OVERVIEW
Challenges we hear
Margins sit below the industry level, and the cause has not been identified
The cost structure is not visible, so nothing moves on reducing it
An IPO or a sale is in view, and the management structure has to be ready
SCOPE
What we do
Reading the profit structure, making costs visible
We make profitability visible by product and by customer, and identify what will improve it.
Executing on cost and on revenue
In procurement, in manufacturing and in sales, we execute alongside the people there.
Governance and management structure
With an IPO or a sale in view, we put the management and decision-making structure in place.
OUTCOME
What you can expect
Better margins
Costs and the profit structure become visible, and the measures land straight on profit.
Numbers you can decide on
The monthly numbers that matter are settled, and decisions come faster.
A structure that stands outside scrutiny
Governance of the kind that is valued in an IPO or a sale is in place.
WHY CATALYS
Why clients choose us
Private equity standards
Methods sharpened on portfolio companies, applied to operating companies.
A record of making costs visible
We have done this many times, mostly in manufacturing.
We harvest it with you
We do not stop at analysis: we execute and we measure what it produced.
FLOW
How we work, and how long it takes
STEP 01About 1 month
Profit diagnosis
We make the profit structure and the real costs visible.
STEP 021–2 months
Designing the measures
We order them by impact and feasibility, and turn them into an execution plan.
STEP 036 months onwards
Execution
We execute alongside the people there and harvest the result.
PROFESSIONAL
The people on this work
Hikaru Tanaka
Co-CEO
Led support for a wide range of companies and themes at Arthur D. Little and Frontier Management.
Tomoyuki Abe
Co-CEO
Led support for a wide range of companies and themes at Arthur D. Little and Frontier Management.
Takuma Kawanaka
Executive Officer
Held posts at Arthur D. Little and Roland Berger. Also supported policymaking on secondment to METI.
KNOWLEDGE