NZ's supply chains are highly exposed. Could new AI agents make them more resilient?
· Source: rnz.co.nz
In short
New Zealand's trade-dependent economy faces repeated supply chain shocks, from the Strait of Hormuz closure to Covid-19 and Red Sea disruptions, exposing procurement as an under-resourced and largely manual function. The article argues that agentic AI can compress risk detection and supplier sourcing from weeks to hours or days, helping smaller teams match multinational capabilities. Drawing on BCG's 2026 Tech Procurement Study, it notes that most enterprises are already piloting agentic AI, while flagging barriers such as fragmented data, governance gaps and trust in autonomous decisions.
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Tags: supply chain, procurement, agentic ai, resilience, automation