Gaining a competitive advantage by managing and governing complexity.
A provider of dairy productsDeveloping a methodology to reduce complexity
Despite the overall success of this global provider of dairy products, the company wanted to develop an approach for unlocking and quantifying the value of simplifying their highly complex product portfolio and processes.
Implement was asked to support the company in conducting a pilot project in the Finnish market with the purpose of developing a methodology for reducing complexity in order to support growth, reduce costs and realise benefits through assortment optimisation.
The project applied a hypothesis-driven approach, entailing a high level of organisational involvement. Several joint workshops with project members from Sales, Marketing, Innovation and Production ensured a common understanding of complexity, cost as well as commercial feasibility.