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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 2024 | no. 7 | This issue once again features many colorful benchmark stories from different industries and sectors. The practical field reports deal with unusual strategies and solutions on how companies react to acute challenges on the one hand and continuously work on improving their performance on the other.
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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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Best Practice Day 2025

The exchange platform for operational excellence

The Best Practice Day is a must-attend event for all those who have one main goal for their company: Operational excellence. On July 1-2, 2025, the congress will examine all areas of a company from the perspective of excellence and offer practical insights into successful transformation processes.

Our customer projects – success made to measure

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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Dräxelmeier – with 800 volts into e-mobility

The automotive supplier DRÄXLMAIER has established a production line for 800 volt batteries that power the Porsche Taycan electric sports car. A key factor in the successful implementation of the production targets was data management.
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Kässbohrer – Pistenbully – Efficiency brought to the piste

At Kässbohrer, the world market leader for snow grooming vehicles, the product development was transformed to a value stream-oriented organization with clear roles and responsibilities. Complemented by the introduction of Shop Floor Management, the efficiency and punctuality of projects has been significantly increased. With this step, Kässbohrer is equipped to master industry trends such as sustainability, digitalization and the shortage of skilled workers and to expand its technological leadership.
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New management culture – Thanks to operational excellence

The family-owned company Wanzl is the market leader for shoppin g carts, shop fittings, and access controls. Until recently, it was still strongly influence d by craftsmanship, but with operational excellence and digitalization, it is now opening the next chapter in the company history.
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ABUS – Living appreciation

Operational excellence is a key factor for every manufacturing company to ensure its future viability. The basis for this is a high level of enthusiasm for optimization and a permanent willingness to change throughout the entire organization. And here is the catch: change – especially in the context of increasing efficiency – is considered to be tough, resistant and therefore exhausting and expensive. But there is another way. The team at ABUS shows how it is possible to get an entire workforce to keep developing.
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Young Professional Leader Seminar - Staufen AG Akademie

BUILDING A STRONG LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR TOMORROW

Discover our brand new “YOUNG PROFESSIONAL LEADER” training program for young and emerging leaders!

Targeted training and development of young and emerging leaders is crucial. It prepares these talents to tackle complex challenges, lead teams successfully, and develop a clear vision for the organization. This lays the groundwork for a seamless transfer of management responsibility, fosters innovation, and ensures long-term business success.  

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