Cummins - Enterprise Africa March 2024

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Powering a More Prosperous World

CUMMINS SOUTH AFRICA

Powering a More Prosperous World

PRODUCTION: Jamie Waters

For more than 100 years, Cummins has created the power solutions people depend on. A global technology leader, Cummins is a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufacture, distribute, and service an extensive portfolio of power solutions for a world that is always on.

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//“We exist to make people’s lives better by powering a more prosperous world,” Cummins outlines, founded in 1919 as Cummins Engine Company in Columbus, Indiana and one of the first diesel engine manufacturers. Today, the global power and innovative technology leader boasts a stuffed product range

// OUR LEADERS AND EMPLOYEES LIVE OUT OUR CORE VALUES AND LEVERAGE OUR COLLECTIVE DIVERSITY //

spanning internal combustion, electric, and hybrid power solutions, fuel systems, and automated transmissions, as well as electric power generation systems, batteries and fuel cells.

A staff body well in excess of 70,000 serves customers through a service network of approximately 450 wholly-owned, joint venture and independent distributor locations and more than 19,000 Cummins certified dealer locations, throughout close to 200 countries and territories.

“In each of our operating segments, we compete worldwide with a number of other manufacturers and distributors that produce and sell similar products,” Cummins says of its complimentary sections comprising components, engine, distribution,

power systems and low-to zeroemission solutions provider Accelera. “Our products primarily compete on the basis of performance, price, total cost of ownership, fuel economy, emissions compliance, speed of delivery, quality and customer support.

“Our history makes us proud, but it is the future that pulls us forward.”

EQUITY ACROSS AFRICA

“We pride ourself on being a diverse, community-minded technical leadervaluing and including our differences in decision making is our competitive advantage,” the company says, and strict adherence to this responsibility was in full evidence as it delightedly

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Travelit takes the pain out of Travel Management at Cummins.

Madren Pitsi is Cummins Incorporated’s travel analyst for its Africa and Middle East (AMEA) region. Her many and complex responsibilities have all become simpler to fulfil thanks to Travelit, Cummins’ online travel management solution since 2020.

How has Travelit changed travel management at Cummins?

The entire process has become easier, from enforcing our travel policy – which is built into the Travelit system and booking tool – to reporting.

The booking tool is easy to use, either online or via the mobile app, saves us money on service fees and, because they can see all the options (and savings) on one screen, travelers are more likely to book the cheaper option. Our staff are very happy about having the control to make their own routine bookings, which also eases the pressure on the internal Travel team. The multiple reporting fields that allow you to choose the type of report you need improve our business intelligence.

Integration is at the heart of Travelit’s magic. The booking and approval process is seamless, all our preferred travel suppliers and the rates we negotiated are loaded in the system, cost centre allocation is automated and all documents, including invoices, can be accessed from the tool for post-trip reconciliation and expensing. The

tool furthermore keeps a full booking history, which is an auditing gift.

Travelit also has clever features that seem small but makes a big difference in the lives of corporate employees. For example, managers can simply delegate their approval roles to someone else in the system, instead of completing a delegation of authority document before going on leave.

How satisfied are you with the level of support you get from the Travelit team?

Very satisfied. Depending on what I need, either the implementation team, the key account manager or the consultant – who is masterful at dealing with complex international bookings – step in.

Why would you recommend Travelit?

It is one of the best and most user-friendly online tools I know of. I am also an advocate for innovation, new technologies and continuous improvement for sustainable travel solutions. Travelit ticks every one of these boxes.

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announced having collected the coveted Africa Champion Award, alongside an additional six gongs, at the prestigious Gender Mainstreaming Awards Africa (GMA) in October.

Now in its 11th year, GMA has quickly become a renowned platform that encourages the private sector to invest in achieving more meaningful representation of women in mainstream business, and

// WE ARE CONSTANTLY INNOVATING FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO POWER THEIR SUCCESS //

celebrates businesses and individuals committed to taking significant steps towards highlighting the critical role of gender mainstreaming in driving positive change across the continent. The prestigious Champion Award recognises regional excellence and exemplary dedication to this endeavour, and acts as a glowing reflection of Cummins’ multifaceted approach to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment.

“We are honoured to receive these awards from GMA and Business Engage,” beamed Lamona Rajah, Strategic Recruiting Leader EMEA and former Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leader for the region of this testament to the company’s six-year progression and ongoing efforts

toward its regional DEI strategy.

“It is the culmination of collaborative efforts by leaders and employees across business segments and countries to live out our core values and leverage our collective diversity. We are committed to winning with the power of difference.”

The Cummins Africa Middle East region has implemented various initiatives to foster an inclusive work culture where all employees are given equal opportunities to thrive and succeed, added Thierry Pimi, VP Cummins Inc. and Managing Director Cummins Africa Middle East added. “DEI is a core value to Cummins, and we are very proud of our journey of driving progress in gender inclusion as a focus pillar of our Diversity strategy in Africa

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Middle East. We will continue in our focus until we achieve equal parity in gender representation in our leadership and our organisation at large.”

GENERATION ACROSS GENERATIONS

The culmination of almost 60 years of innovation and resulting in even more power for a far broader range of applications, Cummins announced at the close of 2023 the addition of three new generator sets to its armoury. The C1760D5, C1875D5 and C2000D5B models are engineered and optimised for diverse power applications and join the two existing products built on the same engine platform.

They are powered by the proven and well-respected KTA50 engine series, well-known in the industry

for delivering reliable power, low emissions and fast response to load changes and globally acknowledged as robust and highly cost-effective diesel engines in their class.

“We are excited for the new models in this power range,” shared Ignacio González García de Quevedo, Executive Director Powergen Markets EMEIA. “They will offer our customers a complete and flexible product with even higher power density from a product that has been supporting their needs for nearly 60 years.” The new generator models are added to the existing KTA50-powered line, including the C1400D5 and C1675D5A, famed for their durability and dependability.

“Our business is endlessly shaped by our customers - what

they need defines us - and we are constantly innovating for them to power their success,” Cummins concludes of one of its central pillars, “collaborating across teams, functions, businesses and borders to deliver the best work and superior results. Whether their challenges are personal, or global, we do everything in our power to solve them.

“Always trusted, always innovating and always customer-driven, we create the power solutions that the world depends on; however good we are today, though, we know the best is yet to come.” WWW.CUMMINS.COM

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