FAQ – Avencore Consulting

Avencore is a consulting firm that supports industrial companies through a tailored approach designed to address the unique nature of each challenge, whether operational, technological, cultural, organizational or economic.

From strategic framing with executives to hands-on implementation alongside teams, we work closely with operational divisions to co-build action plans and ensure the long-term viability of the solutions deployed. We deliver concrete recommendations for measurable, lasting impact.

Our method is built on a “zoom in / zoom out” approach: combining a strategic vision of industrial transformation with in-depth field analysis. We stand out through our deep analytical capabilities and specialized expertise in complex industrial products, systems, and organizations.

We work with large industrial groups, mid-sized companies, and industrial startups facing challenges in growth, performance, competitiveness, transformation, or decarbonization.

With over 15 years of experience and more than 1,000 successful projects in sectors such as aerospace, defense, energy, automotive, and industrial equipment, we leverage multi-sector benchmarks to fuel strategic thinking, challenge existing practices, and accelerate transformation.

Avencore is an independent French consulting firm, 100% focused on industrial sectors. All our consultants are engineers with top-tier educational backgrounds and deep expertise in industrial products, systems, production lines and workshops, and complex organizational structures.

We operate directly in the field, working side by side with client teams to implement our recommendations and measure their tangible impact. Beyond delivering results, Avencore fosters engagement, capability-building, and full adoption of tools and methods, thanks to a uniquely close working relationship with each client.

Avencore works directly on-site, alongside operational teams, to observe challenges firsthand, adapt recommendations to real-world constraints, and ensure practical, sustainable implementation.

Our consultants integrate with client teams on the shop floor, in production lines, or within engineering departments to co-develop action plans, monitor progress, and secure measurable results. This hands-on approach ensures alignment between strategic goals and operational realities, driving impact from day one.

A collaboration with Avencore typically starts with an initial diagnostic carried out at our expense, directly on-site, before any formal proposal is made. We work on the ground, meet with your teams, analyze the concrete challenges and key data, and identify the first operational levers.

Based on these observations and initial insights, we build a tailored technical and commercial proposal aligned with your company’s specific needs.

If your company is facing challenges related to competitiveness, performance, growth, transformation or industrialization, working with an industrial consulting firm like Avencore can bring significant added value.

Whether it’s to optimize processes, accelerate a project, structure an organization, or leverage data, the support of a specialized firm like Avencore enables rapid action, with a structured approach and measurable impact.

A quick on-site diagnostic often helps clarify needs and identify the first levers for action.

When industrial projects require rapid intervention, Avencore can quickly mobilize its consulting teams for short and high-impact projects tailored to your specific needs. With a focused, pragmatic approach, we adapt the scope and duration of our involvement based on your technical and operational priorities.

Projects such as industrial data analysis, quick diagnostics, or strategic framing can often be completed within 6 to 8 weeks, delivering measurable, concrete results in a short timeframe.

Avencore, specialized in industrial consulting, structures its projects around three core areas of expertise: Growth Strategy, Performance Improvement and Transformation Strategy.

Growth Strategy

• Defining strategic ambition and structuring operational and organizational models to meet objectives
• Supporting top management: industrial due diligence, growth planning, portfolio expansion
• Shaping industrial strategy, including investment scenario planning

Performance Improvement

• Optimizing industrial processes (OPEX)capital investments (CAPEX)
• Enhancing Product and Service Competitiveness: Design-to-Cost, Redesign-to-Cost
• Improving purchasing and supply chain performance, reducing costs, and boosting productivity
• Innovation, decarbonization and sustainability

Transformation & Acceleration

• Supporting large-scale transformation programs
• Improving organizational effectiveness, operational functions, and process efficiency
• Leading organizational and cultural change, engaging teams at all levels
• Defining and implementing transformation roadmaps: digitalization, workforce upskilling, and more

AI & Data Science

In addition to these areas, Avencore has developed deep expertise in data science and industrial AI:

• Structuring and securing industrial data
• Identifying AI use cases and rapidly developing proofs of concept (quality, maintenance, performance, forecasting)
• Scoping, deploying, and industrializing data projects
• Raising awareness and building internal capabilities around data and AI tools

Our consultants work directly on-site, alongside executive teams and operational staff, to design and implement effective solutions tailored to these industries.

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Specialized in industry since 2009, Avencore supports companies of all sizes, from startups to mid-sized businesses and large international groups across the full spectrum of industrial sectors: aerospace, defense, transportation, automotive, energy, process industries, industrial equipment, healthcare, construction, infrastructure, food and beverage, consumer goods, and luxury.

With over 15 years of on-the-ground experience, we tailor our consulting support to the specific needs and challenges of each client and industry.

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Avencore supports industrial companies of all sizes, from startups to mid-sized firms and large international groups.

