OEM  Machine  Builder for process lines 

Mechanical engineering group manufacturing process lines for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and fine chemicals industries with production facilities in Europe and worldwide sales
 
Identified Intervention Areas

• Insufficient operating results despite market potential

• Stagnating post-merger integration

• Ineffective management with lack of experience

• Dysfunctional process and organizational workflows

• Suboptimal throughput times in intralogistics

• Lack of professional shopfloor management

• Competence deficits in key areas

• Production bottlenecks due to inadequate control

• Inefficient material and design management

• Suboptimal supply chains and target cost structures

• Disrupted corporate culture after management change
   

Implemented Measures

• Assumption and realignment of overall responsibility

• Professionalization of HR, organization, technology, processes, and systems

• Restructuring of inefficient organizational workflows

• Optimization of intralogistics through improved planning processes

• Implementation of efficient shopfloor management

• Conducting targeted training-on-the-job measures

• Introduction of Kanban structures to eliminate bottlenecks

• Systemic optimization of workflows and material management

• Integration of upstream and downstream processes

• Realignment of supply chain management

• Optimization of target cost management
   

Results

• Accelerated cash conversion rates through optimized manufacturing processes

• Improved customer acceptance of process lines

• Significant reduction in working capital through changes in planning parameters

• Optimized material management and inventory control

• Increased liquidity through higher production capacity utilization

• Successful completion of post-merger integration

• Restoration of positive operating results

• Establishment of a performance-oriented corporate culture

• Professionalization of core processes and competencies

• Sustainable optimization of operational performance
   

Applied Competencies

• Extensive experience in post-merger integrations

• Expertise in operational restructuring and turnaround management

• Proven success in optimizing production processes

• Profound knowledge in lean management and shopfloor management

• Competence in implementing Kanban systems

• Experience in developing and implementing training concepts

• Expertise in working capital management

• Ability to quickly assume operational responsibility

• Change management competence for cultural transformation

• Strong leadership qualities in crisis situations