Waitrose expands Trust Retail’s inventory system to boost stock accuracy and speed up decisions
Waitrose is preparing to widen the use of Trust Retail’s inventory management system across its store estate after signing a new five-year agreement that will give staff a more immediate view of stock levels. The technology was first tested in a single branch in March…
Microsoft says a programme of AI agents is helping to compress some supply-chain workflows by as much as 75%, as the company deepens its push to turn Azure into a platform for production-scale, multi-model AI. In a blog post published by Microsoft, the company said…
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Ingram Micro is recasting itself from a traditional technology distributor into what it presents as an AI-led platform business, using Google Cloud Consulting to help build a new operating model around data, automation and customer experience. The move comes as the 45-year-old company, which serves a vast share of the…
POSCO Future M accelerates AI overhaul to revolutionise battery materials and manufacturing by 2028
POSCO Future M is preparing a company-wide artificial intelligence overhaul aimed at reshaping its manufacturing, research and sales operations by 2028, in a move the South Korean battery materials maker believes could strengthen quality, cut development time and support a broader push into new markets.…
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China and India’s pharmaceutical dependence deepens, prompting calls for strategic supply resilience
Pharmaceutical supply chains are becoming more exposed to China and India, with a growing body of industry and policy analysis suggesting that reliance is no longer confined to active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials. It now reaches into finished medicines, raising the prospect that Europe and the US could…
TrusTrace launches new supply chain platform to enhance data-driven compliance decisions
TrusTrace has started rolling out a new platform layer that it says will convert the supply chain compliance data it already manages for global brands into something teams can interrogate and act on far more quickly. The first module now live is Supply Chain Intelligence,…
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View AllThe recent air traffic control failure at UK airports offered a stark reminder that modern supply chains can be highly efficient yet alarmingly brittle. When departures are halted, the immediate effect is not just inconvenience for passengers but a rapid loss of cargo capacity, especially because so much freight still…
Across Africa’s mining sector, the debate over productivity is shifting. The old focus on pushing harder, lifting throughput and adding capacity is giving way to a more practical question: how do mines make the equipment they already own perform more consistently, for longer? That change…

