A reputable business charity wants SMEs to be provided with greater opportunities to land big contracts by way of increased transparency. Reportedly, Business In The Community (BITC) is urging firms throughout the UK to make their supply chains fair and open so that smaller firms can secure these contracts. Sources suggest that the charity wants larger organisations to enter an ‘access pledge’ that promise to make their operations simpler and fairer on a level playing field. The goal is to improve communities by enabling local businesses to get hold of big contracts, as per the reports.

According to Matthew Lill, operations head at BITC, liability insurance has turned out to be a huge stumbling block for SMEs and, hence, the issue must be addressed at the earliest opportunity. Furthermore, the exorbitant costs may throw SMEs out of the game thereby providing larger firms with greater opportunities to secure the top work. Mr. Matthew added, “If you have a £25,000 contract, do you need to have £50 million of public liability insurance against it? Often that is not deliberate and has just been copied and pasted from another contract, but it immediately excludes SMEs.”

Future of Supply Chain Management Jobs in the UK….

Nationwide, there are several schemes in place for helping SMEs land important supply chain jobs with the introduction of AMSCI (Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative) fund. The fund has been rolled out in Liverpool as well as in the West Midlands. It is expected that this move will help boost parameters around the supply chains within aerospace and automotive sectors.

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