manufacturing and industrials
Open Options’ proven process and proprietary analysis can be applied to complex, high-stakes issues / situations / decision-points involving multiple external stakeholders where there is asymmetric information and strategic interdependence; critical in an industry where geopolitical forces and ecosystem competition are reshaping the rules as leaders make irreversible capital investments with decades-long implications.
• Enterprise Growth, Portfolio & Industrial Strategy
• Strategic Transactions, Alliances & Ecosystem Design
• Competitive Positioning & Market Strategy
• Operations, Supply Chain & Network Resilience
• Regulatory, Sustainability & Industrial Policy
• Corporate, Government & Stakeholder Affairs
• Workforce, Labor & Organizational Strategy
• M&A, Consolidation & Competitive Bidding
• Any other complex multistakeholder issue...
Select your area of strategic concern
• Enterprise strategy and capital allocation
• R&D prioritization and technology roadmaps
• Capacity expansion and factory footprint decisions
• New revenue model development
• Portfolio reshaping, spin-offs, and divestitures
• Responding to competitor vertical integration
• Joint ventures and cross-border partnerships
• Contract manufacturing and supplier alliances
• IP licensing and technology-sharing agreements
• Infrastructure and platform collaborations
• Complex contract renewal and renegotiation
• Product introduction and global market entry
• Pricing strategy and price-war dynamics
• Dealing with disruptive entrants/technology
• Portfolio architecture and product bundling
• State-owned or subsidized competitors
• Expansion across emerging markets
• End-to-end supply chain design and risk mitigation
• Critical component sourcing
• Vertical integration vs. outsourcing decisions
• Offshoring, nearshoring, and localization strategy
• Plant closures, relocations, and network redesign
• Regulatory approvals across jurisdictions
• Emissions compliance
• Safety and quality regulations
• ESG commitments and NGO engagement
• Trade policy, tariffs, and domestic production incentives
• Stakeholder engagement
• Negotiations with foreign governments
• Strategic use of industry associations
• Alignment across global business units
• Public-private partnership strategy
• Collective bargaining and contract renewal
• Managing multi-union environment
• Local vs. national labor priorities
• Workforce transitions
• Strike preparedness and operational continuity
• Implications of restructurings and spin-offs
• Acquisition and takeover strategy
• Defensive positioning against consolidation
• Strategic asset purchases
• Market consolidation dynamics
• Competition for technologies and capacity
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The best way to predict the future is to create it.
If your organization is facing a complex opportunity or challenge with a high degree of uncertainty and involving multiple external stakeholders, we can help to determine your Best Attainable Outcome and the path to reach it.