Industrial Strategy
Aligning industrial equipment with strategic ambitions and market realities
Support from strategic framing with management to implementation with operational staff
Rethinking the structure and location of production units: what industrial footprint?
Rethinking your industrial strategy requires an in-depth assessment of your geographical location and supply chain. We help our clients combine resilience to absorb shocks with flexibility to meet both their market and clients’ demands. In relocation and/or investment decisions we factor in the proximity to clients, suppliers and talent, while optimizing logistical and production costs.
Optimizing costs and competitiveness: make or buy?
Controlling critical operations in the value chain is crucial. However, outsourcing non-essential functions can offer a significant competitive advantage, especially when it comes to support functions. This strategy requires close collaboration with the Sourcing and Procurement teams to effectively control the ecosystem of suppliers and partners. We provide you with the information you need for a “make or buy“ decision, based on a detailed analysis of several criteria: cost, quality, availability of skills, environmental impact, flexibility and associated risks.
Involving all stakeholders in the transformation to guarantee its success
To guarantee the success of an industrial transformation, it is essential to include all the stakeholders, from R&D to downstream logistics, including operators, technicians and union representatives, all the way to upstream distributors. Effective communication is needed to show how the transformation will improve efficiency and working conditions. It is often necessary to involve a neutral third party to create a climate of trust, to deal with resistance to change and to make sure that everyone is on board.
Industrial efficiency and production site performance
Defining clear and ambitious standards is essential to achieve optimum levels of performance in industrial units. We work hand in hand with the operational teams to:
- Optimize the layout of the plants to streamline production flows
- Identify bottlenecks in your production and implement solutions to eliminate them
- Implement tools and methods to improve quality and productivity in a sustainable way
Avencore responds to the concerns of senior executives and helps them make the right decisions: to ensure the acceleration, successful turnaround and sustainability of their strategic projects, to industrialize and make competitive new technologies and products, and to strengthen the efficiency of their organizations.
“Industrial transformation is not an option, it’s a necessity for companies that want to stay competitive. At Avencore, we don’t just adjust practices; we objectivise data and constraints to help you make the right decisions and turn your vision into an operational reality.”