As stakeholders work – as part of the National Logistics Crisis Committee – to resolve the most prominent issues impacting on the South African logistics system, including cable theft on rail lines and overloading on roads, it is more important than ever for businesses to optimise their supply chains.

Experts participating in a dialogue hosted by the Transport Forum on August 23 agreed that, by actioning data insights, businesses themselves can help to mitigate overloading on the country’s roads, for example.