The global manufacturing industry faces a wide array of challenges – from labor disputes and a shortage of skilled workers; to off-shoring; political and security risks; quality control; regulatory exposure; transportation of materials and goods; and intellectual property protection. At FocusPoint, we understand the challenges facing the sector and leverage a life-cycle risk management approach to support large to medium-sized companies in the space.

Our exposure includes, market entry analysis for new manufacturing operations in Mexico; security support for labor disputes in the U.S.; pre-transactional due diligence in Sub-Saharan Africa, India and China; logistics security assessments in Eastern Europe; anti-counterfeit operations throughout Asia and Latin America; and secure transportation for key executives of Maquiladoras in the cross-border environment.

Key services and areas of focus include:

• Country Risk Assessments
• Business Resiliency Planning
• Physical Security Assessments
• Secure Transportation
• Close Protection
• Pre-transactional Due Diligence
• Partner Due Diligence – FCPA & UK Bribery Act
• Fraud Awareness & Investigation
• IPR Protection
• Logistics Security Development & Review
• Crisis Management Planning
• Incident Management & Crisis Response