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October 2011

Site Selection in China

Manufacturing Site Selection in China

Driven by the need for global presence on the one hand and cost efficiency on the other, the decision to set up a manufacturing site in China needs to be prepared and carried out by respecting all the necessary parameters. With this paper, we give upfront answers to the key questions.
Industrial goods & services
October 2011

Delocalization of R&D

Development to follow the production trend?

Discussion of the development footprint is omnipresent in Western media. In our survey  conducted across 54 global companies in the aerospace & defence, automotive, manufacturing and electronics industries we found out that most of the R&D headcount growth in the next five years will...
Industrial goods & services
October 2011

Sleeker by Design

Cost-efficiency in the insurance industry

A survey conducted by Arthur D. Little ranks 50 major European insurance companies on cost-efficiency and takes a closer look at the strategies adopted by these top performers to achieve their high-ranking positions.
Financial services
October 2011

@Banks: Stay Tuned With Your Customers

How Smart Financial Institutions Exploit the Communication Advantage

Two main ways could be undertaken: differentiate and renew value proposition with innovative services and products and make customers and their needs the focal point of the business model.Banks can effectively achieve these challenging targets implementing an innovative communication model that...
Financial services
October 2011

Design to Customer Value

"Design to customer value" is a cross-functional approach that simultaneously optimises the product in terms of customer benefits and product life-cycle costs. Key elements include an analysis of customer requirements and product functions and technical competitor benchmarking. Delivering average...
Industrial goods & services, Operations management
October 2011

Five Habits of Highly Efficient Banks

If, as shareholders recognise, cost-efficiency is an indicator of a well run bank, how can it be achieved? An Arthur D. Little survey found that Europe’s most efficient banks have important characteristics in common: very cost-conscious cultures with a focus on embracing revenue-creating costs and...
Financial services
October 2011

Rethinking the corporate center

How to turn your corporate headquarters from a cost factor into true support for your business

Many financial services companies struggle when it comes to optimising support and back-office functions. Arthur D. Little proposes an approach resulting in corporate headquarters that many companies have never dared to imagine: business-focused, flexible, lean where possible, strong where...
Financial services
October 2011

Driving Banks' Value Through M&A

Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions are Reshaping European Banking

The crisis in the financial markets is providing additional momentum for already increased M&A activity, with a number of sizeable institutions suddenly up for sale. How can banks manage post-merger integration successfully to realise true growth in value?
Financial services
October 2011

Six Habits of Highly Efficient Insurers

Key areas of success

Efficiency in Europe's insurance industry has improved significantly in recent years. These improvements might seem to be the result of programmes to reduce costs and increase operating profits, but closer inspection shows that the most efficient companies adopt a far broader range of strategies. A...
Financial services
October 2011

Survival of the Fittest

The future of the European leasing market

After years of record growth, the European leasing market will see a projected negative growth of about minus 10 per cent in 2009, and the number of leasing providers is set to decrease by up to 30 per cent over the next five years. Which players will survive and what business model do they need to...
Financial services