Now’s the time for manufacturers to innovate their business models

Posted on 16 Jul 2020 by The Manufacturer

There are real opportunities for differentiation within manufacturing and we are already seeing increasing use of servitization as well as manufacturers going direct to the end-user. The benefits of a new approach can be; more share of wallet, longer-term contracts, better relationships with customers, steady cashflow forecasting and more. Lee Collinson reports.

Almost every UK manufacturer (94%) is alive to new ways of operating to achieve growth, according to the Annual Manufacturing Report 2020. That’s an overwhelmingly positive mindset, with only a small handful of businesses looking to persevere with methods that have – traditionally – proven successful. Even more encouraging is that almost the same amount (91%)…

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