On a billion pound programme, supply chain visibility isn't optional

18 Apr 2026 · 0 min

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In this segment, the speaker explains how enhanced supply‑chain data visibility transforms commercial operations. By making change agreements more open and honest, it strengthens supplier relationships. The automation reduces manual data‑entry time, freeing resources. Crucially, the real‑time data provides leading indicators that highlight emerging opportunities and risks, allowing teams to act proactively—shifting focus from reactive ‘cure’ to preventive management.

allows the agreement of change and management of change to be a lot more open and honest, which is one of the key things to having a good relationship with our supply chain. What the data also does as a commercial team is whilst we're saving on the time to input, we're actually— the data gives us leading indicators of where potential opportunities may be or risks may lie. So we're looking at leading indicators that allow us to manage the, the process and our decision so that we're looking at prevention rather than cure.