David Darby, MSC Managing Director was featured in Business Focus Magazine discussing the uncertain times the British industry is facing. Given the significant changes in politics, particularly surrounding Brexit, the economy and technology with no guaranteed outcomes. Meaning customers are demanding more innovation and product development, and businesses expect to meet those needs while managing costs.
We believe MSC is the only supplier with a true Metalworking heritage, that also has an extensive Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) offering, therefore we are in a unique position to understand the challenges facing British Manufacturers today.
"So how do you plan for the unplanned? In short, you don't, you find one supplier that can manage the pain for you."
Forward-thinking manufacturing companies are rationalising their supply base to include only trusted supply partners who have the capabilities to supply their indirect product needs and solutions.
A Trusted Partner
Every aspect of MSC is designed to make ourselves part of the solution. Our extensive product range features over 120,000 products that customers can order from the catalogue or online, an accredited customer service team, unrivalled technical and engineering support and inventory management solutions. Meaning we can be trusted upon to solve your biggest cost-saving problem.
Dave continues, "Companies need to identify if their supply base actively helps you drive down costs, get to market faster, create process efficiencies and ultimately become more profitable, if the answer is no it's time to make a change. People will look for trusted partners and suppliers who are part of the solution and not part of the problem.
Instead of leading with a solution we lead to a solution that is tailored to our customer needs."
Ultimately, Dave states that it comes down to one simple question manufacturing companies need to ask, "are my suppliers part of the solution or part of the problem?"
To read the full article, visit Business Focus Magazine.
