Supply Chain Challenges Brought on by M&A;'s

Posted by Emily Thornton on Wed, Jun, 16 2010 @ 10:30 AM

In today's business environment, one of the trends we've been seeing lately is an increase in mergers and acquisitions. If you've experienced this at your organization, then you already know that when two companies combine, major changes are in store as new business practices are integrated, some existing practices are dropped, and the supply chain is no exception. Tompkins Associates has released a new white paper, Integrating Supply Chains from Business Combinations: Principles and Best Practices of Mergers and Acquisitions, that discusses challenges and best practices for supply chain teams faced with M&A activity.

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Topics: Supply chain challenges, M&As

Manufacturing Industry Expected to Pick Up in 2010, But Not Without Challenges

Posted by Emily Thornton on Tue, Oct, 20 2009 @ 8:11 AM

A 3% increase in manufacturing production is expected in 2010, according to Stan Gwizdak from the consulting firm, Celerant. According to an article in Supply & Demand Chain Executive, Mr. Gwizdak gives a few main factors that will contribute to this upturn:

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Topics: Manufacturing industry, Economic recovery, Supply chain challenges