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Consulting in the Mechanical Engineering Industry
Rising raw material costs, increasing environmental protection requirements and demographic change are all having an influence on the construction sector. Building materials producers and traders are therefore under pressure to develop new products and adapt to shifting market conditions. As time passes both buildings and mentalities change, and not only is the focus of the construction business moving from new-builds to renovation, but the do-it-yourself (DIY) trend is also becoming an increasingly significant factor where product portfolio orientation is concerned.
This situation is placing ever-greater importance on the use of a process-oriented approach and comprehensive, transnational assessment of the entire value chain from the client’s perspective. The building materials producers and traders who enjoy success in the future will be those who dovetail their procurement, production, logistics and sales and marketing operations in a way which sees them all pull in the same direction. The key is to take advantage of optimisation opportunities, reduce complexity and improve supply chain reaction times.
In the building materials industry, J&M uses integrated management and IT consulting to optimise the entire value chain
J&M stands for implementation-oriented consultancy: We reliably integrate strategies and concepts into our clients’ business processes. J&M has enjoyed many years of excellent cooperation with its clients, and possesses the knowledge of their processes and systems which is required in order to provide them with tailored support during the optimisation of their entire value chain. J&M consulting for the building materials industry focuses on the following elements:
- Strategic reorientation of the entire supply chain (including sales, distribution and marketing)
- Integrated process optimisation of all functional sections along the value chain
- Operational profit enhancement using price management
- Achievement of cost reductions and efficiency gains whilst maintaining levels of delivery service and effectiveness (business process optimisation)
- Market entry and business segment strategies
- Planning and reporting of marketing, sales, distribution and finance operations across entire organisations
- Innovative IT systems for production and logistics (SAP APO, SAP LES, SAP LEAN environment)
The result: measurable, lasting improvement in the operational business of our clients
Our clients include both SMEs and large international companies. Regardless of their size, they all value our integrated approach and its comprehensive analysis of strategy, processes, organisational structures and IT. J&M has already proven its expertise within the framework of a wide variety of projects in the building materials industry:
- Cost reductions of 30% as a result of process harmonisation – even as part of post merger integration
- EBIT increases of over two percentage points further to strategic and operational optimisation of price management
- Production cost reductions of 20% using LEAN, Six Sigma and kaizen measures
- Reductions of up to 100% in non-value-added activities thanks to LEAN SCM and the consistent application of leadership principles in all operational areas
- Reductions in complexity as a result of part rationalisation (25% fewer material masters)
- Permanent elimination of quality issues and bottlenecks
‘It is impressive that sound, professional results of this scope and depth have been achieved in such a short space of time.’
Oliver Osswald, member of the management board, Holcim Schweiz AG
‘No other partner would have enabled us to execute this pan-European project as quickly and successfully as J&M has. What is more, the performance-related remuneration agreed minimised the risk to us – and we will therefore be expanding the roll-out of the project.’
Werner Hansmann, Marketing Director, Saint-Gobain
'The decision on the distribution network of the future is strategically significant for HILTI. We have been extremely careful in developing, assessing and selecting our supply chain scenarios, and we are confident that we’re on the right track.'
Heinrich Becker, Head of European Logistics Management, HILTI AG
'The pilot project for the ‘Membranes’ group, at the Sika Supply Centre in Sarnen, was a resounding success. We will now rollout the system to other project groups. With J&M at our side, we have every confidence that the company-spanning rollout will be a success.'
Axel Girod, Head of Logistics/ Sales and Operations Planning, Sika AG
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