Potential audit Value stream
Increased profits through optimization of internal value stream processes
i-canvas helps you increase your operational performance—from determining customer value to development, production, and logistics. We take make-or-buy considerations into account as well as the alignment of purchasing strategies and organization.
We also support you in optimizing areas that do not directly add value. For example, by using lean methods with intensive and appropriate employee involvement to adjust inefficient processes and complex structures, thereby ultimately reducing overhead costs.
An initial potential audit quickly and easily identifies the main levers for performance optimization and assesses the economic effects. Our consultants, who are experienced in both practice and methodology, will then be happy to help you implement the jointly prioritized measures on the path to forward structuring.
The measures are implemented with a high degree of transparency but with minimal administrative effort. i-canvas uses its own proprietary, digitized implementation support tool for this purpose.
Process-oriented digitization
The digitalization of a company is often viewed as a strategy. However, it is actually a tool that helps the company to better implement its strategy. For us, digitalization is more than just a digital representation of internal processes and data.
You benefit from the partnership between i-canvas and wissenswerft. Together, we assess the status quo in terms of processes and systems and work with you to develop a digitalization roadmap tailored to your company.
The experts at i-unit group are happy to support you from the initial assessment and derivation of your digitalization strategy to the successful implementation of your digitalization projects.
Strategy-oriented organization
How to position yourself internally for the future
The i-canvas team will be happy to support you in preparing your organization for (further) strategic growth or as part of a strategic realignment, e.g., with regard to adjustments to the business model in response to disruptive market influences.
i-canvas supports you in developing and initiating change processes for the sustainable optimization of processes and structures. Our experts take care of the individual analysis of exogenous and endogenous factors and develop a customized solution concept tailored to your company. From process mapping and analysis of the workforce to assessment of IT support.
Changes in workflows and working conditions are often a challenge for employees. i-canvas has diverse and successful experience in change management. This is one of the reasons why both your employees and management are involved at an early stage in the development and design of change processes and measures.
Furthermore, i-canvas supports you in creating flexible organizational forms, such as network structures, process chains, or process organization, in order to be able to respond appropriately to future challenges.
Are the figures in your company completely transparent to you? Can you determine the costs incurred in a particular area or for a particular product with just a few clicks?
After cost type accounting, cost center accounting and cost unit accounting are the essential components of operational cost accounting. This provides the company with important information for operational decision-making.
With many years of experience in the field of cost center and cost unit analysis, the i-canvas team can support you on your way to optimized commercial management. After an initial insight into the status quo of the available data, we work with you to define your company’s needs and develop the necessary adjustment steps on this basis. We are happy to accompany you during implementation and are available to assist you with our expertise.
Restructuring & Reorganization
Is your company going through a difficult phase?
This can happen sooner or later in any business cycle.
The i-canvas team is at your side for strategic, performance-based, and financial restructuring.
This usually begins with an economic location analysis to determine the initial situation, from which we can derive the necessary actions, determine the extent of your business crisis, and, if necessary, quickly initiate immediate measures. In addition to securing liquidity, this includes, in particular, support in professional communication with often concerned stakeholders, such as financing partners, suppliers, trade credit insurers, or shareholders.
As part of the preparation of a going concern forecast or a restructuring concept in accordance with the industry standards of the IDW (S6/S11), the experts at i-canvas identify and quantify measures that can put your company back on the road to sustainable success.
We are also happy to support you in implementing the defined measures and set up a joint implementation organization.
Working Capital Management
Optimize the use of available resources
What short- and medium-term measures can be taken to increase cash inflows and reduce cash outflows? Are all working capital financing options being used effectively in your company?
In times of crisis in particular, consistent liquidity and working capital management can significantly reduce financial pressure and give the company new room for maneuver.
The i-canvas team supports you in creating liquidity plans and inventory analyses, monitoring upcoming developments and changes in expected payment and goods flows, determining the amount, term, and repayment period of necessary financing, and negotiating with financing partners.
Get the most out of your acquisition
Inorganic growth is a common method that companies use to achieve their growth targets more quickly. Managers have high expectations when acquiring a company. Post-merger integration is considered to be very important for the success of a transaction.
The i-canvas team supports you through early and continuous management of the post-merger integration process.
During the project design phase, goals and success factors are defined and the integration processes are determined. Subsequently, IT systems are integrated, management and corporate cultures are harmonized, and processes are reviewed. Our proven implementation support further increases the likelihood of the project’s success.
A structured PMI process reduces complexity, generates synergy effects, and shortens the overall duration of the integration.
Predicting future staffing needs is often very difficult or even impossible for managers and entrepreneurs.
Our experienced interim managers can assist you in such situations by taking on management positions for a limited period of time. This may involve filling a line position, but also, for example, restructuring entire business units with the help of a Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO).
Thanks to its extensive network, i-canvas has access to a competent team of interim managers who are available at short notice.
The temporary and short-term assumption of management positions and specialist tasks by experienced experts and specialists at all levels of the company is no problem. Our interim managers have experience in the operational management of companies and in the management of successful restructuring and reorganization projects.
The colleagues at i-unit group support the interim managers in managing and handling the resulting tasks.
Get the most out of your acquisition
Inorganic growth is a common method that companies use to achieve their growth targets more quickly. Managers have high expectations when acquiring a company. Post-merger integration is considered to be very important for the success of a transaction.
The i-canvas team supports you through early and continuous management of the post-merger integration process.
During the project design phase, goals and success factors are defined and the integration processes are determined. Subsequently, IT systems are integrated, management and corporate cultures are harmonized, and processes are reviewed. Our proven implementation support further increases the likelihood of the project’s success.
A structured PMI process reduces complexity, generates synergy effects, and shortens the overall duration of the integration.