Suicide by supplier

Posted on 3 Sep 2010 by The Manufacturer

No industry puts more faith in its suppliers than manufacturing. How do you protect yourself? Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith explores.

It is too soon to say how the story of BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster will end. It is possible however that it could be the latest, and largest, case of suicide by supplier given that sub-contractors supplied and operated both the oil rig and its key equipment. Other notable cases from this year include Globespan,…

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