Publishing

Magazines, books, film, music.

The long term planning that is required to meet a release date requires logistical effort across multiple teams, working with many third party organisations, liaising in different languages, operating across time zones, and handling alternative specifications – with most people having to work simultaneously on multiple projects. We help you balance the benefits of working with local, more nimble supply chains against the advantages of regional or global arrangements. As supply chain resilience becomes more important, you can ensure continuity of supply in a clear, smooth and properly governed process.

Case study: Outsourcing to manage complexity

Deciding whether an in-house or outsource arrangement was right for this client, was undecided until they appointed us to answer this difficult question.   Challenge: Our client, a leader in B2B insurance, was looking for help in managing its complex arrangements for documents, paper, digital and marketing services. Solution: By mapping the end to end processes [...]