Multidimensional site master planning
What does the factory of the future have to deliver – and which goals, fields of action and stakeholders decide whether it lasts?
Strategic diversification in the metals and electronics industry
How do suppliers transfer their core competences into new markets? On competence matrices, white spaces and the route into energy, medtech and defence.
Good planning shines, bad planning ruins
The causes of financial trouble usually show up long before they become visible. Two examples from restructuring projects.
Lean – an essence from production for the office
Where exactly are 4,000 orders lying around? Invisible inventory and queues in administration – and what lean can do about them.
Quality management!
The share of projects that miss the finish line as planned is high. Why does quality suffer most?
Digitalisation in the Mittelstand
Hidden champions are rarely digital natives. Why digitalisation is not the same as automation – and where it pays off.
Delivery performance is a team sport
As on a sailing yacht, delivery performance depends on how planning, quality and technology work together.
Moving targets
Maximum revenue, minimum capital tied up and the lowest manufacturing cost – all at once? Appearances deceive.
