Digital Value Creation in the Building & Construction Industry When companies transform their business model in our digitally driven society, this impacts the entire organization – from customer acquisition and customer life-time value (CLV) management to the continuous development and marketing of new products and services. Individualized customer centricity plays a central role in digitization processes.We support companies in the B&C industry in providing an integrated link between the real and virtual worlds. This results in an optimized data and knowledge base to gain a good understanding of the multi-layered ecosystem around direct and indirect customers and their decision criteria. …
Digitale Wertschöpfung in der Bauindustrie
Wertschöpfung durch Digitalisierung in der Bauindustrie Wenn Unternehmen in unserer digital getriebenen Gesellschaft ihr Geschäftsmodell transformieren, wirkt sich das auf die gesamte Organisation aus – von der Kundenakquise über das Customer Life-Time Value (CLV)-Management bis hin zur kontinuierlichen Entwicklung und Vermarktung neuer Produkte und Dienstleistungen. Eine individualisierte Kundenzentrierung spielt im Rahmen von Digitalisierungsprozessen eine zentrale Rolle.Wir unterstützen Unternehmen in der Baubranche (B&C Industrie), eine integrierte Verbindung zwischen realer und virtueller Welt sowie eine durchgängige Vernetzung von Menschen und Dingen bereitzustellen. Hieraus resultiert eine optimierte Daten- und Wissensbasis, um ein gutes Verständnis des vielschichtigen Ökosystems rund um die direkten und indirekten …
A new Green Wave? – Sustainability in China
Sustainability in China How is China performing in terms of sustainability? When it comes to sustainability or ESG (environment, social, governance) standards,China is lagging behind other countries In selected indices of Earth.Org and Yale, China is ranked 136th and 120th respectively. Furthermore, Chinese companies receive a lower sustainability rating than enterprises in developed or even other emerging economies (FTSE4good index). However China has recently announced ambitious environmental sustainability targets. The country wants to peak its CO2 emissions until 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060. This year’s 14th Five-Year Plan includes specific targets on the reduction of CO2 and energy …
How to win in China`s E-Commerce Market
How to win in China´s E-Commerce Market? Opportunity Assessment and holistic Online Strategy China’s e-commerce landscape is highly innovative and dynamic – but fast changing business models bear risks that need to be addressed. EAC offers an innovative opportunity assessment and holistic online strategies for consumer goods companies in China’s dynamic B2C e-commerce landscape.EAC can help you to boost your China e-commerce operations by supporting you with platform prioritization, trade partner selection, organizational build-up, activation strategy, as well as implementation. Find relevant information regarding distributors, trade partners, self-operation and cooperation models as well as relevant marketing activities in our new …
Second Home Market Strategy China
Second Home Market China – is your organization empowered for future growth opportunities? The Chinese market is the major revenue driver for many enterprises. The more exposure foreign firms have in China, the more they understand that this dynamic country requires a unique strategy and market approach. For China to truly become a “second home”, MNCs need to build an organization that is supported by the headquarters and involved in global processes, while at the same time also being agile and empowered enough for quick decision-making and local execution. In order to get clarity on strategy and transformation needs, EAC …
Digital Empowerment in Supply Chain Management
Digital Empowerment in Supply Chain Management On April 29th 2021, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas R. Voegele, Senior Advisor and former Partner at EAC International Consulting hold a web-talk on “Digital Empowerment in Supply Chain Management” in the Best Practice Solutions Series at Hochschule Esslingen. The participants were the students of the MBA “International Industrial Management”, mainly from Asia and Eastern Europe, as well as selected MBA alumni. Digitalization in SCM results in a change of interaction into a new decade towards SCM 5.0 with the key aspects real-time Data Analytics, Automation, Agile Operations and Artificial Intelligence with technologies such as Cyber …
Digitalisierung im Supply Chain Management
Digitalisierung im Supply Chain Management Am 29. April 2021 hielt Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas R. Voegele, Senior Advisor und ehemaliger Partner bei EAC International Consulting, einen Web-Talk zum Thema “Digital Empowerment in Supply Chain Management” im Rahmen der Best Practice Solutions Series an der Hochschule Esslingen. Teilnehmer waren die Studenten des MBA “International Industrial Management”, hauptsächlich aus Asien und Osteuropa, sowie ausgewählte MBA-Alumni.Digitalisierung im SCM bedeutet vor allem einen Wechsel der Interaktion in eine neue Dekade hin zu SCM 5.0 mit den Schlüsselaspekten Real-time Data Analytics, Automation, Agile Operations und Artificial Intelligence mit Technologien wie Cyber Tracking, Sensoren, Blockchains und Digital …
C-Level Dialogue – Set the course now
C-Level Dialogue – set the course now for your Asia Business The Asia-Pacific region will become increasingly important by 2030. The RCEP trade agreement between will contribute to this as will China’s structural course-setting under the 14th Five-Year Plan. The government initiatives launched in India to strengthen localization and innovation also offer attractive market opportunities for German companies. Geopolitical shifts between the USA, China, India and the EU accompany the growing requirements for European companies to be able to operate successfully on a sustainable basis in these global growth markets. Does this also apply to you? Because this is exactly …
C-Level Dialogue Asia 2030 – jetzt die Weichen richtig stellen
C-Level Dialogue Asia 2030 – jetzt die Weichen stellen Der asiatisch-pazifische Wirtschaftsraum wird bis 2030 zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnen. Das Handelsabkommens RCEP wird dazu ebenso beitragen wie die strukturellen Weichenstellungen Chinas im Rahmen des 14. Fünfjahresplans. Auch die in Indien angestoßenen Regierungsinitiativen zur Stärkung der Lokalisierung und Innovationskraft bieten für deutsche Unternehmen attraktive Marktchancen. Geopolitische Verschiebungen zwischen den USA, China, Indien und der EU erfordern, in diesen globalen Wachstumsmärkten nachhaltig erfolgreich tätig sein zu können.Genau hier setzt unser exklusiver EAC Executive Dialogue an: Wir möchten Ihrem Führungsteam die „neue Realität“ in China, Indien und Asiens aufzeigen und daraus Handlungsempfehlungen für …
China’s Demographic Challenge
China’s Demographic Challenge Why is China facing demographics problems? From 1960 to 2015, China’s population more than doubled to around 1.4 billion people. The government tried to control this explosive growth with the One-Child Policy introduced in 1979, leading to a decline of the average fertility rate per woman from over 6 in the 1960s to 1.7 in 2020. Even the recent policy shift towards a universal two-child policy could not significantly reverse this trend. After reaching its peak in 2016, the number of new-born babies in China is expected to continue declining until 2030. Nowadays, Chinese have fewer children …
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) What is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership? Signed in November 2020, the RCEP is a Free-Trade Agreement between 15 countries including the ASEAN nations, China, South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. As of 2020, the member countries account for ~30% of the world’s population and ~30% of global GDP. In March 2021, China became the first signatory to ratify RCEP, around three months ahead of schedule. The agreement can be viewed as the regional answer to the failed Transatlantic Partnership and a complementation of the existing CPTPP. Its purpose is to eliminate tariff and …
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan What is the background? China has been using five-year time periods to steer its economy since 1953. In the meantime, the focus of these Five-Year Plans (FYP) has shifted from socialist top-down economic planning to acting more as a “guideline” – setting targets and aligning incentives. A draft version of the 14th plan (2021-25) was released in late 2020 and the final version was passed in March 2021 at the Two Sessions – one of China’s major political meetings. More detailed implementation plans for major sectors, ministries, and regions will follow in the months ahead. In …