We are your partner for sustainable cost optimization and profitability improvement

Reduce costs. Increase profitability. Secure competitiveness.
Together, we unlock your hidden and obvious savings potentials.
Fast. Measurable. Sustainable.

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Our kick-off offer: Give me 5

5% cost savings potential within just 6 weeks

Our Promise
5% savings potential in just 4–6 weeks.

With our modular, sprint-based consulting approach, we deliver a minimum of 5% savings potential within 4–6 weeks through a structured baseline analysis (Module 1) and a focused consulting sprint on the first action area (Module 2).

Your Benefits
No long-term project commitment. Fast, P&L-relevant results. Maximum flexibility.

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Our project approach

We support you from the initial analysis through the entire project lifecycle, including implementation and results tracking.
Our focus is on delivering sustainable results with direct impact on your P&L.
Our added value for you: In addition to the classic end-to-end project, we also offer a modular, sprint-based consulting approach. This way, you retain maximum flexibility while achieving the same results.
Systematic. Transparent. Execution-driven.

Modular Consulting

We have broken down the classic end-to-end project into individual modules (sprints). You can choose to engage us specifically for selected sprints.

The benefit: step-by-step, fast impact and full flexibility.

Traditional Full-Scope Project

The engagement immediately covers both the analysis phase and the opportunity identification phase across all action areas.

Benefit: tailored project objectives.

Sustainably measurable results from an implementation project with us

avg. 18%

Reducing costs
without loss of quality

avg. 3 percentage points

Improving EBIT
through targeted initiatives

Consulting approach & focus areas

Our Mission

Greater profitability through transparency, data-driven analyses, and systematic integration of the supply chain.

Dimensions of profitability and cost optimization

From individual products to specific sites or business units, all the way up to the entire group. Together, we determine the level at which to start in order to achieve the desired impact.

We create transparency in your cost structure and, following the Pareto principle, focus on the areas with the greatest cost levers.

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Focus Areas

Direct Costs

  • Material and raw material costs
  • Manufacturing and equipment costs
  • External services
  • Manufacturing and equipment costs
  • Direct personnel costs

Indirect Costs

  • Personnel and HR costs
  • Sales & administration costs
  • Energy and operating costs
  • Additional overhead costs

Why MHLR Advisory?

What sets us apart and how you benefit

Methodological Expertise

Proven methodologies and tailored solutions instead of one-size-fits-all templates

Partnership

Clear communication and collaborative partnership

Reliability

Reliability in planning, execution, and results

Speed

We adapt to your schedule and seamlessly fit into your day-to-day operations

Implementation focus

From the very beginning, the focus is on identifying and implementing short-term measures

Measurability

Every project is tied to measurable KPIs, wherever possible directly connected to your systems

Case Study

Holistic profitability improvement of a manufacturing site

Sector

Process Industry

Methods

  • End-to-end cost data analysis from multiple perspectives

  • Cause-based cost allocation and redefinition of allocation keys

  • Product discontinuations and consolidations, redesign

  • Sales: pricing strategies

  • Production: process optimization, maintenance, and quality costs

  • Procurement: renegotiations, supplier changes

  • Cost centers: process optimization, capacity utilization analysis

Task / Challenge

10% increase in the operating result of a production site, along with the development of a competitive product portfolio and a site strategy for sustainable profitability

Results

A 13% profitability improvement was identified, with 6% reflected in the P&L within six months.

A site strategy and product mix optimization were prepared to support decision-making, including a 5% reduction in the customer base and a 10% streamlining of the product portfolio.

Free inital consultation

Let’s take a closer look at your cost reduction potential in a non-binding initial consultation and provide you with concrete first action recommendations

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We – MHLR Advisory – are a management consulting firm with the following service portfolio:

    • EBIT Boost & Cost Reduction
    • Process Optimization & Efficiency Improvement
    • Transformation & Change Management
  • As part of our optimization projects, we identify short-, medium-, and long-term potential.

    Typically, the tangible impact is distributed across implementation phases as follows:

    - 30% of the potentials within <6 months
    - 50% of the potentials within 6-12 months
    - 20% of the potentials within >12 months
  • Our consulting services are offered on an individual basis, and the costs depend on the specific requirements of your project and the required resource allocation.
  • No project without clear KPIs and a defined objective. We establish the key metrics relevant to your project, set clear goals, and define the success measurement mechanism together at the project’s outset.
  • We work hand in hand with your teams - collaborating at eye level with management, the different disciplines, and shop floor workers. Our classic project governance consists of operational teams, a core team, and a steering committee, each meeting at different frequencies.

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