英国脱欧供应链面临风险：采购专业人士需挺身而出

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　　采购与供应专业人士对英国脱欧产生的直接后果起到重要作用，CIPS（英国皇家采购与供应学会）首席执行官Da vidNoble说。“你必须在这其中扮演抑制恐慌的角色，而不是制造恐慌”，他建议。


　　供应链管理人员是公司的外表面，因此他们的表现如何可以在接下来的几周和数月的业务管理中得到体现。供应链被夸大或过度关注，那么供应链可能一直被夸大，他警告说。

　　在脱欧的第一周，企业发展问题在很大程度上仍悬而未决，Noble建议采购专业人士主动站出来，带头帮助别人冷静下来，作为企业的守护者和保护者。

　　在危险时刻，需要更多地关注供应链和货币风险，组成了解供应链和成本的专业人士是确保公司管理的关键时期。企业应扩大套期保值来确保自己处于正确的发展阶段。“最大的风险都发生在我们专业的职权范围内，并与供应市场、合同和贸易条例有关。我们必须挺身而出，作为内部代表要起到带头作用”。

　　“首席执行官需要知道他有一名强大的、合格的人才。他想知道公司风险或暴露是否已经改变。我不认为任何行业都不会受到影响，所以监测和计划是很重要的”，他说道。

　　CIPS正在准备一个健康检查系统，在现阶段通过采取必要措施来指导用户，帮助他们在不同场景下通过获取更多信息来识别供应链风险。

　　CIPSBrexitHealthcheck将为买家提供一些必须考虑的关键问题，为了解供应链风险和机遇的关系等问题的敏感性，汇率波动或惩罚性关税。“一定程度的汇率风险对冲是很重要的”。Noble建议道。

　　那些可能会被发现，如英国小型企业从欧洲进口，应考虑机会和威胁。“还有哪些地方可以去？寻找替代品，利用与世界不同地区之间的关系”。

　　类似水平的专业需要保护主义发生Noble说道，暗指“噩梦”,经济体锁定英国贸易限制措施。“这段时间是需要高度的专业性以及理智、冷静、解决问题的能力和发展新的关系以及维持旧关系。经验和资格(许可)采购和供应专业人士可以在这里掌舵，在未来波涛汹涌的数月乃至数年间来帮助引导他们的组织”。

　　Brexit: Step up and lead the way, says CIPS chief Da vid Noble

　　posted by Jacki Buist

　　in Procurement, Risk, Supply chain30 June 2016

　　Procurement and supply professionals have a crucial role to play in the immediate aftermath of the UK Brexit decision, said Da vid Noble, CIPS group CEO. “You must act as the suppressor of panic, not the creator,” he advised.

　　People who manage the supply chain are the outwards face of the company, so how they behave is fundamental to how the business manages these coming weeks and months. Supply chains can emphasise or exaggerate concern, which can then be magnified all the way down the chain, he warned.

　　In the first week post Brexit, as mounting questions about the future of businesses remain largely unanswered, Noble recommended that procurement professionals step up, lead the way and help others calm down by acting as the guardians or protectors of the enterprise.

　　In a time of risk, more attention needs to be paid to the supply chain and currency exposure, Noble believes, adding that professionals who understand the supply chain and where costs are built up are crucial to ensuring the company manages this period. Firms should extend hedging to protect themselves in the right places. “The greatest exposures are all lying within our profession’s remit and linked to supply markets, contracts and trade regulations. We have to step up and take the lead as the external representative.”

　　“The CEO needs to know he has a robust, qualified person. He is going to want to know if the company risks or exposure have changed. I don’t think any industry will be unaffected, so it is important to monitor and plan,” he said.

　　CIPS is preparing a health check to guide users through taking the necessary precautions at this stage and help them identify supply chain risk that they can apply to different scenarios as more information comes through.

　　CIPS Brexit Healthcheck will provide buyers with some key questions to consider in order to understand their supply chain exposure and opportunities in relation to issues such as sensitivity to exchange rate fluctuations or penalty tariffs. “A degree of currency risk hedging is important,” Noble advised.

　　Those who may be caught out, such as small UK businesses that import from Europe for example, should consider the opportunities as well as the threat. “Where else you can go? Seek out alternatives, and leverage relationships with different parts of the world.”

　　A similar level of professionalism would be required should protectionism occur, said Noble, alluding to the “nightmare scenario” where economies lock out the UK with trade-restrictive measures. “This period is going to require a high degree of professionalism as well as sanity, calmness, problem-solving skills and developing new relationships as well as shoring up old ones.  Experienced and qualified (licensed) procurement and supply professionals can take the helm here and help steer their organisations through the choppy waters of the coming months and years.”