SOUTH AFRICA
September 1st, 2012
BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT, AND BILL CORCORAN, IN CAPE TOWN
According to global brewing giant SABMiller, a number of special logistical difficulties exist for South Africa's beer industry, in terms of getting company's products to retailers around the country.
Thinus Van Schoor, head of supply chain development at SABMiller South Africa, said that current issues include a lack of reliable rail infrastructure, a sometimes undisciplined workforce, patchy road conditions in some areas - particularly in remoter regions, and congestion at some of the country's main ...
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