S02E13 - Profit - Supply Chains in M&As: the invisible gorilla

In drawing upon the iconic social science study conducted at Harvard, known as the Invisible Gorilla Experiment, we can relate it to the context of Mergers & Acquisitions and supply chains.

Just as participants in the experiment would throw high-speed balls at each other, members of the management board and their M&A team and banks engage in a fast-paced exchange of ideas and actions. Throughout this process, the supply chain, which we refer to as the metaphorical gorilla in our scenario, remains ever-present yet unnoticed and unheard in the background. 

Failing to acknowledge or scrutinise the influence of this "ape" during the due diligence phase is a grave oversight, bordering on negligence. The supply chain can exert positive or negative implications on any manufacturing firm's overall success.

In this episode, Daniel and AImee show how to make the gorilla visible.

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