Prepared by Steering Committee and IMO
Topics
Integration Team Structure
Team Targets
The Challenge
Integration Team Mission
Improving Financial Performance
Growing the Business
Non-Negotiables
Merger Milestones
The Integration Process
Manufacturing/Operations
Purchasing
Engineering
Sales and Marketing
Customer Support
Platform
Administration
Information Technology
HR/Communications
Implementation Challenges
Implementation Opportunities
Non-Negotiables
- Business Planning Matrix – use Acquirer’s Business Planning Matrix
- Corporate Identity – maintain three brands under a single corporate identity
- Acquirer brand – use as brand for all product support
- Product Advertising – centralized
- Treasury – centralized
- Risk Management – Property, Casualty, Workers’ Comp, Product Liability – centralized
- Fiscal Year – same for both companies
- Peoplesoft (HRIS) – implemented within 3-12 months
- Benefits, Compensation, Administration, Severance, Incentives based on short-term EVA – centralized by January
- Performance Management, Succession Planning – centralized ...