Leasing is the fiscally prudent future of industrial procurement

Mike Fergusson, industrial sector at CHG-Meridian, explains why leasing is the present and future of prudent procurement. Nobody needs to tell any manufacturing or industrial business that times are tough. The supply chain remains compromised following Covid-related disruption; materials and energy costs are mushrooming, and inflation is affecting the price of everything: inputs, outputs and […]

The era of intelligent automation has finally arrived!

intelligent automation

Alistair Sergeant, ceo of digital consultancy Equantiis, highlights intelligent automation and its implications for businesses, customers, and employees. Intelligent automation (IA) combines different technologies such as Robotic Process Automation [RPA], artificial intelligence [AI], machine learning and Optimal Character Recognition [OCR]. In an increasingly competitive business environment, companies will become increasingly reliant on IA for boosting […]