{"id":2767,"date":"2022-10-02T09:34:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T09:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seefried-consult.com\/unkategorisiert\/development-of-a-business-unit-strategic-orientation-and-performance-improvement\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T16:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T16:53:11","slug":"development-of-a-business-unit-strategic-orientation-and-performance-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seefried-consult.com\/en\/metal-processing\/development-of-a-business-unit-strategic-orientation-and-performance-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Development of a business unit, strategic orientation and performance improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2767\" class=\"elementor elementor-2767 elementor-1946\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cd33dc2 elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6108a elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aa6108a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9984dee elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seefried-consult.com\/en\/category\/metal-processing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Metal processing<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cae57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97cae57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development of a business unit, strategic orientation and performance improvement<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad34400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"ad34400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tin the role of profit center manager\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94a613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f94a613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f7bbd37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f7bbd37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4703a44c\" data-id=\"4703a44c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa98363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa98363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Focus areas: <\/strong><strong>Strategic orientation, performance improvement, organizational structure and growth<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-be552c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be552c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac9261\" data-id=\"1ac9261\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9977da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9977da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Company:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Globally active family-run group of companies, headquarters in Germany<\/li>\n<li>Measurement and control technology, sensors and fittings, \u20ac1 billion turnover, 10,000 employees worldwide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Responsibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Profit center management. Responsible for supplying all of the Group&#8217;s global production sites with sensor elements and turned parts &#8211; up to 200 employees and \u20ac30 million in &#8220;turnover&#8221; within the Group at the main plant.<\/li>\n<li>Development and coordination of a global supply chain for raw materials and turned parts with matrix responsibility for machining production at five other production sites (India, Poland, USA, China, Brazil) with a further approx. 150 employees as well as extended workbenches and suppliers worldwide<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturing processes: Focus on machining, tube drawing and bending, cleaning + degreasing, also printing, pickling, phosphating, painting, electropolishing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31748f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31748f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abf6b75\" data-id=\"abf6b75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb375ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb375ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Initial situation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A few years earlier, the profit center was merged as an organizational unit from several foremen&#8217;s workshops and was only managed part-time by its predecessor. The division was considered by internal customers to be underperforming in terms of unit costs, quality and delivery performance. The strong growth in demand for components was covered exclusively by external suppliers, as internal production was said to be uncompetitive.<\/p>\n<p>Although a neutral result was targeted according to budget planning with internal transfer prices, the profit center generated annual losses of \u20ac 1 million.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-72aff2e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72aff2e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29b63521\" data-id=\"29b63521\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a97b391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a97b391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Measures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction of KPIs, production controlling and store floor management<\/li>\n<li>Coordination of requirements with internal customers and development of an innovative production concept with optimized machine and personnel planning (lean management)<\/li>\n<li>Flexibilization of the rigid shift model in cooperation with the works council<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of MES system and group-wide ERP system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6184973 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6184973\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8c84fb\" data-id=\"f8c84fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d461679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d461679\" 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