As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across software development, customer service, marketing and product design, organisations are discovering that the technology itself is only part of the story. The real commercial value often sits in the data, know-how, prompts, outputs and other material that flow into…
What began as a family emergency has become a striking example of how artificial intelligence is being folded into everyday retail. According to CNA Insider, as reported by Moneycontrol, Lin Enqi, a 21-year-old student in Singapore, stepped in to help run her family’s neighbourhood grocery…
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As medical device firms expand their global manufacturing footprints, contract manufacturers have become central to how products are developed, scaled and supplied. The advantages are clear: lower capital exposure, access to specialised process expertise, more predictable production transitions and the ability to increase output without straining internal lines. But the…
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…
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Frontier AI is generating plenty of excitement among procurement and supply chain leaders, but the most advanced model on a leaderboard is not necessarily the one best suited to Source-to-Pay work. The latest releases from major AI labs have shown striking progress in reasoning, coding and open-ended analysis, prompting enterprise…
AI deployment in distributors remains limited despite strategic priorities, DSG report shows
Distribution Strategy Group’s first AI Top 25 offers a blunt reality check for distributors that have spent the past two years talking up artificial intelligence without yet embedding it deeply into day-to-day operations. After assessing more than 300 North American distributors, DSG concluded that only…
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View AllProcurement’s new role in controlling AI spending amid rising costs and governance challenges
Procurement teams are increasingly being pulled into a problem that used to sit mainly with IT and finance: how to keep artificial intelligence spending visible, controllable and tied to business value. In a recent post, Aashima Gupta argued that the issue is no longer simply how much organisations are paying…
Healthcare procurement shifts focus to resilience and sustainability in strategic buying
Healthcare organisations make hundreds of buying decisions each year, and those choices reach far beyond the till. From clinical consumables and examination room furniture to cleaning agents, lighting, office technology and medicines, procurement affects running costs, patient experience, staff welfare and the environmental impact of…

