Changing Business Dynamics in the Automotive Supplier Sector: The Strategic Use of Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Supply Chain Consolidation, and IT by Automotive Suppliers

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Automotive suppliers find themselves facing a business environment that continues to grow more competitive. Rising materials prices coupled with demands for price cuts, as well as the growing cost of health care and increased competition have created a business environment in which suppliers struggle to succeed.

While myriad options are available to suppliers as they cope with this business pressure, this study focuses on four specific strategies that have recently been particularly prominent in the supplier sector: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), outsourcing, supply chain consolidation, as well as the role Information Technology (IT) plays in these dynamics.

Prepared for gedas, USA, Inc.