Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey April 17, 2025 Manufacturing and distribution risk insights Key findings from the 2025 report on Top RisksThe manufacturing and distribution (M&D) sector is no stranger to disruption. In an industry that depends on intricate supply chains, global markets and technological evolution, uncertainty is a given. Each year, our Top Risks Survey provides a snapshot of the challenges M&D executives anticipate in both the near- and long-term. Results from… Whitepaper August 31, 2023 Technical Debt and Innovation Trends in Manufacturing and Distribution By Sharon Lindstrom - Global Leader, Manufacturing and Distribution Industry Practice, ProtivitiBy the numbers: Overall, organisations today spend an average of 30% of their IT budgets on and invest a fifth of their IT human resources in technical debt management.This research, based on a global survey of more than 1,000 CIOs, CTOs and other technology leaders, underscores the burden created by… Survey August 8, 2022 Top Risks for Manufacturing and Distribution Organisations in 2022 and 2031 Supply chain risk is the dominant issue for the Manufacturing and Distribution industry group in 2022 and 2031 – but there’s more Massive disruptions in the global supply chain. Challenges in attracting and retaining talent to address needs all across the enterprise. COVID-19 variants. Cyber attacks and ransomware. Wildfires and flooding. Geopolitical tensions in specific regions and shifts on… Survey December 20, 2023 2024 Top Risks in the Manufacturing and Distribution Industry The economy, talent and cyber threats drive concerns for manufacturing and distribution leaders beyond supply chainIn an ever-evolving and rapidly changing business landscape for manufacturing and distribution organisations, executives and boards are challenged to navigate myriad risks, particularly as their businesses continue to play catch-up on numerous fronts in areas such as innovation and… Podcast December 20, 2023 Commentary by Sharon Lindstrom | 2024 Top Risks Survey — Manufacturing and Distribution Sharon Lindstrom, Managing Director and Global Leader of Protiviti’s Manufacturing and Distribution industry group, comments on short- and long-term trends in the market.Read 2024 Top Risks Manufacturing and Distribution Results Podcast December 20, 2023 Commentary by Nick McKeehan | 2024 Top Risks Survey — Distribution and Logistics Managing Director Nick McKeehan comments on the market landscape for Distribution and Logistics organisations.Read 2024 Top Risks Manufacturing and Distribution Results Podcast June 20, 2023 Agile Factories: Building Flexibility and Adaptability in Manufacturing – with Robert Giacobbe, Sharon Lindstrom and David Petrucci As manufacturing organisations assess new ways to innovate and transform their operations, one area they continue to explore is the development of agile factories. In this episode, we talk with Protiviti Managing Directors Sharon Lindstrom, David Petrucci and Robert Giacobbe. Together, they explore the concept of agile factories and the importance of building flexibility and adaptability in the… Podcast June 30, 2023 Cost Optimisation in Manufacturing – with Shawn Seasongood and Andrea Vardaro Thomas Steht uns eine Rezession bevor? Ja. Nein. Vielleicht. CFOs und Finance Leader stellen sich viele Fragen zu Prognosen, Kostenmanagement, Lieferketten etc. und werden dazu ebenfalls mit Anliegen von internen Stakeholdern und Kunden konfrontiert. Podcast Transcript June 29, 2023 Transcript | Cost Optimisation in Manufacturing – with Shawn Seasongood and Andrea Vardaro Thomas Well, it looks like a recession is coming. Or maybe it's not. Or maybe it is. It seems like it's been a long wait for the other economic shoe to drop. And in the meantime, many questions are arising around managing costs in organisations. CFOs and finance leaders continue to have a lot of questions, and get even more from their internal stakeholders and customers, about projections, cost… Podcast Transcript June 29, 2023 Transcript | Agile Factories: Building Flexibility and Adaptability in Manufacturing – with Robert Giacobbe, Sharon Lindstrom and David Petrucci As manufacturing organisations assess new ways to innovate and transform their operations, one area they continue to explore is the development of agile factories. In this episode, we talk with Protiviti Managing Directors Sharon Lindstrom, David Petrucci and Robert Giacobbe. Together, they explore the concept of agile factories and the importance of building flexibility and adaptability in the… Load More
