What We Offer…
Why Our Clients Turn to Us…
Companies in the manufacturing sector regularly face important decisions: planning new locations, optimizing production structures, advancing digitalization, or securing the future of their business.
NETZWERK INDUSTRIE KOMPETENZ brings together independent consultants and experienced industrial professionals with many years of leadership experience in international companies. Our members work independently, bring different areas of expertise to the table, and contribute their expertise where it adds the greatest value to joint projects.
Our focus is on small and mid-sized manufacturing companies — particularly in industries such as automotive supply, machinery and equipment manufacturing, electrical equipment, appliances, and electronics manufacturing, lighting and building technology, chemicals, plastics processing, and closely related manufacturing industries. We also support technical service providers, logistics companies, IT service providers, and trading companies with close ties to industry.
How We Work
Our members operate as independent consultants and entrepreneurs. Depending on the task at hand, we bring together the right expertise from across our network — from highly specialized experts to interdisciplinary teams. Our approach is pragmatic, solution-oriented, and clearly focused on the practical implementation of the concepts we develop. Where additional capabilities are needed, we draw on trusted partners from our extended network.
A Network for Collaboration and Growth
NETZWERK INDUSTRIE KOMPETENZ sees itself as a platform for experience, professional exchange, and collaboration. Our goal is to connect companies with the right experts — independently, competently, and with a clear focus on sustainable business success. At the same time, we welcome new members who meaningfully broaden our range of expertise and want to actively support the goals of our network.
Open to New Expertise
Our network grows with the challenges facing industry. We welcome new members who meaningfully broaden our range of expertise and want to actively support the goals of our network. We are convinced that working together creates greater impact than working alone.
Combined Expertise for Industry
Our members bring a wide range of specialized expertise to the table and collectively cover a broad spectrum of business challenges — from strategic decisions to operational execution. Our work typically includes topics such as:
Strategy and Location Decisions
- Location Strategy for production sites or business operations
- Investment decisions and international expansion
- Structural optimization and transformation projects
Implementation and Leadership
- Interim management for key positions
- Project management for complex initiatives
- Support for business succession processes
Organization and Production
- Production setup and efficiency improvement
- Optimization of organizational structures
- Lean management and process improvement
Digitalization and Systems
- Digitalization of sales and business processes
- Selection and implementation of CRM and ERP systems
- Data-driven business management
Quality Management and Certification
- Standards in quality management, environmental management, and cybersecurity
- Preparation and support for certifications
- Development and continuous improvement of QM systems
Operational Process Optimization Through AI
- Bottleneck-focused analysis of operational weaknesses
- Development of company-specific AI systems
- Project management for the implementation of AI systems