SUCCESS STORY
Supply chain resilience secured
Infrastructure:
Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience
Strategic programme improved contingency & safeguarded continuity
Outcomes
Raised risk awareness
Executive-level visibility into supply chain gaps enhanced
Contingency planning created
Supplier-specific disruption playbook introduced
Continuity secured
Resilient supply chains reduced risk to core services
Enhanced security
Improved protection for customers & UK businesses
BACKGROUND
A UK regulated infrastructure organisation responsible for national connectivity identified supply chain resilience as a critical strategic priority.
Facing limited visibility and lacking contingency plans for key suppliers, they engaged 4C to develop a robust framework to safeguard supply chain continuity.
the challenge
The organisation needed to deliver executive visibility into supply chain risks and rapidly develop supplier contingency plans to protect operations against potential disruptions.
SOLUTION
4C set to work building resilience capability through risk assessment, contingency planning, and stakeholder enablement.
- Assessed market, commercial, and operational resilience across critical suppliers
- Analysed macro-economic risks and dependencies, including BRICS exposures
- Developed a supply chain disruption playbook with supplier-level contingency strategies
- Delivered capability workshops to equip procurement professionals