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The recession in Germany, which has now been officially confirmed, has made the implementation of more efficient value creation a top concern for industrial companies. This is the result of the current study, “Future Industry 2023.”

A dual-class digital society has established itself in industry: according to the current study “Future Industry 2023,” 49% of the companies surveyed are proceeding actively with digitalization. The rest are currently still stuck in individual projects or have yet to find true access to this topic. For the study, the consulting company Staufen surveyed more than 400 industrial companies from German-speaking Europe.

Do you know what makes your sales organization work best as much as what characterizes your production, supply chain, or purchasing departments? A journey through sales process excellence will help you take a close look at your current sales capacity so that you can tap your company’s full potential. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, May 16,…

Digital transformation is the future. Getting there remains a major challenge for many companies. There is a lack of experience and no standard solution. Why should all companies go it alone? Why not go hand in hand?

To remain competitive and achieve their goals, it is critical for companies to manage information efficiently. Digital technologies are a valuable support in this regard. Today, in fact, we are hearing more and more about the Smart Factory. The Smart Factory according to the STAUFEN. approach, through the combination of Lean and digital, avoids digitization of waste, enables the use of…

By implementing leadership, as well as individual methods and tools, in an overall system of value creation, greater performance can be achieved that is sustainable, i.e., repeatable and resistant to changes in context. ShopFloor Management® supports leadership development. Through direct, regular and structured communication, it enables managers at all levels to manage people and performance and to detect deviations in processes early and…

Too many companies have focused their supply chain solely on the factor of costs for far too long. This point of view fully ignores that competition is no longer between individual companies, but has long since been played out between complex networks. The current multicrisis has now ruthlessly exposed the failures. In the new white…

For years we have been in a so-called customer market and one characterized by great dynamism. In order to remain competitive, many companies try to differentiate themselves by the high customization possibilities of the products they offer. This, however, leads to the proliferation of product variants, with very high production, logistics, warehousing, technical and sometimes even stress-related costs. Standardization and modularization enable…

On the occasion of Christmas again this year, we would like to extend our warmest wishes to you by sharing two projects in which we have believed and placed our support. Aware of the critical nature of these areas of intervention, however, we believe that everyone’s contribution, however large or small, can make a difference….