Lean Growth

At a first glance a process or activity in a company may seem to be necessary. However, from the customer perspective many activities are not perceived to be adding value. They are seen as waste. Businesses that follow the Lean Growth philosophy are committed to identifying and minimising waste. When waste is eliminated there will be resources available that can be used to grow the business.

Even though it is important to have the ambition and courage to grow, this in itself is not enough. The growth process becomes too difficult, even impossible, without a consistent strategy and good tools. 

Lean Growth as a mind set

Not until you combine an efficient use of resources with growth do you see a difference. Businesses that adopt this approach grow faster than their competitors. When freed up resources are reinvested in areas where there is room for growth, the business as a whole grows faster. Investment is made only in necessary fixed assets. It isn´t a matter of growth or productivity – it´s the combination of both. 

Top management commitment

Lean, or Agile, requires that everyone participates and that job security is a prerequisite. However, in order to achieve the best results a common view in top management is a must. If the drive for change isn´t visible at the top it will never spread throughout the organisation. Therefore it is important to start with Lean Management.

The methods for implementing Lean or Agile Management should not be seen as a project with a beginning and an end. It´s an ongoing process that is introduced into the company and remains there forever. Lean becomes a way to run the business.
Businesses that adopt Lean approach grow faster than their competitors.

Strategic focus

Lean Growth takes a holistic view on business development starting with an assessment of what your strategic position really and what this implies for your performance. Are you achieving your full potential? Do you have the right strategy to achieve it?

Ohde & Co uses the unique, evidence based, analytical tools and concept developed by PIMS – Profit Impact of Market Strategy – to help clients make the strategic decisions that are right for your particular situation.

Over a period of more than 40 years PIMS® has researched how different external and internal factors impact the performance of a business e.g. profitability, growth and productivity. This research, and the resulting analytical models, is based on more than 20 000 business years of data provided by client companies across many different industries, markets and business cycles in connection with project assignments. By learning from successes and failures from peer businesses (= businesses with your strategic profile) you can learn to do – and what not to do – to achieve sustainable performance improvement.

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Tools and methods

We apply a set of tools and methods that has been developed based on both research and practical experience. Our ways of working are described in our series "Ohde Solutions".

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Rapid Business Assessment
When do you need a Rapid Business Assessment? There are situations when a company needs a prompt overview of the commercial and operational fitness of a business, and how well the two are interacting. Download

Product Range Management
A lot of companies are experiencing that complexity is choking the development of their business. Complexity can be caused in many ways – some of which are outside your control. But one area that you definitely can address is your product range, and getting this under control will most certainly help you improve your performance. Download

Customer Value Analysis
Using Customer Value Analysis – CVA to measure and manage how your customers perceive your offering Ohde & Co is perhaps best known for the Lean Growth™ programme – a model that helps our clients free up resources that are not adding value for the customer, and use these resources to create new, value adding, business. Download

Supply Chain Set Up

Choosing your Supply Chain Set Up. When working with companies in different industries and different countries, we frequently encounter supply chains that are not setup optimally for the company's business situation. Download

Lean Working Capital Reduction

For years cost of capital stayed low, but from 2021/22 interest rates – and inflation – are reaching levels that many CFOs never have experienced. This has revived interest in reducing working capital – both financial and operating. In this article we focus on sustainable optimisation of the inventory element of working capital in manufacturing businesses. Download

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