Retailers rarely discover a supply chain crisis all at once. More often, the trouble begins quietly: stock builds up, warehouse costs creep higher, orders start arriving late or wrong, and transport bills drift beyond plan. By the time those symptoms are visible, the underlying issue…
Saudi Aramco's $3.7 billion deal signals shift towards digital and supply chain resilience in energy sector
Saudi Aramco has unveiled a package of agreements and a memorandum of understanding with French companies that could together be worth more than $3.7 billion, in a move designed to reinforce its upstream supply chain and widen the use of advanced digital tools across its…
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Global food system faces unprecedented strain from trade, climate and energy disruptions
The global food system is being squeezed on three fronts at once: trade, energy and climate, according to The New York Times, which said the assumptions that have underpinned cheap, abundant food are all under strain. Evan Fraser, a professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, told the newspaper…
Agentic AI transforms procurement into a strategic function amidst efficiency gains and new challenges
Agentic AI is beginning to reshape procurement from a largely administrative function into one that can play a more strategic role in how businesses buy, negotiate and manage supply risk. In its simplest form, the technology uses AI systems that can plan tasks, take actions…
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Procurement fraud evolves with hidden networks and shell companies that bypass traditional controls
Procurement fraud is often imagined as a forged invoice or a blatant kickback. In practice, the bigger danger is quieter: a network of insiders, suppliers and shadow companies that looks ordinary on paper and only reveals itself when someone asks who actually benefits. That is the central warning from Tejas…
Sysco has moved artificial intelligence from a side project to a board-level priority, as the foodservice distributor seeks to tie technology more closely to efficiency gains, customer service and the integration of its proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot. In a statement on…
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View AllEU business groups push for mandatory low-carbon criteria in public procurement to accelerate decarbonisation
European companies, business groups and civil society organisations representing more than 11,500 firms have written to the European Commission urging it to make low-carbon requirements mandatory in public procurement, arguing that the bloc’s €2.5 trillion purchasing market could become one of the most powerful levers for industrial decarbonisation. (carbon-pulse.com) According…
California delay in emissions reporting deadline underscores the urgency of supply chain transparency in the chemical sector
California’s decision to push back the first deadline for reporting greenhouse gas emissions has not reduced the pressure on chemical companies to improve transparency; if anything, it has reinforced the need for it. The California Air Resources Board has delayed the initial Scope 1 and…

