When customers rely on you to repair vital production equipment, typically within a matter of hours, every tool, component or consumable item needed must be available. Out-of-stocks in these critical situations create production delays, resulting in missed deadlines. This turn of events has a drastic impact on a company’s bottom line.
Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation
"..have been years in the making" and are embedded in the actors - thus making it difficult for UK industry to move on and develop and apply...