SAP SPEND CONNECT LIVE : SPEND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS UNVEILED

HOW NATURAL DISASTERS EXPOSE SUPPLY CHAIN VULNERABILITIES

SAP unveiled updates to its spend management solutions at the Spend Connect Live conference in Las Vegas , focusing on enhanced collaboration , productivity and compliance . Key features include the integration of its generative AI , Joule , across various applications to streamline procurement processes and support supplier growth , set for rollout in 2025 .

Hurricane Helene has disrupted quartz mining in Spruce Pine , North Carolina , exposing a critical vulnerability in the global semiconductor supply chain . The town produces up to 90 % of the world ’ s ultra-pure quartz , essential for silicon chip manufacturing . This highlights the need for supply chain diversification in the face of natural disasters .

10 November 2024