Strategy may well be the most misunderstood and misused term in business. When we talk about strategy, we mean a mid-to-long-term plan of action that aligns a company or a unit thereof towards a goal. This includes concrete steps to implement this plan.

We collaborate with executives to develop powerful, viable strategies that ensure change efforts succeed. To this end, we:

• Draft a situation report – Rather than rushing in head first, we take a step back to examine the current strategic situation with you and identify the resources available in-house to implement change.
• Weigh up strategic alternatives – What truly viable options do have? We also sharpen the focus on technical and organizational possibilities that often go unnoticed in the rigors of day-to-day business.
• Make strategic decisions – What roadmap do you want to commit to? Making decisions also means casting off pre-conceived notions and focusing on the strategic objective.
• Define success factors – What performance indicators and benchmarks do we need to identify and monitor to ensure we remain on track?
• Plan change initiatives – To create a stable platform for dynamic change, we align each strategic change project closely with the given business model.
• Implement strategic change – Thinking a step ahead at every turn and working with sustainability firmly in mind, we put the chosen strategy into action throughout the business unit for every employee to embrace. Success in tapping dormant potential pays because it gives your company the decisive strategic edge over the competition.

The outcome is a company primed to achieve sustainable business success.

Business organizations are complex entities. To survive and thrive, they must pursue a holistic mid- and long-term program of continuous improvement. Such an initiative’s success hinges on the organization’s ability to look ahead. We help companies develop processes that will help them rise to future challenges.

This allows us to create the conditions each company needs to excel – today and for many tomorrows to come. To this end, we partner with customers to:

• Map organizational structures to ensure processes flow and transition smoothly
• Draft a set of rules governing responsibility and accountability that is uniform, simple, clear and easily understood
• Develop and coach managers to adopt a shared mindset, methods, and protocols
• Chart a mid- and long-term organizational development roadmap for all leadership levels and functional areas
• Track the progress of organizational development efforts by conducting targeted, cost-optimized reviews supported by proven maturity level models

Years of experience have taught us to see the big picture. We take a holistic view of each organization and factor our customers’ input and feedback into the change equation.

We are your partner of choice when it comes to designing and rolling out Production- and Business Systems

We have helped companies roll out and ramp up Production- and Business systems for more than twentyfive years. Our expertise is born of experience and informed by insights gained in evaluating 300 companies and their best practices.

Our holistic approach extends well beyond lean production. We will develop an integrated system tailored to your needs. And to ensure a smooth transition, we proceed methodically with key performance indicators and benchmarks serving to track and measure:

• Quality
• Costs
• Delivery reliability

In our book, “lean” means more than merely lean production. It takes a holistic approach to achieve sustainable success. This is why we scrutinize the entire company and its business processes for waste, and structure its processes in keeping with universal lean principles.

We help our customers introduce lean, efficient processes and structures to achieve:

• Lean logistics
• Lean administration
• Lean R&D
• Lean sales

… and of course we will remain at your side every step of the way to a lean corporate culture.

Our implementation efforts concurrently address five related areas:

• Program management
• System and structure
• Training and coaching
• Pilot operations
• Sustainability

Guided by logic and reason, we ensure the chosen strategy is fully in line with your company’s philosophy and that lean principles are put into practice using the right methods and tools.

Quadriga Consult guides the roll-out of a Production/Business System in phases. Our structured, methodical approach ensures the change process remains under control at all times.

Let us connect the links of your supply chain.

The ability to coordinate, network, and manage all players in the supply chain from the source to the sink is a key factor in business success.

We can help you optimize logistics in:

• Purchasing
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing

The ability to coordinate, network, and manage all players in the supply chain from the source to the sink is a key factor in business success.

Supplier Development and Integration in the spirit of partnership.

In many projects, we were able to launch the first supplier development initiatives as soon as the production systems were in place. Our first step was to connect suppliers to our customers’ processes, always with the OEM’s needs foremost in mind. The next step was to coordinate the respective systems.

Today we help our customers develop and carry out programs aimed to achieve:

• Supplier Development(SDP)
• Supplier Integration (SI)

Business processes do not start and end within the confines of your company. Now is the time to bring suppliers on board and extend the supply chain beyond mere logistics.

Change Management – deploying the right resources at the right time

Despite all the good intentions, many change management initiatives fail because of half-hearted efforts and too few resources devoted to these measures. Such failed initiatives require costly recovery actions. Successful change hinges on a company’s ability to apply the right skills at the right time and place.

We help our customers shape and steer change by:

• Analyzing, planning and developing the skills key leaders need to implement change
• Providing practical advice on behavior and actions on the part of top managers
• Engaging employees and managers with targeted measures and effective communication, using credible messages timed to achieve maximum effect
• Analyzing the prevailing circumstances in detail to ensure we are always prepared for every contingency and never compelled to perform extensive organizational revisions

The result of this approach: When well-planned and thought out, all people and areas of the company are 'on point' and prepared for significant (further) advancements.

Top executives have few peers to talk to about their plans and ideas. New approaches, visions, and strategies rarely develop in a vacuum. Executives need competent sparring partners to bounce ideas off and engage in intense brainstorming sessions.

We support our customers by providing trusted advisors – true ‘thought partners’ – who engage in a spirited dialog.

• Structured discourse, debate, and insights gleaned from personal leadership experience provide a sound basis for informed decisions.
• Top executives always have a trusted partner to confide in – even at unusual times and in unusual places.
• The frequency of these talks depends on the given situation of the executive and company. Typically the dialog entails sporadic ad hoc chats.
• We are at your side on the path to personal and organizational change, either as a discrete confidant or a more prominent and proactive strategist contributing to the management team.

The outcome is a successful top executive.