Third of supply chain leaders re-evaluating China operations
33% of supply chain leaders globally have either moved sourcing and manufacturing activities out of China or plan to do so in the next two to three years, with the COVID-19 pandemic just one of several disruptions cited that have put global supply chains under pressure. That’s according to new research from Gartner, which surveyed of 260 global […]
How real-time information supports resilient supply chains
By Gill Devine, Vice President EMEA at Dataminr In the first quarter of 2020, a spate of global and regional events have starkly exposed the fragility of the practices and processes that underpin supply chains. From the rapid, global spread of the COVID-19 disease to the resulting events and precautions taken since, today’s global organisations […]
UK firms to ‘expand into overseas markets’ in post-Brexit landscape
Three in four UK businesses (78%) are putting plans in place to adapt for growth post-Brexit, with 18% of firms planning to expand into new overseas markets and one in seven putting plans in place to move their headquarters to an EU destination. That’s according to new research commissioned by ThoughtWorks which surveyed 1,026 businesses and […]
Why you could risk your cyber security through the supply chain
Collin Robbins, Managing Security Consultant, Nexor SMEs to multinational corporate companies experience cyber attacks on an almost daily basis. The majority of the attacks and data breaches can be found coming from the same place – through the supply chain, where security can become weak and mismanaged, or directly through people that work as part […]
Some logistics firms ‘will evolve to become retailers’
Some logistics companies will evolve to become retailers as the first standardised wave of ecommerce fragments in a variety of creative new ways to sell and add value. That’s according to a new report from IGD, in association with The Consumer Goods Forum. Looking at how companies can respond to this change and how businesses […]
Businesses ‘not doing enough’ to tackle slavery in UK supply chains
UK businesses are not doing enough to identify modern slavery in their supply chains, according to the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) has found. A survey of 897 supply chain managers found that almost a third (31 per cent) of UK supply chain managers admitted they did not think their business was taking […]
