Future proofing the supply chain is critical to achieving competitive advantage
The challenges and benefits of building supply chain resilience and how businesses should look to future proof their supply chain as an enabler of competitive advantage.
Supply chain understanding and development is key to retrofit success
Action is needed to upgrade the energy efficiency homes and other buildings in the UK. However, issues must be addressed to implement the retrofit programme.
Building supply chain agility is now more critical than ever
The pandemic has provided a reminder of just how unpredictable patterns of supply and demand can be. Customers now expect a rapid, demand-driven approach to order fulfilment.
Robust, ongoing supply chain assessment is a critical underpin to strategic decision-making
Justin Benson discusses the importance of ongoing supply chain assessment, highlights some of the challenges involved and outlines how businesses can look to do this effectively.
Baking in value on the road to industrialisation
Inspirational examples of innovation in response to shifts in market demand have been a stand-out feature of the past year, with many manufacturers pivoting to focus on revenue generation during the pandemic
How publishers can improve efficiency without collateral damage
When not approached properly, content cost reduction can lead to collateral damage in the form of lower-quality content. Now more than ever, this needs to be avoided.
EVs – cost optimisation is key to balancing brand and price
There is now no doubt that the era of the Electric Vehicle (EV) is upon us. This is disruption on a gigantic, global scale and all the hopefuls in this mix are positioning to take commercial advantage of this seismic shift.
Prioritising supply chain resilience is key to recovery
Many manufacturers have faced significant supply chain disruption over the past year. By focusing on improving supply chain resilience there is an opportunity for OEMs to position themselves for growth and profits.Will 2021 be the year supply problems hit car manufacturing?
A shortage of semiconductors resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic could be a watershed moment for automotive OEMs who are willing to adapt to the situation.