Collaboration helps to reach business goals, say UK firms
3 April 2012
Three-quarters of UK companies believe collaborative supply chain partnerships are either important or very important to their business goals.
Research commissioned by BT, and conducted by analysts IDC, found that of the companies that measured the impact of partnerships, over 60 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises said close relationships increased revenues.
Half of the large firms had increased profits, and half the public-sector organisations offered better service. The biggest benefit...