Asia-Pacific firms risk billions by neglecting modern contract management amid digital ambitions
Asia-Pacific’s reputation as a digital leader sits uneasily alongside a far less glamorous reality: many companies in the region still manage agreements in ways that would be familiar to a business 20 years ago. Contracts are buried in inboxes, approvals wait on travelling signatories,…
How homebuilders are redefining the role of purchasing leaders to protect margins and boost project performance
For years, many homebuilders judged purchasing leadership mainly by one standard: how much money could be taken out of the budget. That question still matters. In a margin-sensitive industry, price discipline is never optional. But builders have learned that the best purchasing leaders do much…
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Sizewell C transforms infrastructure project into regional industrial catalyst with innovative procurement and social value focus
Sizewell C is trying to turn one of Britain’s biggest infrastructure projects into a long-term industrial catalyst for the East of England, with procurement designed to spread work across hundreds of smaller contracts rather than concentrating it in a handful of major awards. Malcolm Dare, who is overseeing the project’s…
Achilles launches AI-driven tool to detect supply chain risks early amid geopolitical volatility
Achilles has introduced a new AI-assisted supplier intelligence tool designed to help businesses spot emerging risks across large supply networks before they turn into operational problems. The capability, called Achilles Risk Screening, is aimed at organisations that need a broader view of supplier exposure as…
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Deals often survive the pitch, the demo and the executive meeting only to stall when procurement and legal enter the conversation. At that stage, the work changes: contracts are examined, security checks are raised, pricing is challenged and redlines multiply. For many sales teams, that can feel like the last…
Energy sector turns to AI to optimise tail spend amid geopolitical and sustainability pressures
Energy companies are operating in one of the most demanding procurement environments in business. Geopolitical tension, volatile commodity markets, inflationary pressure and supply chain disruption are forcing leaders to rethink how they manage risk, resilience and cost. That pressure is especially pronounced in energy, where…
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View AllThe Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle decades of sanctions on Iran marks a dramatic reversal in one of Washington’s most entrenched foreign-policy tools, forcing governments, banks and multinational firms to navigate a fast-changing web of permissions and prohibitions. According to Bloomberg, the shift is part of a broader arrangement intended…
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz tactics face legal and practical hurdles to establishing a toll regime
Iran may be able to disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but turning that disruption into a lasting toll regime is another matter entirely. The renewed confrontation between Tehran, Washington and Jerusalem has once again placed the world’s most sensitive maritime chokepoint under strain.…

