Achyut Jajoo

Yesterday I posted about consolidation pressure in automotive aftermarket parts. That dynamic is not isolated to automotive, and it is not confined to the U.S. U.S.-based capital is increasingly the control center for consolidation across global aftermarket and MRO markets, including automotive, aerospace, agriculture, and industrial equipment. What begins as a domestic transaction often becomes a global supply chain dependency as regional players are absorbed into fewer, larger platforms and supplier optionality narrows across geographies. Ownership changes propagate globally. Local resilience becomes harder to maintain. Structural consolidation isn’t sector-specific, it’s a cross-industry supply chain risk that procurement and risk teams must actively manage. Aerospace MRO provides another clear example. Among VSE’s acquisition spree, most recently the purchase of Precision Aviation Group, materially expands its scale across aerospace distribution, MRO, and engineering services while extending reach across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. U.S.-driven consolidation is reshaping global supplier networks, diminishing share held by smaller independent providers. https://lnkd.in/gfr6zias #SupplyChainRisk #Aftermarket #MRO #Aerospace #Consolidation #Procurement #SourcingRisk #Exiger

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Hi Salesforc'Ins, greetings for the day 👋 Last week in Salesforce wasn’t just about new features — it was a reality check for the CRM + AI world. Here’s what stood out 👇 🔹 AI is powerful, but it’s NOT plug-and-play Enterprise AI needs clean data, strong architecture, and human oversight — tools alone won’t deliver value. 🔹 Ecosystem control is tightening Salesforce is becoming more structured around integrations, governance, and responsible AI usage. 🔹 The bigger picture Salesforce isn’t slowing down. It’s learning how to scale AI responsibly — and that changes how businesses adopt CRM going forward. 👉 Learning Salesforce today means learning how AI actually works in real business environments, not just clicking buttons. If you’re planning your career or upskilling in CRM, AI, or digital transformation — this shift matters more than ever. #Salesforce #CRM #AIinBusiness #SalesforceEcosystem #FutureOfWork #TechTrends #DigitalTransformation You can check out self learning course designed by industry expert working professionals – https://ezylern.com/

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I keep hearing that there is no AI without data...yet many manufacturers have plenty of operational data and no AI to drive operational decision-making. To fundamentally shift the way manufacturing operations run, we need to consider how to make data useful for people and AI. The complex nature of industrial data—it's in many systems that don't match—makes this a difficult problem to solve. However, the opportunity for organizations to see step changes in their throughput, agility, energy efficiency, and productivity makes it a problem worth solving. In our upcoming product tour, Industrial AI in the Era of Contextualization, you will see how customers like Moelven, NOVA Chemicals, Aker BP ASA, and Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. are solving the difficult contextualization problem to create a foundation for scalable industrial AI, including AI agents. Come check it out. https://lnkd.in/g9bVT8Gb

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🤝 Pumped to officially share our Consensus partnership with Gong 💨 Sales teams want to move fast. Presales teams need consistency and control. Too often, those goals compete. This partnership fixes that. 🕣 We are creating intent and buying signals across synchronous and asynchronous buying motions like never before! 🔗 With Consensus + Gong, reps can build and send personalized, presales-approved demos directly inside Gong—and everyone gets visibility into what buyers actually engage with. 🚦Less friction. Better signal. Stronger follow-up. 🙌 This is what a modern revenue workflow should look like. Excited for what this unlocks for our teams and our customers. Huge thanks to Patrick Burke and the whole Gong team for their collaboration, imagination and a genuine desire to deliver the revenue engine of the future. I’m delighted Let’s go Deirdre Sweeney

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As automakers race toward increasingly autonomous driving capabilities, the quality of their digital maps has become critical. In this context, HERE Technologies and BMW Group have expanded a long-standing collaboration to bring AI-enhanced high-definition (HD) maps to BMW’s Level 2+ and Level 3 vehicles.

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