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Industrials and manufacturing

We accelerate operational excellence through strategic technology adoption tailored to digital maturity. From smart factories to supply chain optimization, we help manufacturing leaders harness AI, IoT, and analytics to boost productivity, reduce costs, and unlock new revenue opportunities.

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Introduction

Our value creation approach in industrials & manufacturing

We support COOs, CIOs, and CDOs in creating value through digitalization and technology, focusing on operations and the shopfloor. Our proven approach begins with a digital and tech strategy, followed by a prioritized implementation roadmap, and is realized through results-driven execution.

Our expertise spans the full range of industrial technologies, including smart factories, industrial IoT, operational excellence, supply chain optimization, digital maintenance management, and shopfloor automation – with AI as a critical enabler across these areas.

The outcome is a comprehensive value creation roadmap, aligning operational and technological potential and ensuring effective execution across the organization.

Our services

Strategic Framework

Turning strategic objectives into measurable value for industrial and manufacturing companies

Analyze phase

We evaluate digital market trends, assess current IT capabilities, and map data flows across your organization. This comprehensive analysis identifies improvement potentials and digital levers to optimize both revenue growth and cost efficiency.

Plan phase

We define your digital vision, formulate strategic IT plans, and create prioritized roadmaps across ERP, infrastructure, and IoT initiatives. This phase establishes target operating models and determines required CAPEX and OPEX budgets.

Build phase

We guide vendor selection, manage system integration, and oversee smart factory implementations. This phase focuses on integrating existing IT/OT infrastructure while implementing new technologies and overhauling systems and processes.

Perform phase

We provide strategic oversight, manage organizational change, and optimize operational efficiency. This phase transforms value creation plans into measurable KPIs while managing agile teams and ensuring sustained performance improvements.

Deep dive

The analyze & plan phase explained

Market trends and potential analysis

Comprehensive evaluation of digital market trends, strategic business drivers, and key performance indicators like OEE. We analyze opportunities to integrate Smart Factory, IoT, and adaptive production technologies into your management agenda for competitive positioning.

Current state digital and tech assessment

In-depth analysis of organizational IT capabilities, operating models, and infrastructure including Cloud, ERP, and MES systems. We evaluate people, processes, and technology to understand your digital maturity and identify transformation readiness.

Data strategy and value mapping

Identification of material, information, and data flows to understand your data potential and collection architecture. We map current data capabilities, including systems like Hadoop, and highlight opportunities for AI-driven insights, forecasting, and value creation.

Gap analysis and planning

Definition of digital levers to improve revenue growth and cost optimization. We identify improvement opportunities across people, processes, and technology, leveraging AI where relevant to prioritize high-impact transformation initiatives.

Success stories

Real results: Strategic digital transformation at CWS

+97%

increase in total leads (Y1-Y4)

+481%

revenue growth (Y1-Y3)

+40%

growth in total contract value from digital generated CAGR (Y3-Y4)

CWS offers sustainable innovative digital rental solutions for workwear, hygiene and health and safety solutions serving businesses of all sizes in 15 countries, achieving a revenue (Y3) of +€1.5b with +12k employees worldwide.

OMMAX supported CWS with a strategic digital transformation program, driving lead generation, revenue growth, and measurable efficiency gains across the business.

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It is imperative to get the right partner on board, like OMMAX, who understands the DNA of a company and effectively adds constant value along the transformation roadmap at multiple levels.

Former Chief Digital Officer at CWS

Success stories

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Deep dive

The build & perform phase explained

Digital vision and strategy formulation

Definition of long-term digital goals including service offerings, production efficiency, and smart factory implementation. We formulate strategic plans across people, processes, and technology with target IT operating models for successful execution.

Strategic roadmap and budget planning

Transform digital levers into prioritized strategic IT initiatives across ERP, system integration, infrastructure, IT operations, IIoT, and data. We determine required CAPEX and OPEX budgets to ensure sustainable implementation success.

Vendor selection and system integration

Strategic oversight of technology vendor and system integrator selection, guiding partners toward shared objectives. We manage integration of existing IT/OT infrastructure, smart factory transformation, and system overhauls for optimal performance.

Performance management and organizational change

Agile management of product and engineering teams while driving organizational transformation. We convert value creation plans into measurable KPIs, ensuring strategy implementation delivers improved efficiency and effectiveness in operations.