Nestlé Malaysia boosts resilience through local sourcing and halal expansion amid global trade turbulence
Nestlé Malaysia says it has put in place enough supply-chain safeguards to weather global disruption, leaning on local sourcing, buffer stocks and alternative suppliers as trade volatility ripples through international markets. Chief executive Juan Aranols told reporters in Kuala Lumpur that the company had spent…
Cloud supply chain management accelerates with AI-driven tools amid geopolitical and energy uncertainties
A new market study from Verified Market Reports says cloud supply chain management is moving into a faster-growth phase as companies rethink logistics resilience amid geopolitical tension, volatile energy costs and trade disruption. The report argues that cloud-based platforms are no longer being treated simply…
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Arkestro clinches top tech award in Hackett Group’s Spring 2026 SolutionMap for innovative AI-driven procurement platform
Arkestro has said it has been validated in The Hackett Group’s Spring 2026 SolutionMap procurement technology assessment, a benchmark that reviewed 118 vendors across 16 source-to-pay categories. The company also said it received a Top Tech distinction in sourcing, a label The Hackett Group uses to identify products that stand…
The way companies buy agency services can shape growth far beyond the next quarter. Yet many procurement processes still reward the cheapest pitch rather than the strongest long-term contribution, even though that often weakens the very commercial performance businesses are trying to improve. Agencies know…
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In logistics, the conversation around artificial intelligence is often reduced to a single question: how much money can it save? Cost control is certainly part of the picture, but treating it as the only objective can create new problems that wipe out the gains. That is because supply chains are…
Beacon is making a clear break from the digital freight forwarding experiment that helped define its early years, arguing that the problem was not just execution but the model itself. Fraser Robinson, the company’s chief executive and co-founder, told The Loadstar that Beacon had once…
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View AllJoseph shifts to air freight amid Iran-related logistics surge to safeguard London Fashion Week comeback
Joseph is working to blunt the impact of a fresh surge in logistics costs after unrest in Iran pushed up freight rates and delayed stock moving from Asia to Europe, according to remarks by chief executive Simon Brown at the Drapers Supply Chain Summit in London. Brown said both air…
Independent boat retailers often talk about vendors as if they were simply sources of stock. That view is too narrow. The stronger businesses treat supplier relationships as part of the sales engine, using them to sharpen marketing, lift sell-through and create a more compelling customer…

