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In our Manufacturing research area, you will find thought leadership on topics such as digital loyalty networks, supply chain management, foreign direct investment, collaborative commerce and a wealth of other issues related to this broad industry. Learn more by reading some of our most recent research via the links below.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your service engines
Learn how service and parts operations may hold the key to growth for the automotive industry in an economic downturn.

Demystifying investment growth in Indian industries
In the wake of recent rapid growth, many Indian manufacturing companies are sacrificing future growth potential for current profitability and cash flow.

Managing strategic risk in China’s automotive market 
Learn how to mitigate long-term risk and provide strategic flexibility in a market fraught with uncertainty.

The service revolution: Manufacturing’s missing crown jewel
With unprecedented pressures on product margins and the threat of commoditization, services may the best opportunity for profit and differentiation.

Building supply chain excellence in emerging economies
This book published by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC provides insights on the developments, challenges and opportunities of operating supply chains in emerging economies and features contributions from Deloitte's Steven Aschkenase, Doug Engel, Peter Koudal, and Keith Nash.

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.

Managing the talent crisis in global manufacturing
Manufacturing needs new strategies to help attract and retain younger, high-skilled workers. This report details what the sector must do to compete for talent in today's global economy.

Globalizing Indian manufacturing
Despite recent and rapid changes in the Indian manufacturing sector, challenges still exists. However, a collaborative report produced in part by Deloitte Research, suggests overcoming the hurdles are well worth the effort.

Putting a premium on service
The basis of competition is shifting toward service excellence—the ability to drive business performance through superior service and parts management. This Supply Chain Management Review article from Deloitte examines how manufacturers are driving growth through the service side of their operations.

Laboratories of innovation: Leveraging emerging markets for commercial success
This report highlights that companies will need to acquire a new set of competencies and organizational structures to generate a continuing stream of innovative products tailored to the needs of consumers and industrial buyers in emerging markets.

The service revolution in global manufacturing
While manufacturers look for growth and profits in all corners of the globe, they often neglect large opportunities much closer to home — in their own service and parts operations. This new thought leadership report reveals how manufacturers are building world-class service and parts businesses to drive profitable growth.

Growing the global corporation
Foreign direct investment (FDI) by U.S. manufacturers increased 90 percent from 2003 to 2004.  Despite what would appear to be major opportunities for FDI in emerging markets, such as China and India, most U.S. manufacturers are putting their investment bets on the developed markets of Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. 

The power of synchronization: The case of TAL apparel
This new case study from Deloitte Research shows how TAL has changed the dynamics of its competitive situation to its distinct advantage by delivering a value proposition beyond the usual concerns of cost, quality, and delivery.

Unlocking the value of globalization: Profiting from continuous optimization
More than 80 percent of world's most global companies are not capturing full value of their investments. Rather than take a holistic view in the design and expansion of their global supply chain network, most manufacturers focus on fixing individual pieces of the network. The result: suboptimal improvements, wasted efforts, and frequently lackluster performance.

OnStar: Connecting to customers through telematics
This case study from Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum and Deloitte Research looks at how OnStar became the world’s largest telematics provider in the automotive industry.