- Which countries / regions are suitable for production sites?
- Where does procurement take place, e.g., of raw materials or services?
- How should distribution be structured, e.g., in terms of division into central and regional warehouse locations? Where should these distribution centers be located?
- What criteria are used to select the ideal manufacturing and distribution locations?
- What aspects must be covered in a financial assessment of the Operations Footprint?
- Which methods and technologies can be used to visualize and simulate changes in the network?
Managing and developing operations processes worldwide
With EFESO, industrial companies from different sectors create a robust Operations Footprint. Together with our global team, they solve challenging tasks in country-specific and global value creation structures. In doing so, we jointly realize the following objectives, for example:
- Safeguarding the resilience and flexibility of supply chains
- Ensure delivery reliability and dependability (Close to Customer)
- Optimize transport and storage costs
- Improve machine availability and utilization (OEE, Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
- Secure staff availability and optimize personnel costs
- Meeting criteria and legal requirements for industrial sustainability
Limit risks and benefit from market changes
Operations Footprint projects with EFESO address the following fields of action in particular. We solve these and other issues, considering company-specific requirements:
Optimizing production and logistics networks
Taking "Make or buy"-decisions
Developing and implementing sourcing strategies
Our services for Operations Footprint design
Determine the maturity level of your Operations Footprint with EFESO and tap into its potential for cost savings, sustainability aspects or protection against supplier failures. We create a data-supported inventory of your Operations Footprint – or design it in relation to the corporate strategy. We expand this perspective by identifying the short, medium, and long-term options and directions of the Operations Footprint in a target picture.
In implementing these targets, we support your teams at your sites around the world, for example by analyzing your market-specific scenarios and challenges. On this basis, we create an implementation roadmap to optimize your Operations Footprint with clearly defined milestones. Best practice examples from your industry and other sectors provide valuable points of reference for the implementation phase.
Take advantage of EFESO's expertise to further develop your Operations Footprint in the following areas:
Footprint Rethought!
Reducing complexity is one of the key challenges in managing global supply chains and production sites. Two trends are shaping day-to-day business here: firstly, external complexity growths because of higher volatilities and more disruptions as well as demographic changes. Secondly, internal complexity increases, driven by higher numbers of product variants, historical grown network structures and cost pressure.
With EFESO, you convert complexity into competitive advantages. Realize significant improvements in your value creation processes with us. Results from our Footprint Rethought projects include, per example:
5 % - 9 % increased revenue
6 %- 10 % increased EBIT
20 %- 30 % reduced capital spend
20 %- 30 % reduced number of nodes
We support you with a unique combination of industry expertise:
We breathe operations!
We think transformation!
We are fact driven!
Sustainable footprint implementation
Our aim is to develop a customer specific future footprint design and an enabled team to be ready for implementing a network structure that supports your business now and in the future in the best possible way. In our experience, the following elements are critical to success:
