This 10 page paper examines a case study supplied by the student. Bantam Enterprises sees one of their suppliers acquired by one of their customers. The paper considers how the company needs to respond to this change and suggests developing an internal supply as there are no alterative suppliers. The paper uses tools such as Porters Five Forces and the Porters Value Chain to explain this suggested strategy. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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difficulties. Flexipart was a supplier to both Vaculon and also Bantam Enterprises. It may be argued that as the company faced failure if not acquired, as they were a major
supplier to Vaculon, Vavulon were undertaking a strategy to secure their own supply chain. Vaculon is not the market leader in its field but has plans to increase efficiency and
as such acquiring a supplier may be a good move as this would give them greater control over the supply chain. Flexipart manufacturer and supply small fibreglass components to
their customers with a customer base that is increasing. Bantam Enterprises was one of these customers and as such they are now likely to see some changes in their own
supply chain. If we look at this there are two potential areas of impact, as an upstream supplier. However, this may also impact their downstream relations, they were a
supplier to Vacuol as is Bantam Enterprises, so this may be possible that some elements of supply chain that came from Flexipart through Bantam Enterprises and then to Vaculon may
not miss out Bantam Enterprises. If we look at what it is they supply we may argue that they are not creating the goods that Bantam Enterprises is supplying
to Vaculon, so it is less likely that this aspect of the supply chain and business will be impacted in the short term. In the long term we see Flexipart
loose 50% of their staff. Vaculon have acquired the company to protect the supply of the parts they use in all three of their major products, and this supply may
also increased efficiencies in the lead time. If the Flexipart has reduced their staff by 50% it may also mean they will not have the capacity or the need