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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

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I was at an expensive school, but wasn’t suited to school life, so I was “invited to seek my fortune” at the age of 15. Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. I was a rowdy kid.

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The Limitations and Evolving Role of On-site Supplier Audits: 4 Reasons They Are Starting to Miss the Target

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These issues hinder the ability of Buyers (purchasing organizations) to obtain accurate information about supplier performance—leaving them exposed to reputational, legal and operational risks. Figure 2: Post-audit disasters at production sites contracted by large corporations.