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Jul 23, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
Our cover story this month features a fascinating discussion with Rebecca Howard, Head of Supplier Relationship Management at Coventry Building Society who talks operational transformation, ESG, and procurement as a creator of social value and community engagement… The role of procurement has changed. Today, the function has become a driver of so much more than cost reduction and business continuity.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
Supply chains matter. One break in the link and manufacturers can be left with costly disruptions that bring the entire operation to a standstill – and the problem isn’t going away soon. According to McKinsey research, disruptions lasting a month or longer now happen every 3.7 years on average.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
From Brexit to the pandemic and the current geopolitical conflict, the supply chain industry has faced a flood of challenges in recent years. This has caused disruption to supply chains. Businesses have been forced to navigate and adapt to these challenges to ensure continuity, limit interruption and reduce risk.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
Recent research conducted by InterSystems highlights a critical challenge within supply chain organisations in the UK and Ireland: nearly half (47%) cite their dependency on manual processes for data collection and analysis as their primary technological hurdle.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
Most modern organisations rely heavily on their supply chain partners to deliver their products and services. In the case of critical suppliers, organisations might not be able to provide most of their products and services without them. Resilience is key!In some cases, without a critical supplier, entire operations for an organisation can come to a halt. For example, if the point-of-sale (POS) service provider is down at a retailer, they cannot bill their customers.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
In recent years, supply chains gained momentum as the leading social issue for companies to address. While environmental and climate change used to be the main topic of discussion, human rights and supply chains have taken over. This is partly due to the scandals and allegations of exploitative labour practices from multinational companies. But also due to the increased public awareness of the role companies play in determining the management of their own supply chains.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
Our exclusive cover story this month is with Soqui Calderon, Regional Director of Sustainability for Grupo Modelo and the Middle Americas Zone. She reveals how the beverage giant is tackling sustainability from a procurement and supply chain perspective. Grupo Modelo is a giant and a leader in the production, distribution and sale of beer in Mexico. Grupo Modelo is part of the Middle America Region (of the AB InBev Group) and boasts 17 national brands.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
Our cover story this month… With science-based targets approved, Marriott is accelerating work to help make its supply chain more sustainable. We speak to Stéphane Masson, Senior Vice President, Procurement, Marriott International, Inc. – for our exclusive cover story this month – to find out how… “Like many global companies, Marriott recognises that serving our world helps the communities where we operate and is also good business,” Masson tells us.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
Episode Six (E6), a leading global provider of enterprise-grade payment processing and ledger infrastructure, announces its expansion in Europe through a new partnership with A-Tono. This collaboration marks E6’s entry into the Italian market as part of its broader global expansion strategy. A-Tono, an Italy-based multifaceted company, operates a technology lab, a payment institute supervised by the Bank of Italy, a nonprofit organisation, and a digital agency.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
interface.media | Andrew Woods
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is leading a delegation of institutional partners and business leaders from Italy’s financial technology community to Money 20/20 Europe. This premier FinTech event will take place in Amsterdam from June 4 to June 6, 2024. This year’s edition is expected to be a record-breaker, attracting over 8,500 attendees from more than 100 countries, serving as a key networking hub for those looking to stay at the forefront of FinTech innovation.
