Calm before the storm

Posted on 4 Nov 2013 by The Manufacturer

The St Jude storm last Monday brought hurricane force winds across the UK, causing damage and major disruption to transport networks across the country. But the business impact has been minimal. Anne Marie Kilkenny, partner at supply chain optimisation specialist, Oliver Wight explains why.

Anne Marie Kilkenny, partner, Oliver Wight
Economist David Miles, who sits on the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, believes last week’s storm is “likely to have a little bit of an impact on GDP” and Howard Archer of IHS Global Insight said the storm “does not appear to have had…

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