Dangote Cement- An Emerging Force in Global Cement Production
Dangote Cement is Africa’s leading cement producer with existing and planned operations in 16 African countries, revenues in excess of US$2 billion and nearly 17,000 employees.
Dangote is a fully integrated quarry-to-customer producer with production capacity of up to 43.3 million tonnes per annum (Mta) across Africa at the end of 2015. They are investing several billion dollars to build manufacturing plants and import/grinding terminals across Africa and by 2020 they plan to have more than 70Mta capacity across Africa and beyond.
They have operational facilities in Senegal, South Africa, Cameroon and Ghana (importation), Ethiopia, Zambia, Tanzania and are committed to building integrated production factories in Rep. Congo, Kenya, Zimbabwe and outside of Africa, Nepal. They also plan to build import or grinding facilities in Sierra Leone, Liberia and add new grinding facilities Ghana.
All the company operations at manufacturing plants and cement terminals conform to NIS ISO 9001 : 2008 Quality Management System and NIS BS OHSAS 18001 : 2007 Occupational Health Management System.
Dangote Cement is the largest company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, having listed its shares in
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But they are not complacent. Just as they are opening new capacity to serve Africa`s rapidly growing demand for cement, they are planning yet more factories to support even higher demand in the future, both in Nigeria and in other African countries. Keeping ahead of a growing market requires not just long-term vision, but a constant attention to their daily operations. They have some of the finest engineers on the continent; their innovative minds and dedication to operational excellence are what enable Dangote Cement to achieve such high productivity on their assets, to the benefit of customers and shareholders
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The Dangote Group is the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa and one of the largest in Africa. It generated revenue in excess of US$2 billion in 2011. The group is one of the leading diversified business conglomerates in Africa. It employs in excess of 21,000 people. The Group focuses on provision of local, value-added products and services that meet the needs of the African population and that is why it is known all over the world today.
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wanted to see what kind of competition in growth they might see in Africa. With the
Cement china (2013). Dangote invests $28M in Ghana cement packaging plant.[Online]Available at: http://www.cementchina.net/news/shownews.asp?id=7442[accessed November 21 2013]
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In 2015 last versions of standards ISO 9000 “Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary” (ISO 2015a) and ISO 9001 “Quality
Supply Chain Management (SCM) refers to a management concept, designed to synchronize and internal operational and strategic capabilities between enterprises and the integration into a unified, compelling market forces. As a general philosophy, supply chain management is focused on developing innovative solutions that create value for customers unique, personalized sources. Traditionally, the role of supply chain management business plays within the cement industry. Cement manufacturing process of supply chain management will enable the seamless and integrated logistics channel to maintain a continuous flow of cement source from raw materials to end users. In addition, (Supply Chain Management) is defined as `in order to fulfill (Ultimate Edition) customer demand and improve the overall competitiveness of the supply chain, the purpose of integrating
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