Discover how EFESO works side by side with clients across industries to achieve measurable, lasting impact. Each story captures the challenges our clients faced, the actions we took together – from boardroom to shop floor – and the tangible operational and financial results delivered.
€350 M
Total savings identified
Chemicals
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Sustainability
Energy costs surged fivefold. Rapid diagnostics across 11 sites identified €350M savings and 160 opportunities.
+25%
Line OEE improvement
Food & Beverage
Digital & Ai
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Digitized operational excellence framework across 20 European sites, achieving 25% OEE improvement and multimillion savings.
Aerospace & Defense
Cost and Value Engineering
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Reduced military aircraft lifecycle costs by over 10% through design-to-cost analysis and supplier collaboration.
60%
Reduction in start-up time
Food & Beverage
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
People and Organization
Accelerated CAPEX execution through Vertical Start-Up methodology, reducing project timelines by 60% across European operations.
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Digital & Ai
Industrial Strategy, Operating Model & Transformation
Leadership & Change Management
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Supply Chain
Rapid expansion strained jewelry supply chain. Comprehensive planning framework established. Enabled sustainable growth for 30,000+ employees globally.
€636K
Validated savings achieved
Life Sciences
Packaging
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Packaging manufacturer achieved €636K savings through optimized labor ratios, reduced scrap, and material efficiency improvements.
€6M
Annual cost savings achieved
Chemicals
Private Equity
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Chemical company restructured operations post-Chapter 11, implementing organizational redesign and maintenance excellence, achieving €6M annual savings.
+1.6%
EBITDA improvement achieved
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
People and Organization
Supply Chain
Bakery EBITDA lagged 5 points below industry. Comprehensive training and loss reduction. Recovered €5M, improved EBITDA 1.6%.
+50%
TIR rates improvement per year
Food & Beverage
Private Equity
Leadership & Change Management
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
People and Organization
Harmonized post-merger manufacturing cultures through customized operating system, delivering 40% cost reduction and sustainable capabilities.
>10%
Material and manufacturing savings indicated
Automotive and Commercial Vehicles
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Procurement
Transformed unprofitable thermal management module through systematic cost optimization, achieving material, manufacturing and investment savings exceeding targets.
+50%
Wrench time productivity
Food & Beverage
Factory Planning
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Profitability Programs
Restructuring & Turnaround
Supply Chain
Equipment failures drove 50% productivity loss. Rapid mobilization restored three bakeries to profitability within nine months.
30-40%
Savings achieved
Life Sciences
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical manufacturer reduces production costs 30-40% while preparing operations for 2027 capacity expansion and growth.
+30%
Productivity improvement
Life Sciences
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Procurement
R&d and Product Profitability
Transformed seven manufacturing facilities across three countries, achieving 30% productivity gains and 45% faster innovation.
-39%
Warehouse coverage reduction versus previous year average
Consumer Goods and Luxury
End-to-end Transformation Digitalization
Manufacturing
Supply Chain
Mapped end-to-end jewelry supply chain, eliminated waste across suppliers, delivering 39% lower inventory coverage.
+50
Smart Factory projects with positive business case
Life Sciences
Digital & Ai
Manufacturing
Assessed Industry 4.0 potential across medical device operations, identifying 50 smart factory projects with sub-2-year payback.
Life Sciences
Advanced Planning
Digital & Ai
People and Organization
Supply Chain
Harmonized scattered IT landscape and weak OEE through SAP S4/HANA migration with integrated APS platform and shopfloor adoption.
+€40M
Savings delivered
Packaging
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Sustainability
Deployed global OpEx program across 25 plants, standardizing waste reduction practices to deliver €40M savings and 4.5M tons CO₂ reduction.
20-25%
Efficiency gain on FTEs
Chemicals
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
A global specialty chemicals leader harmonized maintenance across 17 major sites, achieving €50M+ in annualized benefits and developing a sustainable transformation infrastructure.
€67M
annual benefits achieved
Chemicals
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Integrated two heritage organizations through customized production system across 12 chemical sites, delivering €67M annual benefits.
€15.5M
Savings delivered (OpEx + right sizing)
Retail
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Transformed industrial supply chain through lean operations and product simplification, delivering €15.5M savings and 10% service improvement.
+6.5%
Tax and Duty mitigation of revenues in scope
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Retail
Logistics and Distribution
Supply Chain
Redesigned post-Brexit European logistics network for sports retailer, achieving 85% next-day retail service and 6.5% revenue savings.
0 paper
Remaining in PCS routines
Life Sciences
Digital & Ai
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
A global cosmetics manufacturer sought to digitalize the Performance Control System used in its distribution centers, replacing paper-based boards that slowed communication and limited operator involvement.
+40%
Meeting efficiency improvement
Chemicals
Food & Beverage
Digital & Ai
Operational Excellence
People and Organization
Deployed Digital Performance Control System at enzyme plant, achieving 40% meeting efficiency gain through data integration.
+€4.5M
Cost savings identified
Life Sciences
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Redesigned manufacturing organization across seven functions using Fit-to-Win methodology, delivering €4.5M savings beyond 10% target.
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