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When those rapid changes in demand occur , it ’ s crucial for supply chains to be able to quickly divert goods to another location or find alternative sources of supply .
“ To achieve this , companies need to consider whether to pursue diversity of supply or rely on the convenience of just one supplier ,” Richard emphasises .
“ Consolidation and mergers with a view to bringing links in the supply chain ‘ in-house ’ will have implications for business restructuring and potentially for competition policy .”
Endava ’ s ability to greatly improve client outcomes while helping them implement an agile approach is perhaps best demonstrated by its work with the semiconductor giant , Arm , which powers technology used by 70 % of the world ’ s population .
Facing the challenge of on-premise compute limitations , which restricted its growth and caused workflow bottlenecks , Arm turned to Endava to help them become more agile by migrating workflows to the cloud . Having adopted an agile supply chain methodology , Arm experienced a remarkable sixfold improvement in certain types of workloads . This transformation enabled it to scale up to 350,000 concurrent virtual CPUs , allowing engineering teams to perform verifications without needing to book slots weeks in advance . In turn , this not only streamlined processes but also significantly reduced time to market for its IP designs .
“ To maintain its high standards of quality and timely delivery , Arm needed to overcome the growing complexity
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