Supplier relationship management has become one of the most important parts of modern procurement, particularly as companies rely on increasingly complex global supply networks. Yet the traditional approach , built around manual checks, fragmented records and time-consuming communication , can struggle to keep pace with…
Procurement has moved far beyond its old reputation as a back-office savings exercise. In a period marked by inflation, geopolitical strain and supply chain disruption, it is now being treated as a core enterprise capability, with supplier management increasingly seen as central to resilience and…
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C.H. Robinson has broadened its push into automated logistics with the launch of Lean AI Engineer, a system it says can both run and continuously refine global supply chains for customers using its 4PL Managed Solutions service. The new platform works with Lean AI Planner, introduced earlier, to create what…
Northern Marine Group partners with Achilles to enhance ESG-driven supplier transparency
Northern Marine Group has struck a partnership with Achilles in a move that underlines how digital transformation in shipping is increasingly reaching beyond ships and ports to the supplier networks that support them. The Stena Group subsidiary said the agreement will give it a more…
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Thailand’s effort to keep China, the United States and ASEAN all in play is less a sign of hesitation than a calculated way of working. In public, officials in Bangkok stress balance, regional cooperation and multilateralism. In practice, the country is trying to preserve room for manoeuvre in an era…
Kuwait briefly shut its main airport on Wednesday after Iranian drones struck a passenger terminal, killing one Indian national and injuring 63 people, according to AP and Kuwait’s authorities. The attack marked one of the most serious spillovers yet from the wider confrontation between Iran,…
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View AllPlant buying in 2026: a strategic shift driven by inflation, supply chain disruptions, and changing consumer demands
By 2026, plant buying has become far more than a matter of choosing attractive stock for the season. It now sits at the intersection of production economics, logistics, consumer behaviour and risk management, with garden centres forced to make harder decisions about range, pricing and timing than at any point…
Diet Coke shortage in India highlights global supply chain vulnerabilities amid geopolitical disruptions
The shortage of Diet Coke in India is a small consumer inconvenience with a much larger lesson about how far-flung supply chains can unravel when geopolitics intrude. A Tamil adage about a disturbance in one tree showing up in another captures the point neatly: shocks…

