Arrakis has emerged from stealth with $30 million in Series A funding as it seeks to push artificial intelligence agents deeper into industrial operations, a bet that investors say could unlock far more value than office-based automation. The round was led by Blossom Capital, with…
Procurement teams often assume that if a supplier cannot be replaced, negotiation power has vanished. In practice, that is rarely true. A difficult incumbent may have the advantage of continuity, technical fit or market position, but it does not automatically control every commercial term. The…
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Proactive security readiness becomes key to winning enterprise deals amid rising supply chain risks
Enterprise buyers are not making life difficult for suppliers when they send over long security questionnaires; they are trying to protect themselves. In practice, that means many promising B2B deals now slow to a crawl at the point where procurement, legal and security teams begin asking for proof that a…
Procurement creates value most effectively when it treats a contract as a complete commercial package rather than a race to shave a few points off the unit price. The figure on the quote matters, but so do payment timing, service commitments, delivery frequency, warranty scope,…
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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 and leaves internal teams acting…
Keeping a fleet moving is never only a mechanical challenge. In multi-vehicle operations, the bigger problem is often coordination: if a lorry is off the road, the knock-on effect can quickly spread through dispatch, warehousing, deliveries and customer service. Delays build, drivers sit idle and…
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View AllFor most companies, the bulk of their climate impact sits not in factories or offices, but across the value chain. Scope 3 emissions, which cover everything from raw materials and freight to product use and disposal, often account for the largest share of a company’s footprint. Under the Corporate Sustainability…
Two months after the Senedd election, Wales’s new economic direction is starting to take shape, with ministers signalling a sharper focus on productivity, a fresh development agency and a broader attempt to make public policy work harder for the domestic economy. One of the clearest…

