Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are crucial to the Northeast of England’s economy, yet many face significant challenges in adopting digital supply chain innovations. Common barriers include limited resources, digital skills gaps, resistance to change, and difficulties aligning internal processes with external partnerships. Addressing these challenges is essential to unlocking the transformative benefits of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI), enabling more sustainable growth, increased resilience, and enhanced regional competitiveness.
Aims and benefits
This workshop is designed to promote knowledge exchange around digital adoption and AI implementation, with a focus on their impact on business resilience and sustainability. Our team brings expertise in digital transformation, sustainable supply chain management, and e-business—disciplines that are reshaping both industry practices and societal outcomes. During the event, we will share practical toolkits to support SMEs in adopting digital technologies and AI for improving production innovation, process innovation, supply chain traceability, and sustainability performance.
Supported by the National Edge AI Hub
