Businesses can take these steps against coronavirus

By Steve Watts2020-03-10T06:00:00

We need to focus on what we can control – right now we have identified five key actions, says Alinea’s Steve Watts

No one knows how bad this will get.

It does feel like it will worsen before it gets better, and in the short-term there are real potential added costs on current projects – we already have examples of procurement of components having to switch from China and other places, to “safer” sources, with a price premium because of the more expensive source, together with a potential delay.

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