A risky business: Supply chain issues must be addressed

Posted on 13 Jul 2012 by The Manufacturer

Responding to TM’s recent article Top of the food chain, Tim Astley, regional practice leader for European risk engineering at insurance firm, Zurich, investigates how the points this article raised tally with recent research from his organisation.

According to our recent report, The Weakest Link: UK Plc’s Supply Chain, 88% of medium-sized UK manufacturers consider their supply chains to be either very important or critical to their business. But the recent TM debate on supply chain management teased out two major challenges when it comes to adapting supply chains to support competitive…

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