Global Manufacturing Outlook 2013 - Competitive advantage: enhancing supply chain networks for efficiency and innovation

KPMG’s new report, Global Manufacturing Outlook 2013- Competitive advantage: enhancing supply chain networks for efficiency and innovation, explores how manufacturers are placing a deeper emphasis on collaboration with partners and suppliers to become more efficient and innovative. A critical resource for manufacturing decisions makers, the report provides an overview of the global manufacturing sector based on the results of a recent industry-wide survey in addition to executive interviews and KPMG expert insights.

Key findings from the report include the following:

• Global manufacturers are increasing transaction activity to take advantage of growth opportunities in global markets, while reassessing operations and product portfolios to control costs.
• Companies are viewing their channel partners as more of a "network" which is critical to achieving a “demand-driven” supply chain, i.e. one that provides a real-time view to total demand, supply, and capacity information.
• Visibility is the new watchword in supply chain optimization and a major opportunity for many companies.
• Increasingly, companies are placing the supply chain at the center of their strategies to innovate.
• Companies see value in both breakthrough and incremental innovation to stay competitive.

The report concludes that companies are looking to deepen collaboration with partners in their supply chains to strengthen operational efficiencies and move towards more flexible demand-driven operations. End-to-end visibility will be at the core of improved performance and collaboration. At the same time, innovation and R&D strategies remain critical to staying ahead of the game and manufacturing companies are increasingly placing their partner network at the center of their strategies to generate fresh ideas.

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