When the sales team got backed up with solid costs and deliverability from the supply chain, how good the feel it is to present the killer offer to the client(s) or if needed, to elaborate/adjust with confidence!
Besides limiting the costs bleeding and increasing resilience, a solid supply chain supports robust business development.
From 2021, supply chain risk rose and became No.1 concern to business runners around the world (KPMG 2021 CEO Outlook).
From this wave, it’s observed more the large enterprises have been actively investing in strengthening their supply chain; whereas big volume of small to medium businesses adopt conservative ways to handle/tolerate the hit, with a hope that the pandemic can be gone soon.
SMBs are great supporters of the big players in the market. One way for the big enterprises to secure their resilience is to strengthen the screening of suppliers. This means, in this tough time, SMBs are facing harsher competition to hold onto the ground.
If survived strongly from this difficult time, Small businesses have the potential to develop into Medium-sized businesses with the inner energy and well-utilised resources; And Medium to Large.
What is holding SMBs up from improving supply chain operations actively?
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