Silicon Valley’s enthusiasm for leaner teams, tighter automation and fewer layers of human oversight is now influencing more than the technology sector. For supply-chain executives, that should be cause for caution. What looks efficient in a stable environment can become fragile when disruption hits, especially…
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Tata Consultancy Services has won a strategic role at Metro AG as the German wholesaler moves to overhaul a fragmented technology estate that has long been run largely on a country-by-country basis. According to a TCS statement, the programme will aim to bring Metro’s disparate application landscape into a more…
The Digital Transformation Agency has set out new principles for coordinated contracting arrangements, in a move designed to make supplier eligibility clearer and ensure whole-of-government technology deals are judged on more than price alone. According to the agency, the framework follows public consultation and a…
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Manufacturers are under growing pressure to catch quality problems early, prevent repetition and prove, at speed, that they have done so. Yet many teams still work with fragmented systems, where inspection results sit in spreadsheets, supplier emails, audit folders and stand-alone forms that do not speak to one another. That…
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View AllThe most telling shift in climate reporting is not happening in sustainability reports. It is showing up in earnings calls, where weather volatility is increasingly being discussed as a direct pressure on margins, pricing and supply continuity. That change was visible at Hershey in May 2024, when chief executive Michele…
