The year ahead will be characterised by 'mergers of necessity', it has been claimed in a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report.
Supply chain managers will have to be particularly agile in ensuring their clients and customers are maintaining order levels if they are suddenly taken over by larger companies, or indeed if they take over a company themselves.
"The deal landscape will be dominated by distressed investments across sectors including financial services, automotive, consumer products and retail," said PwC's Robert Filek.
"Troubled companies will look to align with larger, stronger players in order to survive, creating the perfect storm for mergers of necessity."
Supply chains could suffer as a result of such turbulent and distressed deals, and as such a supply chain management company may be a wise choice in providing security for any business.
A supply chain management company can help to ensure a business is protected from clients changing hands by creating back-up plans and reducing a company's exposure to such risks.
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