Amazon has moved beyond using logistics as a support function for its retail empire and is now offering that network to the wider market. With the launch of Amazon Supply Chain Services, the company is opening its freight, warehousing, customs, fulfilment and delivery capabilities to…
UK airlines cut May flights amid surging jet fuel prices driven by Middle East instability
Airlines are trimming May schedules across the UK as a surge in jet fuel prices ripples through European aviation, with data from Cirium showing 296 departures from British airports had been cancelled by Tuesday, May 12. The increase is sharp: just six days earlier, the…
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The Defence Ministry is moving closer to bringing its procurement payments onto the Trade Receivables Discounting System, or TReDS, in a bid to speed up settlements for MSMEs and start-ups and ease persistent working-capital pressures in the supply chain. According to the Hindu BusinessLine report, Defence Secretary R.K. Singh chaired…
Europe's luxury fashion bodies introduce shared ESG framework to streamline supplier compliance
Two of Europe’s most influential fashion bodies have moved to ease the compliance strain on luxury suppliers by publishing a shared ESG framework designed to give brands and workshops a common set of expectations. The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode and…
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A conversation with a solo-practitioner lawyer offered a revealing contrast to the hype surrounding agentic AI. She said she had already spread artificial intelligence across her working day, but the tools she described were modest: Gemini for emails and contract summaries, NotebookLM for organising testimony, and ChatGPT for drafting blog…
ProcurePro secures $11 million to revolutionise construction procurement with AI expansion
ProcurePro has raised US$11 million in new funding as the Australian construction software company seeks to expand its AI-driven procurement platform into more international markets, according to the company and its investors. The round was led by QIC Ventures, the venture arm of Queensland Investment…
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View AllSupply chain resilience drives explosive growth in supplier relationship management software
Supplier relationship management software is emerging as a fast-growing corner of enterprise technology as companies seek better control over fragile supply chains, according to market research cited by Verified Market Reports and other industry analysts. The latest report from Verified Market Reports says the market was worth $9.8 billion…
The market for modern manufacturing execution systems is moving from a specialist software niche to a core part of digital factory strategy, as manufacturers look for tighter control over production, better visibility on the shop floor and faster responses to disruption. The Business Research Company…

