A new prime minister inevitably brings a reset in priorities, but business leaders in manufacturing, logistics and distribution will be watching closely to see whether the UK’s commitment to digital transformation survives the change of administration. That matters because the debate is no longer about…
The NHS’s long-term performance will depend not only on doctors, nurses and other frontline clinicians, but on whether its corporate machinery can support them properly. A new paper from the HPMA argues that workforce, payroll, finance and procurement systems are not peripheral functions but the…
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Carlsberg Vietnam unveils ambitious ESG plan with supplier collaboration and aggressive net-zero targets
Carlsberg Vietnam used its inaugural Supplier Day to unveil its updated environmental, social and governance programme, Brewing Tomorrow, bringing suppliers, strategic partners and representatives from EuroCham’s Green Growth Sector Committee and the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam into the discussion on how to make its operations more sustainable. The…
Vendor consolidation is emerging as more than a procurement choice in clinical trials; it is increasingly a question of operational design. When sponsors and CROs split work across too many suppliers, the result can be a chain of hand-offs that slows production, complicates version control…
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Amazon’s evolving catalogue management signals a shift from back-office task to strategic competitive advantage
Amazon’s product catalogue has become far more than an administrative layer for listing ASINs. For brands selling on the marketplace, it now functions as the structural basis of search visibility, advertising efficiency and Buy Box performance. That is why catalogue errors, broken variation families and missing attributes can quickly turn…
Enterprises are turning to supply chain planning platforms in growing numbers as artificial intelligence reshapes how businesses forecast demand, manage risk and respond to disruption, according to new research from Information Services Group. ISG’s 2026 buyer’s guides for supply chain planning assess 27 software vendors…
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View AllSouth Africa’s procurement overhaul sparks debate over decentralisation and local economic inclusion
South Africa’s bid to overhaul state purchasing has opened a fresh debate over how far the new system should be centralised, and how much room it should leave for provincial and municipal capacity. At a stakeholder engagement on Tuesday, the Procurement Performance Institute’s chief executive, Nduduzo Ngema, said the draft…
Doosan Enerbility joins forces with Rolls-Royce SMR to fast-track European small modular reactor deployment
Doosan Enerbility has been chosen by Rolls-Royce SMR as a strategic manufacturing partner for key components in its small modular reactor programme, deepening the South Korean group’s role in the emerging European SMR supply chain. According to the companies, the work will focus on pre-production…

