As a result of the international distribution of business functions, many cases can be found in which global integration alone has not enabled companies to optimize their operations. There are also many instances where major reform opportunities have been lost because of a lack of transparency in the operation management at individual sites.

We support efforts to optimize business process competitiveness from a global perspective while simultaneously making good use of the strengths that exist locally.

Competitiveness enhancement examples

• Compression of the schedule for account closing
• Accelerated product availability and delivery
• Reduction of error/defect rates
• Reduction of intermediate stock inventories
• Reduction of indirect labor
• Building of processes for defining and monitoring KPI
• Acceleration of communication speed
• Building of an organization geared to learning and knowledge sharing
• Centralization of back office functions
• Redefinition of quality from a customer perspective and creation of reform action plans
• Improvement of employee morale
• Building of safe, environmentally friendly business processes and guidance for the management of those processes

It is the backup provided by global competitive advantage that enables an organization to wield its local competitive strengths as a global company. We build the client a unique global business framework that generates synergies with local competitive strengths.

Competitive advantage creation examples

• Creation, sharing, and propagation of a global management philosophy
• Establishment of a monitoring process to reveal performance in a consistent manner across functions/regions
• Establishment of portfolios by product/region
• Global procurement
• Shared services
• Global cash management
• Building of a distribution network
• Planning and coordination of the production-sales pipeline
• Planning and stimulation of global human resource development
• Creation of product quality standards and safety/environmental standards

When a company depends on the acumen of certain specific individuals for its innovation, it can have a hard time responding quickly to the constantly changing global market environment. It is necessary to motivate all personnel to innovate by building structured innovation processes and implementing them in an organized manner.

Examples of innovation nurturing

• Building of a system for evaluating and rewarding the results of innovation activities
• Building of career-path-specific promotion evaluation indicators that promote innovation
• Implementation of mechanisms for nurturing a culture of innovation