Regional Transport – a supply chain mapping exercise and Brexit exposure check of automotive, aerospace and rail value dependency in the WMCA region

de Ruyter, A. and Hearne, David and Bailey, David and Henry, Ian and Li, Di and Eade, Rachel (2020) Regional Transport – a supply chain mapping exercise and Brexit exposure check of automotive, aerospace and rail value dependency in the WMCA region. Working Paper. Centre for Brexit Studies.

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Abstract

This report presents the findings and key policy recommendations of a combined supply chain mapping exercise and Brexit exposure check of the transport manufacturing sector in the Midlands,funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority. These sectors consisted of automotive, rail and aerospace manufacturers and suppliers, for which 234 firms were surveyed between November 2019 and January 2020. Of these, 25 were exclusively involved in aerospace manufacture; 59 were exclusively involved in automotive manufacture; 3 were exclusively involved in non-auto road vehicles; 32 were exclusively involved in rail manufacture; 27 were mixed manufacturers and; 87 were freight/logistics firms.
Key aspects examined in the mapping exercise included: value of automotive businesses in the West Midlands split by vehicle company clients and local authorities; divisions between tiers one and two,
and logistics and suppliers, employment mix (UK/EU), major challenges faced by supply chain e.g.transport infrastructure and paperwork; import/export ratios, transport route dependency, and ‘Brexit readiness’.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Dates:	Date Event 1 January 2020 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Centre for Brexit Studies, Brexit, BCU, Birmingham City University, Transport, Brexit Deal
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-03 - politics > CAH15-03-01 - politics CAH17 - business and management > CAH17-01 - business and management > CAH17-01-06 - tourism, transport and travel
Divisions:	Research, Innovation, Enterprise > Centre for Brexit Studies
Depositing User:	Bethan Tolley
Date Deposited:	21 Jul 2020 09:50
Last Modified:	08 Mar 2022 16:29
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9569

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