We have helped clients post merger or acquisition, pre disposal and in “business-as usual” state to make their organisations as effective and efficient as possible.  We do this by applying one or all of the following:  our industry leading organisation design experience, proprietary cost benchmarking database and lean continuous improvement methodology.

Our expertise in this area is across multiple industry sectors allowing us to compare and contrast best in practice examples of benefit to all.  Within Travel Retail, we helped WDF to prepare for the spin-off from BAA by reviewing the WDF central organisation and structure and recommending changes to improve cost efficiency and effectiveness.  To do this, we:

• Benchmarked the organisation against best in class operators highlighting areas where WDF is more and less efficient
• Created the business transformation plan to deliver an aggressive strategy
• Reviewed current business performance for areas to improve, e.g. stock churn
• Created a set of high-level organisation options which were consistent with the business strategy and would deliver efficiency and flexibility
• Produced final recommendations and implementation plans