Boeing Global Services has struck a memorandum of understanding with Pelico, an AI-focused data optimisation specialist, as it looks to modernise heavy maintenance planning for the C-17A Globemaster III. The agreement centres on using AI-enabled scheduling, supply-chain coordination and workflow automation to cut depot turnaround…
Ireland’s construction sector has long relied on the advantages of being plugged into international markets, but that same openness leaves it exposed when shocks hit global supply chains. For modular building, where design, procurement and manufacturing are tightly linked, the effect can be immediate. Karen…
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Procurement teams often assume that if a supplier cannot be replaced, negotiation power has vanished. In practice, that is rarely true. A difficult incumbent may have the advantage of continuity, technical fit or market position, but it does not automatically control every commercial term. The real question is not whether…
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It is tempting to talk about the dealership of the future as if it is still some way off. In reality, many of the pressures shaping aftermarket performance are already here: customers arrive better informed, connected equipment generates more data, and expectations around speed, communication and uptime keep rising. At…
OFS has entered into a strategic collaboration with Performance Solutions by Milliken in a move aimed at narrowing a familiar gap in manufacturing: the divide between data collection and day-to-day operational change. The partnership will begin in Europe, with both groups signalling an intention to…
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View AllFor small and medium-sized enterprises, supplier relationship management is no longer just a back-office discipline. It can shape resilience, pricing, service levels and even whether a business can secure the stock it needs when markets tighten. In South Africa, where manufacturing is still active but has been pressured by higher…
