2016 has been one of surprise and turmoil for UK manufacturers with largely unexpected outcomes in both the EU referendum and the US presidential elections. These geopolitical events contributed to an unprecedented level of uncertainty surrounding international trading relationships, as Dom Tribe explains.
Manufacturers that took the precaution of developing contingency plans during the first half of 2016 were able to minimise short-term damage to their business and supply chain models in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote, when the value of sterling plummeted. Dom Tribe, manufacturing sector specialist, Vendigital. Some were able…
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