Many Australian B2B manufacturers are caught between rising costs and shrinking margins. Increasing energy costs, complex industrial relations environments, and stringent ESG requirements are making traditional approaches to manufacturing and distribution unsustainable. At the same time, global supply chain disruptions have exposed the fragility of efficiency-focused models that dominated the past decade.
The following analysis examines why network design has become essential for competitive advantage, how data-driven strategies reduce risk and open up growth opportunities, and the practical steps manufacturers can take to build resilience into their supply chain.
