Supply chain a concern for manufacturing

Posted on 17 Mar 2015 by Victoria Fitzgerald

A third (35%) of businesses in the manufacturing industry are extremely concerned about potential supply chain disruption according to research released by BSI, the business standards company and the Business Continuity Institute (BCI).

More than three quarters of manufacturing firms (77%) report increasing supply chain complexity as the fastest growing risk in business continuity, with malicious attacks via the internet (68%) and increased regulatory scrutiny (58%) taking second and third place. Global sourcing across supply chains creates severe business continuity challenges for manufacturers, with the research showing that…

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