Cost reduction remains the No. 1 priority of manufacturers, leading to a focus on supply chains and renewed interest in mergers and acquisitions, according to a new study KPMG LLP released Monday.
The survey was led by Jeff Dobbs, global sector chairman of diversified industrials at KPMG. Dobbs is the former Kansas City market president for Arthur Andersen, which moved most of its employees to KPMG in 2002 after it collapsed in the wake of the Enron scandal.
The fourth-annual Global Manufacturing…
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