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of surveyed organisations reported financial losses stemming from AI-related risks

However, the data foundations must be solid; as EY notes,“ data plumbing”( the flow of info across different ERP systems) remains the make-or-break factor for whether international analytics actually deliver on their promises.

What lies ahead The future of cross-border SRM is autonomous, ethical and predictive.

That said, as AI deployment scales, governance becomes paramount. EY’ s Global Responsible AI Pulse Survey 2025 found that nearly all large companies deploying AI in global sourcing reported some form of risk-related financial loss, reinforcing the need for humanin-the-loop principles for high-impact international decisions as a governance guardrail. Cross-border SRM could also become the primary vehicle for achieving global sustainability. Emerging models suggest that SRM will evolve into multitiered circularity, where international suppliers manage reverse logistics to recover and recycle materials, creating a truly global circular economy.

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