Securing acceptance and commitment through a collaborative approach to strategy development

Initial situation

A traditional, medium-sized metal processing and construction company needed to revise its strategic direction
The market environment was characterized by increasing competitive and price pressure, as well as a considerable shortage of skilled workers
The company has been experiencing a downward trend in sales and earnings for several years now
A new corporate strategy should ensure stable and profitable growth

Strategy

Developed together with the divisions and aligned with the divisions

Fields of action defined for strategy implementation

PMO

Established for implementation control

Take a collaborative approach involving middle management to develop corporate and derived departmental strategies
Define vision, mission, USP, True North and strategic guidelines in workshops with management
With an expanded management team
- Identify relevant external trends and framework conditions
- Define area-specific target business models
- Derive fields of action and measures and define prioritization criteria
Set up and establish a PMO

Improving stock turnover and the speed of the supply chain

Improving throughput and profitability through dynamic modeling in the steel industry

Acceleration of the supply chain through a value stream-oriented target image in stainless steel processing

Ensuring the predictability of an S/4HANA transformation through a business-oriented preliminary project

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