Reach out
13 September 2012
Gone are the days of limited choice. An emphasis on strategic purchasing, quick Internet access and better transport links mean the global marketplace is on everyone’s doorstep. Liam O’Brien explains how going further for the right product can pay
When Model Ts first rolled off Henry Ford’s UK production line at Trafford Park, Manchester, in 1911, they were a new and exciting example of what global sourcing could achieve. While the cars made by Ford’s British competitors were built from local components, the Model T, unusually for the time, was put together using gearboxes and engines imported from overseas....