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Netstal has established itself as a technology leader for high-speed injection molding machines. In response to increasingly fierce competition, the company, together with Staufen and Vetica, developed measures to speed up processes, optimize costs, and better address customers. This efficiency and effectiveness program formed the perfect basis for the operational due diligence as part of the takeover talks with the Krones Group.

Optrel‘s success story is not only exciting, it is also an inspiring lesson from which we can learn a lot for our own actions. We invite you to join us on our search for clues. First, we will explore the company‘s milestones, then we will get specific advices for successful ventures from some of the outstanding protagonists of this story.

For the Ypsomed medical technology company, delivery reliability and eventually the well-being of patients is paramount. Thus, Ypsomed consistently relies on Operational Excellence, which also helps the company keeping costs in check despite production sites in Switzerland and Germany. Additionally, Ypsomed uses a Near Sharing strategy to shorten transportation, which also facilitates reaching its sustainability goals.

Staufen magazine 2024 | no. 7 | This issue once again features many colorful benchmark stories from different industries and sectors. The practical field reports deal with unusual strategies and solutions on how companies react to acute challenges on the one hand and continuously work on improving their performance on the other.

Christian Svendsen has been on board as a consultant since the beginning of August and contributes with both in-depth knowledge and practical experience in various industries. As a former CEO, he epitomises entrepreneurial thinking and action and sees himself as a sparring partner when it comes to challenging the status quo and developing innovative solutions…

Innovative supply chains are characterized by strong customer orientation, excellent performance, and high flexibility and agility in the face of new market and environmental requirements. If the supply chain is transformed from a cost factor to a success factor, it can become an integral part of the competitive strategy. Thomas Spiess is a Member of the Management Board of STAUFEN.INOVA AG in Switzerland. He studied mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich and has been an expert for supply chain management for almost 30 years.

Face was shown at BMW. This is to be understood in the literal sense, due to the removal of restrictions and the associated obligation to wear a mask. But it also stands for the transparency with which the participants of the BestPractice Partner Circle Meeting at BMW in Landshut – company leaders and designers – communicated their current corporate challenges and represented their values.

Double honor for Staufen AG: Both US business magazine “Forbes” and Germany’s leading business newspaper “Handelsblatt” named the management consultancy one of the leading consulting firms in their recently presented rankings. Staufen AG is one of the top addresses, especially in industry, the automotive sector and for often family-run medium-sized businesses – both nationally and…

Staufen AG and Fokus Zukunft GmbH & Co. KG will work together in the future on the topic of sustainability. Together, the two consulting firms will support companies along their entire path to climate neutrality. 

What will the stable supply chain network of tomorrow look like? An answer to this and other questions can be found in our white paper.