Goldman Sachs warns of mounting diesel supply risks amid US-Iran conflict and Russian export disruptions
Goldman Sachs is warning that diesel markets are coming under fresh strain as disruptions to Russian fuel exports combine with the impact of the US-Iran war, tightening supplies and raising the risk of higher prices for consumers and businesses. Speaking on Bloomberg’s “Insight with Haslinda…
Telecom operators have long been expected to do several difficult things at once: modernise networks, safeguard critical infrastructure, keep supplier ecosystems resilient and stay ahead of regulatory and security demands, all while holding the line on spending. In that environment, procurement is increasingly being judged…
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Procurement and event planners often find themselves working towards the same outcome from opposite ends of the table, and that tension can make them look more like rivals than colleagues. Yet, as industry voices told Skift Meetings, the real issue is not conflict so much as timing, language and a…
Mikro+Polo launches comprehensive B2B marketplace to revolutionise laboratory procurement
Buying for a laboratory is rarely as simple as finding the right item and placing an order. Price, stock levels, lead times, order conditions, internal approvals and documentation all have to line up, particularly when a purchase involves several departments or a large basket of…
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Preparing for procurement automation: why process and people matter more than technology
Procurement automation often falters not because the software is weak, but because organisations try to bolt technology on to a function that is not yet ready to absorb it. As Techtarget’s SearchERP argues, the real problem is usually preparation: teams move too quickly to platform selection and too slowly on…
Climb Global Solutions reports robust Q2 growth amid strategic vendor expansions and cloud marketplace plans
Climb Global Solutions said its second quarter was marked by broad-based growth, even as higher operating costs and a difficult comparison with last year weighed on profitability. The technology distributor reported a 17% rise in gross billings to $587.3 million in the three months to…
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View AllAsk a procurement department at a bank where the artificial intelligence budget sits, and it will often struggle to point to a single line. What it can usually identify instead are budgets for document review, customer service, KYC remediation, translation, marketing production, reconciliation and other familiar tasks that AI is…
Supply chain transformation has been a boardroom priority for years, with companies pouring money into planning software, automation and analytics in the hope of improving speed and resilience. Yet many organisations still struggle to join up what happens across procurement, inventory, logistics and fulfilment. McKinsey…

