Globalization
and Digitalization
Internationally experienced
As a long-standing operating CEO in special machinery and plant engineering.
Proven successes
In restructuring & strategic realignment of global market leaders.
Experienced connoisseur
Of structures and processes in family-owned companies.
Senior Industry Expert
for market and technology
assessments in due diligence
and M&A projects.
Competent. Targeted. Practical.
Consulting & coaching from a broadly renowned top manager
Expertise by experience
Economic history has seen the rise and fall of entire industries; cycles are getting shorter and shorter, the pace is increasing. Where is the compass needle pointing for German/European mechanical engineering?
“Special machinery engineering is at a turning point for SMEs. Those who consistently digitalize now and resolutely internationalize, own the future,” says Olaf J. Müller, and provides support to companies with expertise by experience on their growth course. “Those who hesitate will fall by the wayside.”
Turning point in
mechanical engineering
Make your choice:
screwdriver or click dummy?
Digitalization and globalization of the business model as essential cornerstones of any corporate strategy
From book printing, light bulb, aspirin, telephone, automobile, X-ray to the world famous “Currywurst” - this country has produced epoch-making inventions that have changed the lives of people and mankind. Inventive talent, precision and perseverance, entrepreneurial virtues that are considered as typically German, made these and other innovations possible and gave us prosperity and a leading role in the world economy. In addition to a few major conglomerates, they produced countless so-called "hidden champions," primarily family-owned companies of small and medium size.
As a matter of fact, the German mechanical engineering sector, which is predominantly made up of small and medium-sized enterprises, has been regarded as a showcase industry for decades and is often rightly described as the backbone of the German economy. Today, it is the largest industrial employer as well as a training provider and the second most important export sector. Everything in perfect order, you might think - keep it up!
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Global competence at first hand
Support for strategic corporate alignment based on broad practical experience
- Internationally experienced CEO in special machinery and mechanical engineering
- More than 20 years of top management experience in globally operating companies
- Globally networked manager in the process equipment industry
- Founding father and long-standing board member of the strategic alliance Excellence United
- Business coach for digital start-ups and digital venture companies
- Senior Industry Expert for M&A projects with financial investors
- Advisory board member of leading industrial insurance group
Further Information
Globalization of
German engineering
From regional niche specialist to
global player
- Strategic positioning
- Organizational development
- Complexity management
- Leadership
Digitalization &
Customer retention 4.0
From machine supplier to value-added
service provider
- Organization and processes as the basis for digitalization
- Change management: digitalization is a matter for the boss
- Digital services: from add-on product to premium service
- Company Builder: the right setup for the start-up
Growth for Digital Ventures
Waterfall vs. Agile Developing – averse worlds or a perfect match?
- What ‘old economy’ really needs?
- Growth by focus, not by chance
- First come first serve: David or Goliath?
- Business model: cooperation vs. licensing
