Skills shortage remains a key concern

Skills shortages remain
a critical issue in South
Africa, according to the 2009
Supplychainforesight survey
Launched in Johannesburg
recently by Barloworld
Logistics, which commissioned
the research by Frost &
Sullivan, the study found that
many projects and sectors in
the country were hampered by
acute skills shortages.
But, said Johan Dekker,
divisional director: consulting
and software, more and more
companies, spurred on by the
need to focus on their core
business in the context of the
economic downturn, were
turning to more sophisticated
outsource partnerships to help
them add valuable skills to
their operations.
“In doing so they maintain
their competitive advantage
while focusing on their core
competencies.”