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Mastering cyclical and homemade crises - preparing for the upturns

Reductions in turnover, order cancellations, high inventory levels and difficulties with credit and payment terms: all these factors require companies to react quickly, systematically and dynamically on crises. Effective cost reduction is vital, and liquidity needs to be safeguarded. Though the pressure to succeed is great and the impulse to act feels urgent, measures taken by companies still need to be well thought-through – as anything else could potentially threaten their very existence.

Successful corporate decision-makers achieve significant increases in performance – even during times of crisis! J&M’s approach to Business Optimisation facilitates the identification and rapid, targeted implementation of sustainable, tangible measures.

Fast adaptation: Adjusting to a crisis – quickly and systematically
The initial phase focuses on us working in partnership with you to streamline your firm’s business processes and corporate structures. This delivers improvements in costs, working capital and liquidity – and safeguards your market position. At the same time we work together ensuring that measures implemented are efficiently monitored and managed right along the value-added chain:

Short-term cost reduction: Elimination of non-value-adding activities
Unlock liquidity reserves: Optimum working capital management
Secure delivery capability: Establishing cost-optimised flexibility

Strategic Direction Setting: Taking the initiative to reinforce competitive advantages for the long term

Once the most pressing challenges have been overcome it is a matter of using the momentum created to quickly re-grasp the initiative, correct structural deficiencies and actively improve strategic positioning. This second phase of J&M’s approach to Business Optimisation sees us work jointly with you to systematically develop a road map and blue print for the future business.

Identifying opportunities: Developing strategic options
Strengthening competencies: Identifying and consolidating factors for success
Achieving market supremacy: Reorienting business systems

Appropriate measures will be highly bespoke and company-specific. Identifying, designing and implementing them requires a high degree of consulting experience, sector knowledge, knowledge of appropriate consulting tools and approaches to apply. The initial business reorientation can then be followed up with additional optimisations which push towards the next S curve of business and process excellence.

Take advantage of our wealth of experience, IT expertise and systematic approach – and emerge stronger out of a crisis be it homemade or cyclical via J&M’s Business Optimisation approach.

Practice Leader Business Strategy

Dr. Dieter Bölzing
d.boelzing

jnm.com
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J&M Business Optimisation

Identifying drivers, implementing the right measures, achieving sustainable results.

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