Tag: Agentic

  • How Agentic AI is Transforming Procurement 

    How Agentic AI is Transforming Procurement 

    Procurement is one of the biggest, yet least visible, engines of the global economy. Trillions of dollars flow through purchasing departments that are often overwhelmed by complexity. What happens when AI agents start taking on this work? In this episode, I talk with Keith McFarlane, CTO at Globality, about how agentic AI is reshaping sourcing…

  • Why agentic AI may herald golden age for procurement

    Why agentic AI may herald golden age for procurement

    Keith McFarlane is the chief technology officer at Palo Alto, California-based Globality, a provider of artificial intelligence-enabled procurement automation software. Views are the author’s own. With the rise of agentic artificial intelligence, I believe we’re heading for a golden age in procurement. Research by HFS shows that AI-driven sourcing already delivers 20% cost savings, making it one…

  • Agentic AI is the new tech buzzword. Here’s what builders need to know.

    Agentic AI is the new tech buzzword. Here’s what builders need to know.

    Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Three months into 2025, the artificial intelligence arms race continues for builders. Large contractors, such as London-based Balfour Beatty and Swedish builder Skanska, are developing their own AI-based tools to aid their construction processes. Other builders use…