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We help industrial clients address the strategic challenges they face in today's economic environment.
Operational efficiency Capital project performance Strategy and transformation Process digitalisation

Addressing

strategic priorities

Developing functional strategies and improvement roadmaps
Delivering organisational transformation
Optimising procurement
Assessing and improving occupational health and industrial safety management
Building employee engagement and a stronger operational culture
Training and developing people
Challenges
our clients face
Skills shortages and low employee engagement

Shortages of skilled personnel, intense competition for talent in the regions and low employee engagement undermine operational efficiency and make change harder to implement.

Unattractive working conditions

Employers need to improve working conditions and reduce occupational hazards to attract and retain people. This includes improving conditions at mining and metallurgical operations, developing comprehensive programmes and bringing working conditions across a substantial share of occupations into the safe category.

Improvement programmes that fall short

Without a central project management office and clear initiative priorities, operational improvement programmes fail to offset margin pressure or protect market share in key markets.

Strategy
and values
Operating
model
Organisational
model
Performance
management
Benefits
realisation
KPIs and capabilities
  • Company values
  • Target markets and value proposition
  • Employee value proposition
  • Financial and operating principles
KPIs and capabilities
  • Aligning leading and lagging KPIs with targets
  • Accountability and required capabilities
  • Linking targets to incentives
Management system
  • Target setting
  • Procedures
  • Meetings and reporting
  • Visible leadership
Enablers
  • Automation, digitalisation and outsourcing
  • Capability development aligned with priorities
  • Systems for tracking and managing KPIs
Process design
  • Simple, effective processes
  • End-to-end functional accountability
Organisational design
  • Structure and allocation of roles
  • Structure and staffing aligned with operating principles
Measurable results
  • Financial benefits
  • Social licence to operate
  • High customer satisfaction
  • High employee satisfaction
/ Case studies

Practical results

that speak for themselves

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$7.5 million in annual road logistics savings potential, including a shift from rail to road
$7.5 million
$7.5 million in annual road logistics savings potential, including a shift from rail to road
Making the employer more attractive: a programme of 315 initiatives developed to reduce occupational health hazards and improve working conditions across 210 occupations
315+ initiatives
Making the employer more attractive: a programme of 315 initiatives developed to reduce occupational health hazards and improve working conditions across 210 occupations
RUB 360 million in additional annual financial benefits from optimising the polymer grade production cycle at a petrochemical plant
+RUB 360 million per year
RUB 360 million in additional annual financial benefits from optimising the polymer grade production cycle at a petrochemical plant
Increasing coal output by 10% above baseline through the development of an underground transport concept
+10%
Increasing coal output by 10% above baseline through the development of an underground transport concept
A 3% increase in EBITDA through the development of a functional strategy for a major gold mining company’s operations division
+3%
A 3% increase in EBITDA through the development of a functional strategy for a major gold mining company’s operations division
Increasing NPV by 60% at a major Russian fuel company by developing an effective fuel supply strategy
+60%
Increasing NPV by 60% at a major Russian fuel company by developing an effective fuel supply strategy
Developing a renewable power transition strategy with positive NPV and a reduction in CO₂ emissions of 70,000 tonnes a year
Developing a renewable power transition strategy with positive NPV and a reduction in CO₂ emissions of 70,000 tonnes a year
Developing a plan to optimise the operating model of four functions for a vertically integrated mining and metals company
Developing a plan to optimise the operating model of four functions for a vertically integrated mining and metals company
Reducing logistics costs by RUB 2.2 billion a year through better sales planning at a major petrochemical company
RUB 2.2 billion per year
Reducing logistics costs by RUB 2.2 billion a year through better sales planning at a major petrochemical company
Developing an operating model for a contractor specialising in underground mine capital works
Developing an operating model for a contractor specialising in underground mine capital works
$7.5 million in annual road logistics savings potential, including a shift from rail to road
$7.5 million
$7.5 million in annual road logistics savings potential, including a shift from rail to road
Making the employer more attractive: a programme of 315 initiatives developed to reduce occupational health hazards and improve working conditions across 210 occupations
315+ initiatives
Making the employer more attractive: a programme of 315 initiatives developed to reduce occupational health hazards and improve working conditions across 210 occupations
RUB 360 million in additional annual financial benefits from optimising the polymer grade production cycle at a petrochemical plant
+RUB 360 million per year
RUB 360 million in additional annual financial benefits from optimising the polymer grade production cycle at a petrochemical plant
Increasing coal output by 10% above baseline through the development of an underground transport concept
+10%
Increasing coal output by 10% above baseline through the development of an underground transport concept
A 3% increase in EBITDA through the development of a functional strategy for a major gold mining company’s operations division
+3%
A 3% increase in EBITDA through the development of a functional strategy for a major gold mining company’s operations division
Increasing NPV by 60% at a major Russian fuel company by developing an effective fuel supply strategy
+60%
Increasing NPV by 60% at a major Russian fuel company by developing an effective fuel supply strategy
Developing a renewable power transition strategy with positive NPV and a reduction in CO₂ emissions of 70,000 tonnes a year
Developing a renewable power transition strategy with positive NPV and a reduction in CO₂ emissions of 70,000 tonnes a year
Developing a plan to optimise the operating model of four functions for a vertically integrated mining and metals company
Developing a plan to optimise the operating model of four functions for a vertically integrated mining and metals company
Reducing logistics costs by RUB 2.2 billion a year through better sales planning at a major petrochemical company
RUB 2.2 billion per year
Reducing logistics costs by RUB 2.2 billion a year through better sales planning at a major petrochemical company
Developing an operating model for a contractor specialising in underground mine capital works
Developing an operating model for a contractor specialising in underground mine capital works
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Insights and perspectives

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Adapting S&OP in industry: managing supply chains through turbulence. Part 3
04.12.2025
The final article in our Sales and Operations Planning series focuses on the role of digital tools and data quality. We examine the systems that support key planning processes, approaches to integrating them and the principles of data governance – all critical to the sustained performance of the operating model.
Strategic Investment Portfolio Management: An Imperative for Mining and Heavy Industry
16.06.2025
In this insight, we explain how to maximise the returns on capital projects under macroeconomic constraints.
Sustainable Organisational Transformation in Industrial Companies
17.04.2025
Organisational transformation is essential as a business grows. In this insight, we examine three factors in effective transformation at industrial companies.
Challenges for 2023: from adaptation to growth
01.02.2023
The uncertainty of 2022 made it one of the most challenging years in recent history. In this insight, we identify the main challenges facing industry in 2023 and ways to address them
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