How can Interim HR & Operation Manager improve the result?
Knowledge of culture and methods promotes integration with the Italian Group The Italian group ES in the field of electronic systems takes over a German medium-sized company with 350 employees worldwide. There are 200 employees working at the D site, 50 of whom are in assembly. The Italians have failed to fully implement the integration. […]
Does the plant manager need language and cultural skills?
What management qualification is required during the turnaround abroad. The Swedish X company is buying an electrical equipment manufacturer in Germany that operates a plant in Poland. The plant, with about 150 employees, writes red numbers. The Swedish owner sends a Swedish manager with no Polish language skills. After a year, the numbers continue to […]
Interim’s plant manager successfully expands US plant
Internal plant manager and structures overloaded Automotive supplier Z GmbH has more orders for its plant in the USA than it can deliver. The permanent plant manager cannot drive forward the expansion of production capacity in parallel with day-to-day business. New machines are on standby. They need to be set up and put into operation. […]
Interim chief financial officer restores trust
Situation Local interim CFO knows Brazilian accounting and German business culture. The German company G has a production site in Brazil. The site is 200 kilometers away from São Paulo in the Brazilian hinterland. Communication between G and her Brazilian subsidiary does not work in finance. The German managers speak English and the Brazilian Portuguese. […]
Digitisation and implementation by experienced interim managers
Interim managers ensure German companies ‘ competitiveness Interim management is booming in Germany. The Interim Management provider Working Group counts about 20,000 interim managers in the German-speaking area. According to a study by Helmut Schmidt University together with the Interim Management Provider Working Group (AIMP), 15 approximately 3,000 interim managers are the most successful interim […]
Is Ford’s Development System set up for the Future
GPDS (Global Product Development System) was developed from 2 AIAG standards, namely PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning). The resulting GPDS includes 31 elements, covering everything from quality processes, change management processes and revision control. The main purpose of GPDS is to improve competitiveness of Ford Motor Company products, while […]
Does the operational controller need industry knowledge?
Controlling system optimization while moving through interim controller. The semi-finished product manufacturer Z AG is based abroad. The Financial Data Processing division will also be relocated. The administration’s move adds to the pressure on affected employees as day-to-day operations must continue without interruption. A public company must report regularly. The move is a mega strain […]
Asia experts & managers
There is now a trend towards free trade areas in the Pacific and Asian economies, which are very important even without the US in terms of economic output and population. TPP, AFTA (ASEAN) und APEC Accelerate development in a region with the largest economic growth in the world. Those who walk through Shanghai today will […]