Operations Strategy

Rising cost pressures. Protectionism. Disruptions. Sustainability considerations. All of these factors were affecting supply chains even before the global pandemic. But now, as the world changes at an unprecedented speed and on an unforeseen scale, more business leaders than ever are realizing the need to reimagine the way they’re operating.

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We support our clients in defining and implementing their strategic innovation roadmaps for products, services and overarching business models as well as in increasing efficiency along the whole development process. Our services include:

• Innovation and development strategy
• R&D operating model and footprint
• Product portfolio transformation
• R&D efficiency and benchmarking
• Strategic partnerships and alliances
• Product value management and design-to-cost
• Product lifecycle management

We support our clients in their strategic procurement transformation, including the strategic alignment and development of their capabilities. It is our goal to position procurement as the enabler for sustainable value creation. Our services include:

• Procurement transformation incl. operating model design, cost reduction and capability development
• Procurement strategy
• M&A value creation
• Sustainability in procurement
• Project/CAPEX procurement
• Category management and strategy
• End-to-end supplier and value chain management
• Agile working methods in procurement

We support our clients in developing end-to-end supply chains that are tailored to their market needs, leveraging the latest digital technologies to achieve a competitive advantage in terms of service level, cost efficiency and flexibility. Our services include:

• End-to-end dynamic supply chain strategy
• Supply chain operating model design
• Digital supply chain design and analytics
• Sustainable supply chain management
• Integrated planning and execution
• Supply chain network redesign incl. logistics, transportation, distribution, reverse (post-sales) logistics
• Inventory and working capital optimization

We support our clients in defining their production strategy in line with their overarching corporate strategy while focusing on their core competencies and capabilities in order to achieve a competitive market advantage. We also support them in developing and implementing strategic programs in order to achieve company-wide operational excellence. Our services include:

• Manufacturing strategy and footprint
• Sustainable manufacturing
• Site turnaround, taskforces and profitability improvement
• Production systems and assessments
• Lean transformation, incl. digital lean and lean administration
• Smart manufacturing and processes
• Intelligent maintenance systems