Sourcing & Cooperative Activities

Boosting innovation by means of internal and external partnerships

Cost pressures and the need for flexibility are forcing businesses to focus on core activities and to acquire complementary services from partners. The establishment and expansion of networks and cooperative activities is therefore necessary in order to keep pace with the increasing internationalisation and dynamism of markets.


Our management consultants can provide support and advice with regard to all aspects of strategically planning and setting up cooperative agreements. We have excellent practical knowledge of hard and soft factors that are critical for success.


You can benefit from proven Zühlke procedural models. You obtain solutions that are accepted by all stakeholders by virtue of our close integration of content development and change supervision.

 

We are your partner for: 

  • Reviewing and monitoring of outsourcing tasks and cooperative activities
  • Development and implementation of tailored sourcing strategies in the fields of IT and innovation
  • Analysis of potential partner companies
  • Technical due diligence
  • Optimisation of cooperation between various corporate locations within the company
  • Establishment and optimisation of global development networks
  • Establishment of cross-industry partnerships
Project examples
Optimisation of global development
An electronics group was looking for ways of optimising its organisational structure for software development.The study provided a basis for making decisions on the use of synergies, on possible relocation and on outsourcing. More...
Reorganisation improves R&D success at three locations
Increased efficiency and effectiveness in projects plus greater growth and stronger market-orientation are the encouraging results of a new R&D structure Zühlke designed for three business sites of a medical equipment company. More...
Sourcing strategy for flexible development capacities
A software manufacturer is often confronted with resource bottlenecks. Zühlke, together with the client developed a sourcing strategy, which guaranteed resource providing aligned with demand. More...