LOGISTICS
“LOGISTICS COMPANIES ARE AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE BECAUSE THEY ’ RE UNDERGOING THEIR OWN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS ”
ASHLEY NAUGHTON GROUP DIRECTOR , LOGISTICS , MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE
One person who thinks such companies have a major role in helping businesses navigate disruption and uncertainty is Ashley Naughton , who is Group Director of Logistics with McLaren Automotive .
3PLs ‘ have crucial role to play in future supply chains ’ We spoke with Naughton at Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE earlier in the year , when he was UK Director of Supply Chain Transformation with Capgemini , a role in which he helped some of the most prestigious brands in the UK on their transformation journey towards a sustainable supply chain .
At the time , Naughton said : “ I think thirdand fourth-party logistics providers have a critical role to play , because they are often able to see disruptions early , particularly with regards to logistics routes .
“ A lot of disruption that we ' ve seen over the past couple of years has come through logistics issues . The Suez canal issue , for example , is a classic example of where transportation was severely affected . 3PLs and 4PLs are often best placed to analyse how such disruptive events might impact a company ’ s ability to deliver product and goods on time . In turn , this enables an organisation to assess how that impacts their own customers .
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