'Lead times are less secure than they've ever been' - Distributor bosses on the impact of supply chain issues

Bosses from Westcoast, Tech Data and Westcon discuss the ongoing supply shortages in the channel

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'Lead times are less secure than they've ever been' - Distributor bosses on the impact of supply chain issues

The bosses of some of the UK's biggest IT distributors have opened up on the difficulties that stock shortages and moving lead times from vendors are causing when it comes to both meeting orders an...

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