Manufacturing: Supply chain resilience back on agenda

SUPPLY chain resilience is back on the agenda for many manufacturers in the West Midlands and elsewhere as the need to protect domestic resources occupies the minds of many in the industry.

Many Original Equipment Manufacturers and tier 1 suppliers are keen to repatriate work from the emerging economies where labour costs and raw material prices are no longer as attractive as they once were.

The more successful members of the various supply chains have in recent years sought to emphasise the quality of their p... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...