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Forbes-Award 2025
Wertschöpfend, wertschätzend, wertsteigernd – mit diesem Beratungsansatz hat sich die Staufen AG, part of Accenture, erneut einen Platz auf der renommierten Forbes-Liste der World’s Best Management Consulting Firms gesichert. Bereits zum vierten Mal in Folge erhält das Unternehmen diese internationale Auszeichnung – ein starkes Signal für die Qualität der Beratung. 
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Best Management Consultants 2025: Staufen, part of Accenture, is recognized for the twelfth time in a row
Staufen, part of Accenture, has confirmed its leading position in the German consulting landscape and has been recognized for the twelfth time in a row in the renowned “Best Management Consultants” ranking by brand eins and Statista. Staufen is one of the top addresses in Germany in seven consulting fields and seven sectors – proof of its ability to translate strategic concepts into measurable success for clients.
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Shaping the future 2025
Both the change of power in the USA and the current election campaign in Germany are dominated by the current economic situation. The “Shaping the future 2025” study therefore looks at how industrial companies on both sides of the Atlantic are approaching the all-important year 2025. One key finding: American industrial companies are much more confident about the future than their competitors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Staufen Magazine 2025 | No. 8 | This issue focuses on excellent and sustainable value creation systems. Inspiring best practice examples and practical experience reports from various industries show how companies master complex challenges, question the status quo, and remain competitively sustainable with innovative strategies.
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Top management consultancy: Forbes once again awards Staufen with international seal of approval
For the third time in a row, the renowned business magazine Forbes named the Staufen one of the “World’s Best Management Consulting Firms”. The award confirms the outstanding expertise of the management consultancy, which trims both family-owned mid-sized companies and international corporations for sustainable performance. Especially in times of global crisis and uncertainties, Staufen’s global presence and focus on operational excellence make it a strong partner for quickly solving current problems and preparing companies for the challenges of the future.
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Performance-Boost
Geopolitical upheavals, intensified international competition, innovation cycles that are becoming increasingly shorter – in a recent Staufen study, “Performance Drivers 2024” eighty-three percent of the organizations surveyed stated that they have rarely had to face such a wide range of challenges as the ones they face today. Nonetheless, organizations are still under pressure to push their strategic investments, even in times of immense cost pressure. Understanding how each decision affects the profit and loss statement (P&L) is, therefore, all that more important. 
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Blog DIE ERFOLGSFORMEL FÜR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

The Success Formula for Operational Excellence
“Every day things get a little bit better” may sound mundane at first. And yet, this fundamental attitude forms the basis for an organization’s sustainable success. Staufen AG has developed a multi-award-winning approach to establishing such a performance-enhancing culture of improvement within organizations while achieving significant improvements along the entire value chain.
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AI in Industry: A New Era or the Next Affront to Humanity?
With the introduction of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence has advanced onto the big stage to usher in the next round of digitalization – including in production. That is (still) a major challenge for a large number of medium-sized industrial companies. A vision and a strategy are needed. Staufen C-Day was encouraging in showing the applications in which AI makes sense and where the focus now lies. 
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Staufen Magazin No. 8

Operational Excellence and beyond

This issue focuses on excellent and sustainable value creation systems. The many inspiring best practice examples from different areas and industries analyze complex challenges and illustrate individual solutions.

The practical experience reports from benchmark companies are exciting and entertaining. They offer unusual strategies for shifting the status quo and remaining competitive in the long term.

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Workforce Excellence with AI:
Whether new processes, occupational safety, or the proper operation of machinery – training is indispensable in production. To ensure optimal learning without interrupting operations, Augmented Industries relies on artificial intelligence (AI). The training sessions are integrated directly into everyday work. For this innovation, the start-up was awarded the prestigious WECONOMY Prize. In the interview, Dr. Elisa Roth, co-founder and CEO of the company, explains the advantages of this new form of knowledge transfer.
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From machinist to designer:
When consultants from Staufen, part of Accenture, took a closer look at Berco’s massive Italian factory, they recognized an opportunity to close the gap between major investments in technology and true operational excellence. With a customized program focused on structured communication and leadership development, Staufen and Berco were able to fundamentally revamp shopfloor management. Under the leadership of COO Matteo Cesari, who followed an extraordinary path from machine operator to top management, the company reduced the number of escalation cases by 75 percent and significantly increased productivity. This example demonstrates how even traditional industrial companies can achieve peak performance – if they invest not only in state-of-the-art technology, but above all in people.
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A “perfect match” for the industry:
The industry is facing enormous challenges. Digitalization and efficiency are more important than ever. In the interview, Wilhelm Goschy, CEO of Staufen AG, and Matthias Hégelé, Managing Director Supply Chain & Operations DACH at Accenture, explain why the merger of the two companies comes at exactly the right time, what specific added value the new alliance offers customers, and why operational excellence and digital transformation are inseparably linked.
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PALFINGER Production System
Palfinger AG has fundamentally renewed its production system, which has grown over the years, and rolled it out across the entire organization with the help of a “Lean Leadership Development Program.” The global rollout establishes uniform standards in all plants and also includes indirect areas such as procurement and engineering. The newly created Palfinger Academy anchors the Lean culture sustainably within the company.
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“How Montanhydraulik is mastering the transformation process”
With “Motion2Performance,” Montanhydraulik has launched a comprehensive transformation program that combines strategy, operational implementation, and cultural change. The goal is to secure the company’s competitiveness and future viability in the long term. Staufen, part of Accenture, is supporting the change with practical expertise and a focus on cultural integration.
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Supply Chain Management at Bosch:
What should be done when global supply chains are disrupted and customers around the world are waiting on critical deliveries? Bosch answers: Real-time transparency, early-warning systems, and trained task forces help prevent and manage crises. Dr. Arne Flemming, in charge of Supply Chain Management at Bosch, explains in an interview how an organization can use digitalization to control its supply chains and meet the current challenges.
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SBB: Setting the course for the future
Staufen.Inova and technology partner Shouldcosting assisted the SBB with the introduction of a new product group structure. With machine learning, it was possible to categorize the majority of the items very efficiently. A “stay clean” concept was developed for long-term assurance of data quality. Modified processes, goal-oriented tasks, and clearly defined skills and responsibilities will help SBB’s purchasers for the long term.
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