Reduce your Costs and Supply Chain risk!

Events over the past two years have demonstrated the dangers of depending upon single suppliers and/or suppliers from a single country - together with the added risks of increased transport costs and delays. The Supply Chain challenge for the future is how to diversify, improve efficiency and keep costs to a minimum - all at the same time.

(As an aside, the search for new Suppliers also opens up new market opportunities for manufacturers and produces who can provide security of supply - even at a cost premium.)

In order to find and assess potential new Suppliers:

• Domestic Suppliers

1. Search the Expo's Exhibition Hall.
2. Access & search the Kompass Directory.
3. Check potential Suppliers’ credit references.

• International Markets - Shortlist international markets for potential suppliers, using:

1. ITC's Export Potential Map (Find the countries with the greatest potential).
2. ITC's Trade Map (Identify those countries which export specific goods).
3. Your own policy considerations - limits on: distance, language, time zone etc.

• International Suppliers

1. Access & search the Kompass Directory – 53 million companies worldwide!
2. Check potential Buyers’ credit references.
3. Check EU Suppliers' VAT and EORI numbers.
4. Then calculate your Landed Costs.

• Issue RFPs

1. Use Kopiki to discover new Suppliers in the UK and abroad.