Our Insights The business impact of food price inflation There has been widespread media coverage over the past few months in regard to food inflation and the further threat to supermarket and restaurant prices READ MORE » What “carrying over the threshold” means for public procurement Somewhere over the threshold Raised up high But now VAT is included A fall is what it belies While folklore dictates that the act of READ MORE » Can you ignore these steps that deliver improved supply chain transparency? A CIPS survey published in 2018 discovered that just 6% of CPOs have full supply chain visibility. Although this number is likely to have increased since then, I’d wager that it’s still not as READ MORE » Is your technology impacting efficiency across your supply chain? With the massive swings in global demand seen as we emerge from Covid restrictions, we look at the technology that can overcome inefficiencies across supply chain management and address some READ MORE » The reality of how Food and Beverage Supply chains shape up 10 months after Brexit We are about to face an extremely difficult winter, not only through fear of increasing Covid cases and inflation, but the impact of post-Brexit chaos, affecting consumers and their ability to pick up holiday favourites in time READ MORE » The changing face of the sports hospitality sector As sport venues return to life following a pandemic-induced shutdown, Chris Gardner, Senior Manager at 4C Associates looks at how they can focus on maximising READ MORE » Report: The future of the UK Grocery market The UK grocery market is now discovering what the new normal will look like following almost two years of extreme turbulence due to the COVID-19 READ MORE » Alleviating freight cost pressures in a post-pandemic world The last 2 years have seen many supply chain issues, which have challenged the existing management principles to the core. While a few of these may READ MORE » Cyber Attack tops the polls for the biggest risk to financial services As the cyber threat landscape adapts, businesses are demanding a rethink for their cyber-security capacity. In a recent survey undertaken by the Bank of England, cyber-attack READ MORE » Energy Markets in Crisis – 4 things you need to do Rob Morgan is the newly appointed Head of Energy at 4C Associates. Rob has over 20 years’ experience delivering results throughout the energy/ utilities value READ MORE » 4C Associates awarded Management Consultancy Framework 3 Contract Procurement consultancy 4C Associates has been successfully awarded the Management Consultancy Framework 3 Contract, to provide management consultancy services for UK central government departments and READ MORE » Crisis in UK Gas Retail Markets – a failure in Commodity Risk Management? As the UK faces a fuel crisis, Kevin Moore, Senior Manager at 4C Associates looks at the lessons in risk management that we can learn READ MORE » « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next » Pages home COVID-19 welcome to 4C 4C careers our insights contact us Sectors consumer life sciences public sector private sector Our Services procurement intelligence cost optimisation transformation service delivery supply chain 4C Associates 5th Floor Kings House, 174 Hammersmith Road, London W6 7JP +44 (0)20 7605 1600 Copyright © 4C Associates Limited 2021. All Rights Reserved. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. By continuing to browse this site, you give consent for cookies to be used. For more details, please read our Privacy Policy. OkayPrivacy policy