$2B
Annual revenue
Development and Implementation of a Ten-year Industrial Strategy: Building Operational Excellence at Scale
Industry: Life Sciences
Service: Cost and Value Engineering
Service: Operations Strategy and Transformation
Service: Supply Chain
Our Client
The company is a $2 billion multinational pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetics company. As one of the largest private pharmaceutical groups and among the largest dermo-cosmetics laboratories worldwide, the company operates a complex global manufacturing network.
The company combines pharmaceutical expertise with dermo-cosmetic innovation across multiple production facilities.
#2
Global dermo-cosmetics position
The Challenge
The company faced the complex task of aligning its entire industrial footprint with long-term business objectives spanning a decade. Key operational constraints included:
- Manufacturing capacity misalignment – Existing factory network did not match projected growth patterns, requiring strategic decisions about facility rationalization and potential closures
- Plant optimization needs – Current operations across remaining facilities needed significant improvements to support future business requirements
- Supply chain complexity – Distribution and logistics networks required restructuring to support the evolving manufacturing footprint while maintaining service levels
Real Results Achieved Together
The partnership delivered a comprehensive industrial roadmap that fundamentally transformed the company’s operational capabilities.
Working alongside its teams for nearly a decade, we have enabled sustainable improvements to be made across its entire manufacturing and supply chain network.
$117M
Savings realized
-15%
Annual CapEx reduction
$58M
Yearly investment optimization
Transformation Impact
- Established clear 10-year industrial roadmap aligned with business strategy
- Optimized manufacturing footprint through strategic rationalization
- Enhanced supply chain performance across the network
Our Approach
- Our collaboration with the company began with the development of a comprehensive industrial strategy around 2020, designed to run to 2030 in direct alignment with the company’s long-term business plan.
- We led the development of its industrial footprint strategy, working closely with in-house teams to rationalize manufacturing capacity through strategic factory decisions.
- The approach included optimizing remaining plants and improving the supply chain as integral parts of the 10-year industrial roadmap. Beyond strategy development, we supported the full implementation phase, ensuring a sustainable transformation.
- Our engagement leveraged specific EFESO capabilities in CapEx management, strategic planning and supply chain optimization.
- This partnership stands out for its scope and depth, addressing the operations and industrial strategy across the organization’s entire footprint.
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Facing Similar Manufacturing Network Challenges?
- Struggling to align industrial capacity with long-term growth targets
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- Let’s build your operational excellence roadmap together
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