, SCH4801 ASSIGNMENT 3 2026
DUE DATE: 1 OCTOBER 2026
Introduction
Supply chain management plays an important role in ensuring that organisations can
obtain resources, manufacture products and deliver goods to customers efficiently.
Modern supply chains are exposed to various challenges, including transportation
disruptions, supplier dependency, international trade restrictions, technological changes
and changing customer expectations. Organisations therefore need supply chain
strategies that improve resilience while also supporting sustainability and long-term
competitiveness (Christopher, 2016).
KFC South Africa provides an example of how supplier localisation, sustainability and
transportation decisions can influence supply chain resilience. At the same time,
manufacturing organisations such as JT Manufacturers can use Fourth Industrial
Revolution (4IR) technologies to improve production processes, while changes in
international tariffs can significantly affect supply chains in the United States. These
issues demonstrate that effective supply chain management requires organisations to
balance cost, efficiency, risk, technology and sustainability.
QUESTION 1:
KFC SOUTH AFRICA – RESILIENCE THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESSES
1.1 Supplier localisation
DUE DATE: 1 OCTOBER 2026
Introduction
Supply chain management plays an important role in ensuring that organisations can
obtain resources, manufacture products and deliver goods to customers efficiently.
Modern supply chains are exposed to various challenges, including transportation
disruptions, supplier dependency, international trade restrictions, technological changes
and changing customer expectations. Organisations therefore need supply chain
strategies that improve resilience while also supporting sustainability and long-term
competitiveness (Christopher, 2016).
KFC South Africa provides an example of how supplier localisation, sustainability and
transportation decisions can influence supply chain resilience. At the same time,
manufacturing organisations such as JT Manufacturers can use Fourth Industrial
Revolution (4IR) technologies to improve production processes, while changes in
international tariffs can significantly affect supply chains in the United States. These
issues demonstrate that effective supply chain management requires organisations to
balance cost, efficiency, risk, technology and sustainability.
QUESTION 1:
KFC SOUTH AFRICA – RESILIENCE THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESSES
1.1 Supplier localisation
