Sacha Vaughan, chief supply chain officer at houseware manufacturer Joseph Joseph, is in a fortunate position – her board recognises the critical role of the supply chain in a digital age, which she suggests isn’t always the case. “Many brands see the supply chain as simply moving boxes from one place to another,” she says.…
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Fujitsu’s Horizon system continues to produce erratic figures in branch accounts, which the Post Office can’t explain, with millions of pounds being written off. As the publication of an independent report into the system at the centre of the Post Office scandal approaches, Computer Weekly reveals there is chaos in the system. According to a…
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Cloud block storage allows organisations to run applications that depend on high throughput and low latency in the cloud. The latest block storage offerings make use of the cloud’s advantages, without sacrificing performance. Such offerings allow customers to run applications in the cloud and use block storage there, such as proof-of-concept projects before they’re rolled…
The flow and ebb of international supply chains is far from new, with the grand medieval churches of the Cotswolds partly paid for by wool exports to continental Europe, centuries before the area became famous for hosting US vice-presidents. Levels of imports and exports rose worldwide during the 19th century and into the 20th during…
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The European Union (EU) Data Act comes into force today (12 September 2025), giving, says the European Commission, citizens control over data generated by their connected devices, such as smartwatches and cars. It is also said to open up opportunities for small businesses to use this data to develop “innovative after-sale services”. Business and consumer…
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Formula 1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas is using cloud-delivered enterprise resource planning (ERP) software from SAP to boost its regulatory compliance efforts as the sport prepares for new regulations from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). The FIA’s cost cap is set to increase from $140m to $215m to make room for new technical regulations and…
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The digital skyline will be dominated by factories, artificial intelligence (AI) factories. That is if you believe the hype – but what is an AI factory, and how can organisations benefit from this industrial revolution of technology? Factories mass-produce the same product over and over again. In doing so, they cut the cost of production…
SAP has announced revenue of €9.027bn for the second quarter of 2025, up 9% year-on-year, and a gross profit of €6.62bn. In its results statement, it chose to highlight partnership deals with Palantir, Accenture and China’s Alibaba. SAP said its cloud revenue was up 24%, with cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) sales up 30%. “AI…
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The government’s accounting watchdog has refused to endorse the audited accounts of the College of Policing after serious failures in a project to replace its HR and accounting systems left the policing organisation unable to properly manage its finances. The National Audit Office (NAO) found that the College of Policing, which promotes policing excellence across…
When it comes to investments in artificial intelligence (AI), the numbers are staggering. “Stargate”, a US initiative to build the largest AI datacentres the world has ever seen, aims to invest $500bn over the next four years. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have just announced plans to buy hundreds of thousands of advanced…
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