This week, Stuart John, from the Future Defence Support Services (FDSS) Bid Team at Leidos, gives his perspective on what effective defence supply chains should aspire to deliver. “Resilience has become one of the defining priorities for defence. As geopolitical uncertainty grows and operational requirements evolve more rapidly, supply chains must ...
This week, Stuart John, from the Future Defence Support Services (FDSS) Bid Team at Leidos, examines new research with the Institute for Collaborative Working into how government, prime contractors and SMEs can move beyond traditional, contract-led supplier relationships towards structured collaboration – and why this shift is becoming essential to ...
Stuart John, from the Future Defence Support Services (FDSS) Bid Team at Leidos, looks at the opportunities presented to SMEs by the UK Government’s commitment to an increase in defence spending. “The Government’s commitment to increase defence spending presents a significant opportunity for the UK’s defence sector. But making that investment ...
The impact of climate change is becoming more significant, visible and severe, and organisations within defence need to assess whether their supply chain is resilient. Changes in climate can have several major impacts. This includes threats to global security, volatile weather patterns, scarcity of natural resources, and shifting environmental landscapes. This, ...