Expanding the scope of TCO to capture cross-organisational value in supply chain innovations
Total Cost of Ownership has long been one of procurement’s most useful corrective tools. It pushed buyers away from judging proposals on headline price alone and towards a fuller view of what an asset really costs over its life, including maintenance, downtime, replacement and disposal.…
Tetra Pak sharpens focus on upstream sustainability to deliver measurable environmental impact
Tetra Pak has tightened its nature strategy after two years of implementation, placing greater weight on responsible sourcing and water resilience as it seeks to concentrate effort where its value chain has the biggest environmental footprint. The company said its refreshed Approach to Nature builds…
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Ericsson and Net Feasa's AI-powered maritime connectivity revolutionises shipping operations
Ericsson and Net Feasa have joined forces to push 4G and 5G connectivity deeper into the maritime sector, combining onboard mobile networks with agentic AI tools designed to give ship operators better control over cargo and vessel operations. According to the companies, the partnership is intended to give container shipping…
Tetra Pak's revamped environmental strategy targets high-risk supply chain areas with tougher due diligence
Tetra Pak has tightened its environmental strategy with a refreshed “Approach to Nature” framework that places far greater pressure on suppliers to prove how raw materials are produced and where they come from. The revision, announced by the company, builds on work carried out over…
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Manhattan Associates advocates human-guided agentic AI to ensure precision in supply chain management in 2026
Supply chain software is moving rapidly towards agentic AI in 2026, but Manhattan Associates is arguing that the technology will only work properly if it is guided by human judgment rather than left to operate on its own. At its Momentum conference in Las Vegas, the company set out a…
Blue Yonder and NVIDIA introduce specialised AI agents to transform supply chain management
Blue Yonder partners with NVIDIA to develop a Model Training Factory that creates domain-specific AI agents aimed at revolutionising warehouse operations and supply chain decision-making.Blue Yonder has teamed up with NVIDIA to create what it calls a Model Training Factory, a system designed to produce…
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View AllConcrete batching industry accelerates adoption of Industry 4.0 for smarter, more connected plants
Industry 4.0 is changing the concrete batching plant business from the factory floor up. What was once a field dominated by mechanical engineering and output capacity is now being shaped by sensors, automation software and live data analysis. For suppliers, that means selling more than machines: they are increasingly expected…
Manufacturers accelerate AI integration and reshape supply chains for resilience in 2026
Manufacturers are moving quickly to hard-wire artificial intelligence into their operations, while also redrawing supply chains around resilience rather than lowest cost, according to a new Industry Today report on the state of manufacturing and supply chains in 2026. The survey of 321 leaders across…

