Growing pains
13 September 2012
David Atkinson explains to Alexis Nolan how Rolls-Royce plans to help its supply base to keep up with the company's rapid expansion
Supplier Charter and New Deal may sound like the slick products of political initiatives, but at Rolls-Royce they represent a process of change in culture internally and externally, driven by the business imperatives of rapid growth. While the manufacturer has expanded dramatically during the past five years to lead the global aero-engine market, the challenge is to...