But don't overlook facilities and operations, where all the plans and expectations must come
together or the new entity won't function.
JPR has accomplished many facility mergers, we'll be glad to help.
First plan, and later integrate, equipment, processes, and facilities properly because they
affect not only the balance sheet but also the P&L. Often there are several interdependent factors such as:
- HR issues
- Integrate operations of functions involved
- Integrate electronic and manual systems
- Inventory and product delivery plan during transition
- Customer and vendor relationships
- Day to day operation
- Plan for the relocation
- Prepare the destination facility
- Complete the relocation itself
- Start up the relocated functions
Consolidation is effective not only for industry but also situations where the output is paper, or ideas, or customer service, or container loads. It works well in military Base Realignment and Closure. Most mergers and consolidations involve the same factors; work, organizations, missions, material, output, constraints, manning, task management, equipment, schedules, and progress reporting.
What Next?
If your organization faces a merger of facilities or operations, whether by
choice or to react to economic factors,