Creating
Winning Production Footprints
Change is relentless
Rising protectionism, digitalization, environmental concerns, and supply change disruptions all challenge our norms.
At the heart of this dynamic:
Your production footprint
Perhaps a legacy that once served well but now begs for innovation. It’s an asset, yet simultaneously a potential liability. The landscape of manufacturing footprint design is complex. Often met with internal resistance and clouded by emotions. Traditional solutions might no longer fit the bill.
Let’s recalibrate
Using high-end analytics, we bring clarity to your production network. Together we will craft creative solutions that not only resonate with your strategy but also catalyze true competitive advantage.
OUR FOCUS
Guiding global clients through fact-based and deeply analytical journeys, we specialize in dissecting and enhancing production footprints. From strategic ideation to hands-on execution, our expertise ensures your manufacturing landscape is optimized to its fullest potential.
PRODUCTION NETWORK STRATEGY
We develop a comprehensive location and network strategy, rooted in your core production objectives. This strategy encompasses the specialization of each site, the allocation of technological resources, and the optimization of your internal supply chain. We emphasize a holistic approach to network coordination, integrating not only the organizational structures but also elements like knowledge transfer, and incentive systems. Our goal is to create a streamlined, efficient production network that aligns with your business vision and drives operational excellence.
NETWORK RESILIENCE / OPTIMIZATION
We enhance your existing production network to achieve a dual objective: Heightened efficiency and robust resilience. Our approach involves a thorough analysis and strategic refinement of your network, ensuring it is not only lean and cost-effective but also resilient against various market and supply chain disruptions. Our mission is to transform your network into a dynamic, efficient system, poised for both current success and future readiness.
GREENFIELD EXPANSION
Embarking on the adventure of building a new factory? We are your guides in this critical expansion, supporting you in defining the plant requirements, scouting the perfect location, managing subsidy negotiations and other regulatory boundaries, and laying the groundwork for a seamless execution.
NETWORK RESTRUCTURING
Reimagining your current production landscape? We specialize in reshaping and revitalizing existing production footprints: From realigning production technologies within the network, managing plant closures, to improving plant productivity through automation. Our support encompasses the full spectrum of planning and transformation.
PRODUCT & VOLUME ALLOCATION
Deriving from the overarching production footprint strategy, we craft a dynamic framework that guides the operative production planning in their daily planning of the allocation of products and volumes across the production network. By setting clear guidelines and boundaries, we ensure products find their optimal manufacturing home, driven by economic logic over ease or convention.
ABOUT US
We are independent thinkers, fueled by entrepreneurial spirit and an unwavering analytical approach. Our approach to strategy development, analysis, and planning is deeply rooted in a rigorous analytical framework. We believe in the power of data to unveil the optimum pathways and solutions, ensuring that our recommendations are grounded in facts, not emotions.
But our support does not end here: We are enthusiastic about also rolling up our sleeves to implement these solutions alongside our clients, demonstrating their real-world effectiveness and ensuring tangible results.
We are convinced successful transformations require a strong level of empathy and need to respect their inevitable human impact.
Marc Rieke
PARTNER
Engineering background from Germany’s RWTH Aachen University
Strong track record with clients from automotive and manufacturing industry in Europe, Asia and Middle East
>6 years of experience in the fields of production footprint strategy, restructuring and transformation programs with several renowned strategy consulting firms
