Steering away from a sea of troubles
13 September 2012
Better purchasing practices, including collaboration, could put the UK's shipyards on the road to recovery, according to a study of the industry's supply chains. David Arminas reports
The first major survey of the shipbuilding and shiprepair industry's supply chain provides a sound basis for moving forward with better procurement practices. The industry must understand where it is now so that it can move forward.
Hard evidence of purchasing practices in the report from the Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association (SSA) can now replace the...