Although costs vary from country to country, manufacturing companies are
facing rapidly rising structural costs in a variety of areas including pensions,
health care, energy/commodities, environmental safeguards and regulatory
compliance. Learn more from the links below:

Why finance transformation matters in global manufacturing
In recent years, manufacturers have spent vast sums of money on business transformation to mixed results. While there is rarely one recipe for successful business improvement, there is a growing recognition that finance is an indispensable ingredient.

Commodity Management: Profiting from Volatility
Sanjay Agarwal, Duane Dickson and Jim Manocchi of Deloitte Consulting LLP, explain the importance of an integrated approach to commodity management for chemical companies.

Corporate governance: Sunk cost or rewarding investment?
Deloitte study shows companies are rewarded by the market and can realize real returns from complying with the new corporate governance reform.

Six Sigma's Role in Enterprise Cost Reduction Seeing Six Sigma in a New Light
This article presents a comprehensive approach to cost reduction that can free the very resources needed to innovate and gain market leadership.