From “just in time” to “just in case”: The future of supply chains

With the unprecedented number of challenges facing the manufacturing industry over the past two years – including Brexit, Covid-19, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – it’s no wonder that global supply chains have been badly shaken.

According to a new survey from Make UK, over 90 percent of manufacturers cited the pandemic as the single biggest disruption to supply chains, followed closely by the UK’s exit from the EU. These events have led to spiralling energy, labour, transport and material costs, with the war in Ukraine and China’s ongoing lockdowns likely to exacerbate problems even more.

As a result of these successive disruptions, UK manufacturers have been forced to rethink the way they manage their supply chains...


Read the full article in DPA's June issue



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