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4 new opportunities for supply chain companies

If you’re already in a supply chain (aren’t we all, at some point?), you’ll understand the importance of consistently delivering quality products and services to your customers, on time, every time. The automotive, aerospace and rail industries (to name a few) depend on it.

But what do you think it would look like if you were to supply companies developing the latest high tech products? Not as different as it might seem on the surface. Here’s what those companies need:

Design: it can be the best product in the world but if it isn’t designed well, it won’t be adopted. High quality industrial and product design, from the inside out, can be the difference between product failure and product success. Engineering: it has been said that scientists prefer the unknown and engineers can’t stand it. No matter how clever the technology, it needs a heavy dose of engineering skill to make it into a real product, from CNC machining to plastic injection moulding to CAD. IT: a great many of Kromek’s employees are coders. They write the software that makes the imaging and detection products work. Enterprise software, algorithms and apps all make the product world go round. Manufacturing: once the product is ready, someone will have to manufacture it. Why not your company?

What’s exciting about working with high tech companies is that these opportunities may not always be completely defined. This means that you’ll have a chance to get involved at an early stage of development and use your experience and knowledge to influence what finally appears on the market.

If that sounds like you and your company, you can learn more at Business Durham’s Supply Chain Conference 10th March. Check out the North East Technology Park website for more details

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Andrea Stephenson .