PYMNTS.com February 28, 2025
B2B supply chains are the unsung hero of global commerce. Their importance only grows when it comes to critical industries like healthcare, where life-saving supplies and materials are the goods being transported along the procure-to-pay cycle.
But with the news this week that a 30-year old healthcare supply chain system in the U.K., one that handles over $5 billion of annual spend for the NHS, has been continually attacked by bad actors, strengthening their procurement processes and supply chain resilience is becoming increasingly top of mind for B2B leaders.
Per a court filing, the NHS supply chain relies on a decades-old computer system called RESUS. In the 11 months prior to November 2024, RESUS had suffered from 35 of the...