A recent survey by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) found that a third of British businesses are actively looking to suppliers in the UK to replace those in Europe, ahead of Brexit negotiations.
The reshoring of supply chains could provide an excellent opportunity for manufacturers looking to win new contracts, but it also comes with significant challenges. One of those challenges is the procurement process itself, increasingly conducted via tenders. These can be a costly consumer of time, with many forms to be completed just to prequalify –…
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