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crucially, providing meaningful feedback to suppliers rather than simple pass / fail notifications.
This approach, Kate says, helps build supply chain capacity rather than merely extracting data.
Looking ahead For Katie and Achilles, the next 12-18 months promise continued evolution as global legislation drives organisations to think more strategically about data usage.
Katie is focused on helping clients view risk not just as something to avoid, but as something to manage strategically and potentially leverage as a competitive advantage.
She summarises:“ I’ m focused on helping our clients think a little bit more strategically about the data they use and how to take a more strategic approach to risk, seeing it not as something they need to avoid, but something to manage and use as a competitive advantage across their organisations.”
As procurement professionals find themselves at the forefront of technological and regulatory change, Katie sees them as“ custodians of best practice and driving change and transformation across organisations”.
For a business that began by solving a simple duplication problem in oil and gas, Achilles continues to evolve to meet the complex challenges of modern supply chain management.
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