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.
15%
Operating cost reduction
Resources Mining and Processing
Cost and Value Engineering
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
A mining company reduced operating costs by 15% by improving pit-to-plant coordination, maintenance effectiveness, supply chain performance, and operational accountability through a high-performance operating system.
$12M
Projected annual savings
Retail
Manufacturing
Supply Chain
Redesigned omni-channel warehouse operations, cutting order-to-ship cycle time by 87% and increasing throughput capacity by 30%.
+$8M
Annual EBIT improvement
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Supply Chain
Logistics provider needed warehouse optimization and service improvement. We redesigned warehouse layouts, implemented automation, and enhanced picking processes, increasing throughput by 35%.
+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%.
$8M
Annual benefit for pilot categories (14% cost reduction)
Logistics and Distribution
Supply Chain
Optimized supply network and pricing strategy for textile retailer, reducing costs 14% while boosting sales and margins 20%.
35%
Downside risk to 10-year profit projections
Automotive and Commercial Vehicles
Private Equity
Digital & Ai
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
R&d and Product Profitability
Supply Chain
Transactions and Turnaround
Investment fund required battery manufacturing joint venture assessment. We conducted technical due diligence, operational analysis, and risk evaluation, identifying 35% downside risk and 15% EBITDA upside.
90%
Reduction in manual effort for supply planning
Life Sciences
Advanced Planning
Operational Excellence
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Strategy
Transformed manual Excel-based supply planning into automated digital tool, delivering 90% reduction in manual effort.
30%
Inventory cost reduction
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Cost and Value Engineering
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Supply Chain
Cruise operator required operational excellence across fleet operations. We optimized crew efficiency, enhanced maintenance planning, and improved supply chain logistics, reducing operating costs by 12%.
25%
Inventory reduction
Food & Beverage
Supply Chain
Rapid 300% growth required integrated supply chain transformation delivering 15-25% inventory reduction and sustainable capabilities.
Industrial Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Restructuring & Turnaround
Supply Chain
Transactions and Turnaround
Fact-based restructuring of a complex industrial site, enabling a clear shutdown decision, cash-drain elimination, and a structured roadmap for execution.
Life Sciences
Advanced Planning
Supply Chain
Implemented real-time DSI digital solution enabling pharma startup's Executive S&OP team to simulate scenarios instantly.
€11.4M
Annual savings achieved
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Supply Chain
Redesigned distribution network from centralized to decentralized model, delivering €11.4M savings and improved service reliability.
$15M
EBIT improvement achieved
Food & Beverage
Private Equity
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Procurement
Supply Chain
Transactions and Turnaround
Agricultural producer needed productivity improvement and waste reduction. We optimized growing processes, automated harvesting operations, and enhanced quality control, increasing yield by 25%.
+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.
6%
EBITDA expected in 5 years
Life Sciences
Factory Planning
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
EFESO supported a major cosmetics supplier in redesigning operations across six factories and optimizing the supply chain, targeting improved productivity and long-term profitability.
$1.5M
Projected annual savings for one brand
Food & Beverage
Industrial Strategy, Operating Model & Transformation
Operational Excellence
Supply Chain
An international food group partnered with EFESO to redesign iconic products through a structured Redesign to Value program.
12
"Golden Rules" implemented for production planning
Industrial Manufacturing
Cost and Value Engineering
Data & Ai
Digital & Ai
Factory Planning
Manufacturing
Smart Factory
Supply Chain
Creating a solid, structured plan for the material flow of its production and validated the static forecast, enabling the factory to increase the output with the existing machinery.
16%
Overall procurement cost reduction
Industrial Manufacturing
Procurement
Supply Chain
A scientific technology manufacturer faced a transformation that delivered sustainable cost reductions while establishing new procurement capabilities for ongoing optimization.
100%
Maintenance organization redesigned at pilot site
Chemicals
Industrial Strategy, Operating Model & Transformation
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Redesigned maintenance organization across epoxy resin sites, creating scalable blueprint for group-wide implementation.
$4M
Annual cost reduction vs. baseline
Chemicals
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Procurement
Supply Chain
Network redesign delivered $3.87M savings, offsetting raw material cost increases while enabling international expansion.
-30%
Material losses
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Life Sciences
Digital & Ai
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Smart Factory
Supply Chain
Global beauty leader transformed 38 factories through digital shop floor management, achieving 30% material loss reduction and $140M savings.
$1.2M
Savings foreseen
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Optimized picking and sorting strategies through dynamic warehouse simulation, reducing automation payback time and delivering $1.2M savings.
-16%
Reduction in lead times
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Logistics and Distribution
Supply Chain
Transformed luxury distributor's Amsterdam warehouse through Lean Management, reducing lead times 16% and unlocking $300K inventory savings.
-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.
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