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REDUCE THIRD-PARTY
RISK AND DRIVE BETTER
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA, Apricorn, discusses
some of the risks associated with third-party contractors in the
manufacturing industry and the steps organisations should take
to methodically improve the quality of their data.
The ongoing tragedy of the
novel Coronavirus outbreak has
underlined the fragility of many
highly complex global manufacturing
supply chains – a huge and multi-faceted
issue that will require expertise and creative
innovation from a broad range of sectors
to completely solve.
Across the UK, Europe and many other
places, the first quarter of 2020 has been
characterised by a range of unexpected
parts and product shortages, stemming
from the rapidly changing conditions and
limitations appearing across multi-party
supply chains.
UK supply-chain issues in consumer retail
(supermarket supplies of toilet tissue) and
even healthcare (sanitising and protective
equipment such as masks and goggles)
immediately spring to mind.
Similar issues have been highlighted during
previous crises, such as the 2011 undersea
earthquake and associated Fukushima
reactor disaster in Japan. This catastrophe
saw unprepared companies around the
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THERE ARE
CERTAIN
FOUNDATIONAL
BUILDING
BLOCKS OF DATA
QUALITY AND
INFORMATIONAL
ASSURANCE
THAT EVERY FIRM
SHOULD EMPLOY.
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