Atkins hosts component sourcing resilience workshop
The workshop will enable participants to improve their understanding of the risks of component sourcing interruptions and the development of a coherent strategy to promote component sourcing resilience as part of an overall support and business continuity strategy.
David Young at Atkins said: “The risk of obsolescence, especially within high value technically advanced equipment, is a critical consideration for any manufacturer or operator. Although awareness of this issue is being raised across many industries, there are additional risks of supply chain interruption that are not being consistently addressed. Some of these risks involve future legislation, such as the EU REACH Directive and the potential future effects of the UK BIS circular economy initiatives. Others include supply chain disruption due to environmental issues and the introduction of counterfeit components or supplier bankruptcy.
“Despite these risk, less than 10% of companies have any coherent strategy in place to address all the potential causes of supply chain disruption.”
The Component Sourcing Resilience workshop will consist of discussion sessions and presentations and will run from 1030hrs until 1515hrs. It will take place at Atkins, the Hub, Aztec West, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Delegate places are free of charge but limited, so if you would like to attend please email defencecommunications@atkinsglobal.com
as soon as possible.
