • 1
    • 1.2
    • 1.5
    • 2
    Download
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Linkedin
    • Copy episode link Copied
    • Download
    Captions
    00:00
    00:00
    TECH TALK EPISODE 2
    byTecheconomy

    PRODUCTIVITY AND WORK-Life Balance

    Episode play icon
    TECH TALK EPISODE 2
    Episode Description
    Episode play icon
    CYBERSECURITY ESSENTIALS
    Episode Description
    Episode play icon
    Digital Marketing Trends and strategies for 2025 and beyond
    Episode Description
    Episode play icon
    Major Lesson for Techies in 2024 and Projections for 2025
    Episode Description
    Episode play icon
    Major Lessons for Techies in an AI-Driven World | Techeconomy Business Series Highlights
    Episode play icon
    Maximizing Profitability Through Seasonal Sales: Strategies For Success
    Episode play icon
    Techeconomy Business Series
    Episode Description
    Episode play icon
    PRIVACY IN THE ERA OF AI: GETTING YOUR BUSINESS READY
    Episode Description
    Episode play icon
    Unravel the Secrets of Marketing Everywhere All At Once with Isaac Akanni from Infobip | Infowave Podcast Episode 1
    Episode Description
    Episode play icon
    The Role of Ed-tech in Life Long Learning and Continuous Education
    Episode Description
    Search Results placeholder
    Listen OnSpotify
    • About
    • Advertise
    • Careers
    • Contact Us

    © 2017 TECHECONOMY.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • News
    • Tech
      • DisruptiveTECH
      • ConsumerTech
      • How To
      • TechTAINMENT
    • Business
      • Mobility
      • Environment
      • Travel
      • StartUPs
    • Economy
    • TECHECONOMY TV
    • TBS
    • About Us
    • Contact Us

    © 2017 TECHECONOMY.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In
    Translate »