AI INTEGRATION DRIVES EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY

The evolving supply chain is becoming more integrated, extending into product use, regeneration, and insights that drive customer loyalty and responsiveness. Over time, this enables quicker reactions by shrinking the gap between sensing demand and adapting supply chains, whether through infrastructure changes or product flow.

This approach fosters a more connected, regenerative system, blending disciplines across supply chain operations, business strategy, and technology. This is a key driver of efficiency and cost reduction, especially under current economic pressures like inflation and supply chain disruptions.

The financial challenges seen during Covid-19 and beyond have accelerated investment in digitalisation – a critical pathway to cost savings and operational resilience, enhancing efficiency without sacrificing business potential. as sustainability, ethical sourcing, and operational transparency,” Acoba outlined.

“Companies increasingly need to trace their supply chains from end to end—understanding the origins of goods, their impacts, and every stage of their journey. Advanced technology can facilitate this by identifying data gaps and accelerating the process of collecting, analysing, and acting on this inf…