Avencore addresses the major challenges facing industrial players. We support our clients in the following areas:

• Growth: structuring operating models, launching new offerings, industrializing innovative technologies, industrial strategy
• Competitiveness: cost optimization (OPEX & CAPEX), purchasing performance, Design-to-Cost & Design-to-Value, productivity gains, quality
• Organizational transformation: upskilling, simplification, scaling up (ramp-up), change management, cultural transformation
• Digitalization: leveraging industrial data, developing AI use cases, automation and smart control
• Industrial resilience: securing supply chains, managing multi-site complexity, operational robustness
• Decarbonization: integrating environmental constraints into strategy, scope 3 evaluation, eco-design

Our tailored approach allows us to operate effectively across all these areas.

Avencore has been leading Design-to-Cost projects since its founding in 2009.

The firm’s name is derived from inVENtive COst REduction, reflecting its core focus. With over 500 successful industrial cost reduction projects, Avencore has achieved measured savings between 20% and 50%.

Throughout the year, Avencore has progressively expanded this approach into a full Design-to-Value strategy, focusing on reducing costs while preserving the value delivered to the end customer.

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Avencore supports industrial companies that need to accelerate production in response to a sudden increase in demand, through targeted ramp-up projects.

To secure a successful ramp-up, it’s essential to define the exact needs in resources and staffing before investing in buildings, equipment, or resources. Avencore helps you ensure the right balance between workload and capacity through detailed analysis and modeling , down to the part level and for all critical resources. We implement planning and ramp-up management tools (S&OP) to identify potential bottlenecks early, secure raw material supply, and avoid budget overruns and schedule delays.

Discover how we apply our ramp-up methodology through a real-world project example.

Avencore has developed strong expertise in data science and artificial intelligence, specifically applied to complex industrial challenges. As a consulting firm, we help industrial companies turn data into performance levers from engineering to supply chain through tailored, field-ready solutions that can be deployed in just 6 to 8 weeks.

Our use cases include:
– Optimization of test campaigns and prototypes
– Production planning and demand reliability
– Product costing tools
– Quality control using computer vision
– Logistics optimization, inventory management, and upstream Scope 3 evaluation

We combine on-the-ground industrial expertise with advanced technologies (machine learning, simulation, operations research) and fast MVP implementation to deliver measurable impact within weeks.

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At Avencore, we regularly share case studies and concrete examples of consulting projects we’ve delivered, with quantified results across a wide range of industrial contexts.

Here are few examples:

• How we increased the competitiveness of a satellite manufacturer by 14%
• Driving Standardization in Green Hydrogen Projects
• Achieving 40% cost savings in multisite construction
• Plant Performance improvement in the pharmaceutical sector
• Transforming the organization to succeed in volume & expertise ramp-up
• Strengthening Supply Chain and Procurement resilience: leveraging data science and AI to combat market volatility
• Restore profitability and lead time of a New Space satellite constellation program
• Decarbonization and sustainable innovation through Life Cycle Assessment
• Explore all of our case studies

We can also provide, upon request, references tailored to your industry and specific challenges.

Avencore is a consulting firm with offices in Paris, Düsseldorf, Heidelberg, Shanghai, and New York (USA).
From these locations, our consultants operate worldwide, working closely with our clients’ industrial sites to address their challenges in performance, transformation, and competitiveness.

Avencore has teams based in France, Germany, China, and the United States and works with clients all around the world.
With offices in Paris, Düsseldorf, Heidelberg, Shanghai, and the US, we support clients on-site at industrial facilities worldwide.
Thanks to our 130 consultants, we can quickly mobilize expert teams on-site to solve industrial challenges worldwide.

Avencore holds the Platinum EcoVadis certification, placing us in the top 1% of evaluated companies. This label recognizes our CSR performance across four key areas: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. It reflects a core commitment of our mission: supporting industrial transformation and decarbonization.

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Avencore is Platinum-certified by EcoVadis, ranking among the top-performing companies in CSR.

In addition, our consultants hold various professional certifications, including Prince2, ADKAR, Lean Six Sigma/Black belt.

See all our certifications and commitments here.

At Avencore, data security and client confidentiality are top priorities. We apply the following measures to protect sensitive information:

• Full encryption of data and hard drives
• Systematic use of privacy screens on laptops, especially when traveli
• Ongoing training for consultants on cybersecurity best practices
• Strict confidentiality protocols, no mention of clients or Avencore in public spaces or in front of third parties
• No sharing of sensitive data with unauthorized external consultants
• A Global Cybersecurity Officer oversees implementation across all offices
• Access control and traceability based on roles and project assignments, via secured SharePoints.
• Regular security audits and intrusion detection systems

These actions are part of our commitment to data protection and cybersecurity risks prevention.