International Apparel Federation calls for shift from price focus to supply chain productivity
The International Apparel Federation has unveiled a manifesto that urges the clothing sector to rethink one of its most entrenched assumptions: that the lowest unit price is the best measure of competitiveness. Developed by the federation’s Business Innovation Committee, the document argues that the industry’s…
Supply chain management shifts towards real-time monitoring and hybrid approach for agility
Supply chain performance is no longer a matter of waiting for a quarterly scorecard to reveal what has gone wrong. With ERP platforms, logistics systems, quality tools, ESG trackers and risk-monitoring software all feeding live data into operations, many organisations now have the means to…
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NATO is being pushed to rethink how it prepares for the next drone conflict, as senior officials warn that buying and storing huge numbers of systems now could leave the Alliance with weapons that are obsolete before they are ever used. The concern reflects lessons drawn from Ukraine, where the…
Brands are shifting from transactional to strategic packaging partnerships to navigate supply chain volatility
For many consumer packaged goods companies, packaging has long been treated as a line item to squeeze rather than a capability to strengthen. That approach is becoming harder to defend as supply chains grow more volatile, product ranges widen and speed to market becomes a…
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Procurement has long been framed as a contest of leverage, with buyers judged on how much they can shave from a supplier’s price. That model still has its place, but it is proving too narrow for supply chains that are more exposed, more complex and more interdependent than they were…
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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View AllAerospace and defence sectors push for strategic unified data layers to boost decision-making
Data has become one of the aerospace and defence sector’s most valuable assets, but many organisations are still struggling to turn it into a practical advantage. As HCLTech notes in its analysis of a unified data layer, companies are generating huge volumes of information across engineering, manufacturing, supply chains, quality,…
Shape Digital and Halliburton partner to unify energy asset management with AI integration
Shape Digital, the digital spin-off of MODEC, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Halliburton aimed at improving how energy operators manage asset performance across the full production chain. The agreement brings together Halliburton’s Landmark Digital Field Solver, a decision-making platform built to combine reservoir,…

