For government contractors, a supplier failure can affect far more than purchasing costs: it may threaten delivery schedules, quality and the ability to meet programme obligations. Longer-term supply agreements can reduce some of that uncertainty by setting a shared framework for future orders, but their…
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Nutanix is widening the ways partners can earn from its software and services, as customers reassess infrastructure choices and the company seeks to make its sales model more partner-led. The FY2027 Elevate Partner Programme adds opportunities linked to artificial intelligence, cloud, services, renewals and customer referrals. According to Reseller News,…
Australian sole traders and microbusinesses are facing a combination of rising overheads, payment delays, administrative demands and limited time. For owners without specialist staff, the strain can reach beyond profit margins, affecting their ability to pay themselves and the energy they have left for running…
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Food supply networks are being reshaped by climate pressures, geopolitical disruption and the growing dependence of retailers on tightly connected logistics and digital systems. At a FoodChain Forward conference in the Netherlands, Roel Gevaers, a supply-chain management professor at the University of Antwerp, argued that bringing production and purchasing relationships…
Supply-chain pressure has eased substantially from the extremes recorded during the pandemic, but the risks facing companies remain varied: transport costs, supplier failures, extreme weather, cyber-attacks and shifting consumer demand can all interrupt the flow of goods. The New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain…
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View AllA study published in Business Strategy and the Environment argues that green small and medium-sized enterprises do not follow a single route to success. Instead, the research suggests that different bundles of resources and capabilities can support either stronger financial performance or more active environmental behaviour, depending on how firms…
AT&T and Amdocs have deepened a long-running partnership with an eight-year agreement that is intended to use artificial intelligence to modernise the American telecoms group’s business and customer operations. According to the companies, the arrangement brings together Amdocs’ aOS platform, which the vendor describes as…
