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Andreas Huber Management Consulting

Success stories from diverse sectors

KPI-based corporate management is a key to success – from the formation of a company to safeguarding the future. It enables companies to not only cut costs and increase revenue, but also to handle crisis situations and exploit potential. ahmc can support you in your endeavours. Examples of projects:

From a commonplace supplier to the market leader in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Industry: Medical / rehabilitation aids supplier
Task:
  • Responsibility for commercial matters and logistics
  • ERP upgrading
  • Assortment analysis by contribution margins and step-by-step revaluation of product range
Result:
  • Successful assortment with selected products instead of the original, largely unspecific cross-section of standard items
  • Clear profiling as a provider of innovative special solutions
  • Development of new markets and growth potential due to nationwide and multinational demand
  • Stable positioning largely independent from the competition and insusceptible to market fluctuations

Revival of an arts centre and almost 200% increase in turnover

Industry: Cultural industry (event venue)
Task:
  • Bid invitation for a shareholding to finance the continued existence of the business
  • Development and presentation of customised scenarios for the potential target groups
Result:
  • Entry of a cash-rich shareholder at short notice
  • Change of the business model from a regional promoter to an internationally recognised, leading entertainment venue
  • Implementation of a permanent usage concept with a varied programme
  • Advance booking at the end of the project exceeding an average period of ten months
  • Almost 200 pct. increase in sales

Start-up with system: successful course setting for new business idea

Industry: Real estate franchising: premium segment and special properties
Task:
  • Development and presentation of schemes for corporate financing and profit sharing, contingent upon growth and market success
  • Scalable business planning and schemes for structural organisation
Result:
  • Comprehensive founding concept with a focus on business processes
  • Complete non-bank financing concept
  • Sound basis for drafting contracts and conditions for customers and licensees

Ahead of the competition: due to structure, transparency and personnel competence

Industry: Trend gastronomy (several premium lifestyle formats)
Task:
  • Capacity planning for seasonal businesses
  • Identification and shutdown of unprofitable locations
  • Redefinition of responsibilities
  • Concept and implementation of employee training measures
Result:
  • Transparency and reliability in sensitive cash logistics
  • Adherence to the relevant quality standards and operational safety regulations
  • Improved competitiveness and profitability

Perspective following insolvency – also thanks to 20 percent cost cutting within the shortest time

Industry: Media, entertainment, edutainment
Task:
  • Preparation of a corporate recovery concept effective in the short term, among others for theatres in deficit
  • Focal points: finance/HR
Result:
  • Predominantly qualitative adaptation of workforce
  • Reorganisation of operational procedures and responsibilities
  • Almost 20% savings in structural costs as early as the fourth project month

Secure future for traditional brand in the face of fierce competition

Industry: Automotive supplier
Task:
  • Restructuring of a traditional brand manufacturer with international locations
Result:
  • Harmonised accounting
  • Restructuring of divisions
  • Production at new facility
  • Securing long-term supply contracts owing to significantly reduced unit costs and renewed certifications

Less is more: more punch thanks to lean structures

Industry: IT industry (niche supplier)
Task:
  • Centralisation of accounting, administration and logistics including fulfilment and after-sales for the Europe-wide sales units
Result:
  • Availability of the relevant figures for all Europe, e.g. approximate order quantities per product, contribution margin per customer, etc.
  • Precise reporting and business management according to the needs of the market
  • Manufacture of adjusted quantities and thus better utilization of production capacities
  • reduced time-to-market, significantly improved delivery capacity and smart inventories