Manufacturing & Service

Strategy

For the development of solutions, we focus on the following steps:

Strategy and Vision

• Vision and Strategy
• Status Analysis
• Business Case
   

Global Manufacturing Strategies

• Market Entry Opportunities
• Expansion and Portfolio
• Make-or-Buy Decisions
   

Footprint Management

• Global Markets and Product Portfolio
• Locations and Projects
• Financing and Negotiation Issues
   

Factory-in-a-Box Approach (FIB)

• Greenfield Facilities
• Value Stream and Factory Design
• Global Production Transfers and Factory Setup

Transformation

We oversee the implementation of the defined manufacturing or footprint strategy. Our consultancy includes:
 

Design and Development

• Detailed, agile, and implementation-focused solutions
• Organisation, processes, and governance
• Digital manufacturing platform
• Minimum viable products (MVP) for pilot use cases
   

Scaling and Operations

• Rollout of digital solutions
• Value creation
• Change management

Operational Excellence

We assist our clients in the transformation of their manufacturing operations management.
 

Our services aim to accelerate our clients' processes. Our offerings include:
 

Manufacturing Operations Management Transformation

• Strategy and operating model
• Integrative target architecture
• Requirements definition and vendor selection
• Implementation of solutions for process, organisation, and IT
   

Operational Excellence and Lean Management

• Lean management
• Production systems and IoT
• Production ramp-up
• Operational due diligence

Business-led IT/OT Architecture

With our business-led approach, we employ a method to efficiently identify value cases and accompany our clients throughout the entire transformation.
 

Our Objectives:

• Identification of key focus areas and prioritisation for the transformation.
• Integration of business heatmap with technological heatmap.
   

Methods and Approach:

• BPML development
• Architecture
• IT tool evaluation
• Validation and assessment
• Consolidated tech-business approach
• Implementation of MES systems as business and system integrator

Sustainability

We provide support from production network strategy to the optimisation of the production line. Our services include:

• Maturity assessment of the sustainability of the value chain
• Sustainable footprint strategy
• Transparency and compliance with future ESG requirements and regulations
• Sustainable production design
• Strategy and vision including new innovative business models for the circular economy
• Realising the vision step by step through a roadmap

Program Management

We can design the entire value chain and select the best solutions globally. Our services include:
 

Factory Setup and Transformation:

• Operations strategy and new production concepts
• Site search and selection
• Preliminary planning and vendor selection
• Detailed planning and management
   

Methodical Program Management:

• Program setup including organisation and governance
• Operational control of all projects and stakeholders
• Coordination and integration across all trades
• Employee Empowerment

Change und People

We ensure acceptance of changes and offer a variety of services:
 

Project Management

• Project plan for project success
• Monitoring and analysis of progress
   

Change Management

• Change vision, strategy, and planning
• Organisational implementation
• Implementation of change management tools
   

Communication

• Communication strategy
• Execution of communication
   

Training

• Implementation of an effective training plan
• Coaching for leaders and employees