Survey Finds Business Leaders Are Optimistic About Brexit but Fear It Will Impact Resiliency of the Supply Chain – Business Wire

OREM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avetta (www.avetta.com) surveyed more than 120 business leaders and found they expected Brexit to have the biggest impact on the resiliency of the supply chain in the short term and the future. Avetta partnered with the Executive Network Group to gather feedback from C-level executives; 72% of the respondents say the supply chain will experience the biggest changes from Britain leaving the European Union (EU).

One director in the aerospace industry has already seen some challenges. We have witnessed a shortage in raw materials and delays within our procurement function.

The findings included in the Brexit Impact Survey Report show half of the respondents expect Brexit to impact legislative changes; nearly one-third (29%) anticipate changes in documentation and administrative processes; 16% on sales revenue; 11% on market/sector competition; and 10% on hiring permanent staff. Only 5% saw an impact on engaging temporary staff and keeping sustainability, environmental and social value commitments.

Executives were also asked to provide comments. Here are some examples:

Overall, respondents are optimistic about Britains future. About one-fourth of the respondents agree Brexit will have an impact on hiring and flexible staffing needs in 2021. However, 39% expect Brexit will affect their hiring strategy for EU workers. Only 11% of the executives say theyve had to strengthen their team to deal with the changes.

The survey suggests executives will need to prepare for the following issues:

The report offers this conclusion: As with any period of significant change, each organisation will have its own unique set of challengesthose (who) invest in the education and upskilling of their workforce, may well be the ones who see a bright future post-Brexit.

Avetta recently completed analysis of tens of thousands of suppliers in numerous industries worldwide that shows companies using the Avetta Connect Platform have been able to reduce the number of safety incidents and lost work days by more than 50% compared to industry averages. The data also shows that over a 10-year period, suppliers in the Avetta network experience a 7% to 12% year-over-year decrease in incidents.

Avetta offers supply chain risk management software tools that can help executives keep track of all the changes and reduce any disruptions that come with such a sweeping change like Brexit. Visit http://www.avetta.com for more information.

About Avetta

Avetta offers a configurable SaaS-based solution that assists organisations both large and small in managing supply chain risk across a variety of disciplines. Avetta is building the worlds most intelligent supply chain risk management network to advance clients safety, resilience and sustainability programs. Avetta leads the world in connecting leading global organisations across several industries, including oil/gas, telecom, construction materials, facilities management and many others, with qualified and vetted suppliers, contractors and vendors. The company brings unmatched access and visibility to its clients supply chain risk management process through its innovative and configurable technology, coupled with highly experienced human knowledge and insight. Avetta currently serves more than 450 enterprise companies and 100K suppliers across 100+ countries.

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