Airfreight industry accelerates towards shared standards amid digital transformation challenges
Digital adoption in airfreight is advancing, but not at the pace many in the sector once expected. The main obstacles are no longer the technology itself, but the difficulty of making fragmented systems talk to one another and getting carriers, forwarders, handlers and logistics providers…
A vehicle may roll into a showroom looking complete, yet it has often passed through a highly intricate network of suppliers, ports, warehouses and transport providers before it reaches the customer. As automotive manufacturing becomes more international and more technologically demanding, logistics has shifted from…
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Cisco and Rockwell introduce software-driven manufacturing model to accelerate Industry 5.0
Cisco and Rockwell Automation are pushing a new manufacturing model built around software, data and security, as industrial firms race to make plants more adaptable to artificial intelligence and autonomous operations. The two companies this week outlined a Full-Stack Software-Defined Manufacturing approach designed to connect plant-floor systems more tightly with…
GM secures $4.5bn inventory facility to bolster supply chain resilience amid geopolitical tensions
General Motors has moved to harden its supply chain with a US$4.5bn inventory facility designed to keep crucial parts available even when the market is hit by disruption, according to a securities filing made public on 11 August. The arrangement gives GM access to stock…
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Alibaba is pushing its artificial intelligence deeper into cross-border sourcing, adding a new Accio Sourcing Toolkit to its Accio Work platform as it tries to remove some of the most time-consuming steps from international procurement for smaller businesses. According to Tech in Asia, the update is designed for SMEs and…
Valiance Solutions launches Tender Intelligence to automate Indian government procurement evaluations
Valiance Solutions has launched Tender Intelligence, an enterprise software-as-a-service platform aimed at automating government procurement evaluation, as public bodies across India continue to struggle with large volumes of bid documentation and lengthy manual reviews. According to the company’s announcement, the system is designed to cover…
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View AllQatar’s shift to sustainable procurement accelerates with focus on genuine circular economy
Sustainability is becoming a more routine factor in purchasing decisions across Qatar, as companies look beyond price and presentation to consider how products are made, used and disposed of. At Ecossential, which supplies items such as reusable bags, drinkware, recycled stationery and plantable notebooks, operational manager Sampath Weerasinghe said demand…
In construction, the procurement decision that looks cheapest on paper is often the one that proves most costly in practice. Project teams usually focus first on price, delivery dates, availability and contract terms. Those matters are important, but they can obscure a broader truth: the…

