Which international supply chains do creative businesses rely on? What are the levels of supply chain resilience in the creative industries, and how easily can they switch to alternative markets?

Background

In the creative industries (CI) there is a need to evidence approaches to better grow workforce skills and productivity explicitly addressing the skills gaps and shortages taking into account the complex dynamics of CI workforces, (e.g. including freelancers, contractors and employees in a range of organisational types from SMEs through to FTSE corporations). There is also a need to understand the level and type of innovation and R&D activity undertaken by creative businesses, and the impacts this has on growth, trade and societal benefits. We are also interested in how the creative industries are adapting business models and navigating new markets, as well as how these changes affect audiences. MCI wants to better understand the values and future values of the CIs including economic output but beyond this to consider societal delivery, soft power and net zero.

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Related UKRI funded projects

  • Diverse Supply Chain Programme (DiSC)

    The benefits of having access to and adopting innovative Industrial Digital Technologies (IDTs) is well recognised. The Industrial Digitalisation Review (2017) states that over 10 years, industrial digitalisation could b...

    Funded by: ISCF

    Lead research organisation: SIMPLY DO IDEAS LIMITED

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on supply chain management in manufacturing, not creative industries.

  • Made in the UK

    Unipart Logistics have a cross-sector, nationwide presence in the UK with a portfolio of global blue chip brands it provides logistics and supply chain services for. 'Made in the UK' will conduct a feasibility study and...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: UNIPART LOGISTICS LIMITED

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores reshoring supply chains in the UK, but does not specifically address creative industries.

  • Enabling SME growth through digital capabilities in South Africa

    Enspan is a software company offering a range of digital supply chain solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are well known for low tech adoption for a number of reasons, however, COVID greatly con...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: ENSPAN INNOVATIONS LTD

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on digital supply chain solutions for SMEs in South Africa, not creative industries.

  • Managing supply chain vulnerability: Understanding the impact of supply chain design

    Over the past two decades, managers have made major improvements in the efficiency of supply chains, driving out costs by sourcing goods and services from low cost locations, using new technologies to create greater inte...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Bath

  • Made Smarter Digital Supply Chain Innovation Hub

    The Digital Supply-Chain Innovation Hub (DSCIH) will establish and nurture an ecosystem that connects expertise from supply-chain experts in many of the UKs most important manufacturing industries with technology provide...

    Funded by: ISCF

    Lead research organisation: DIGITAL CATAPULT

  • Accelerating Cross-sector Collaborative Ecosystems and Sustainable Supply-chains (ACCESS)

    There is an immediate need for granular supply-chain intelligence and proactive risk mitigation through collaboration and focused intervention, to prevent good UK aerospace, automotive and other HVM SMEs from getting int...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: VALUECHAIN TECHNOLOGY LTD

  • Next Generation Manufacture Supply Chains and Economy Research Collaboration (NEX-GEM)

    These days, senior managers and academics alike are increasingly concerned with supply chain design and operations in the UK and India with focus on performance excellence and associated costs. The next-generation supply...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Hull

  • Deep Supplier Insights For Resilient Retail Supply Chains

    Sourcing Playground aims to improve the resilience and mitigate risks of UK retailers supply chains that have largely been affected by the Coronavirus. The UK retail market has 306,655 companies generating 5% of the tot...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: SOURCING PLAYGROUND LIMITED

  • Offsite Innovators Network

    Led by Skanska UK and supported by leading construction contractors and major UK-based companies, this feasability study will focus on testing the efficacy and impact of an inter and cross sector 'Offsite Innovators Ne...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: SKANSKA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

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