Electronic components are moving back to the centre of industrial strategy as companies across Europe grapple with the twin pressures of digitalisation and decarbonisation. What was once treated as a routine purchasing category is increasingly shaping whether new systems can be designed, built and brought…
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Made-in-China.com has said its AI assistant SourcingAI is being used to change how overseas buyers search for products and vet suppliers, with the company claiming early users are cutting sourcing time by an average of 35%. In a statement released this week, the B2B marketplace said the tool goes beyond…
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Elixirr has teamed up with Pilot Lite in a bid to help consumer packaged goods companies turn restructuring plans into faster results on the shop floor. The partnership is aimed at one of the sector’s perennial problems: large transformation programmes often look strong on paper but struggle to translate into…
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View AllDigital procurement is no longer just a paperless version of buying. In practice, it is the use of software, structured data and automation to manage the full purchasing cycle, from identifying a need and finding suppliers to raising orders, tracking delivery and paying invoices. IBM describes it as a way…
