Capital Equipment News September2022

Scania Southern Africa managing director Erik Bergvall (left) and Andrew Havinga, chief supply chain officer at the Shoprite Group, cut the ribbon to make the purchase by the Shoprite Group of Scania Euro 5 G450 trucks official.

“The most important thing we do at Scania is to drive the shift towards a sustainable transport system.”

Scania was the first major heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer to commit to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, and to achieving the Paris Agreement targets

“Globally, we have over 500 000 connected vehicles as of the beginning of 2022, which increases our potential to tailor-make service solutions and deliver higher uptimes.”

In the past 40 years, the Shoprite Group has grown to be Africa’s biggest retailer with over 3 000 stores across 11 different countries on the continent

Africa’s biggest retailer Andrew Havinga, chief supply chain officer at the Shoprite Group, notes that the company has, in the past 40 years, grown to be Africa’s biggest retailer with over 3 000 stores across 11 different countries on the continent. He says the company runs a centralised sales and distribution system with a supply chain consisting of 29 distribution centres across South Africa. “We currently have 903 trucks and 1 360

the first of which being energy efficiency, at the core of the business. The second sustainability pillar is a commitment to exploring solutions made possible by alternative fuels, with the aim of reducing CO 2 emissions, while the third pillar pertains to smart and safe transport. “Globally, we have over 500 000 connected vehicles as of the beginning of 2022, which increases our potential to tailor-make service solutions and deliver higher uptimes.”

trailers in our fleet,” he says. “That logistics fleet over the last year has driven millions of kilometres to distribute products. It is a very scaled supply chain, which enables us to ensure that we drive efficiencies within the supply chain. This is crucial for us because it helps us attain our group purpose, which is simply to be Africa’s most affordable, accessible and innovative retailer.” Havinga says the Shoprite Group’s focus is sustainability and efficiency – how to increase efficiencies across the whole

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022