Today's defense industry needs more visibility to be successful — translating the needs of the military to the entire value chain, from assembly companies to subcontractors, as well as equipment manufacturers, to anticipate the development and production efforts and be up to the challenge. The defense industry is facing major challenges: extreme geopolitical instability, asymmetric warfare combined with high-intensity conflicts, technological (r)evolutions, cyber threats, requisitions — requiring the entire institutional and industrial ecosystem to produce more, faster and cheaper. In aerospace, space has become a highly competitive market that has seen the emergence of many new players engaged in a fierce pricing battle, while development budgets are under increased scrutiny by funding bodies. For both satellites and launchers, implementing new product development models (platforming, building blocks, scalability) has become a priority. Avencore uses Design-to-Value and Supply Chain levers to reduce recurring costs, and implements transformation programs to meet the dual imperative of R&D efficiency and industrial performance.

New automakers, emerging autonomous vehicles, new service-based business models: the automobile industry is reinventing itself into an increasingly competitive marketplace. Pressure on development expenses and recurring costs is leading industry players to increase their productivity efforts, through new Design-to-Cost and Redesign-to-Cost programs, while also reconsidering development models by leveraging novel platforming strategies. Avencore brings a wealth of experience on design-to-cost principles applied to the automotive industry, as well as platforming and modularity strategies that maximize sharing of building blocks among products while improving personalization options.

Delivering innovative products while improving competitiveness: this is the challenge that consumer goods and electronics manufacturers are currently facing. More than ever, innovation is the key to differentiation, at a time where connected objects are gaining traction and service plays a growing role within the product mix. At the same time, consumers are becoming increasingly demanding, on both price point and time-to-market. Therefore, manufacturers must innovate by deploying efficient and ever-adapting Design-to-Cost strategies. Implementing industry 4.0 principles and digitalization is also a new source of productivity for manufacturers. Specialized in industrial Design-to-Cost and in the implementation of industry 4.0 principles, Avencore has proven its ability to lead key industry players to success by exploring new productivity avenues.

We provide expert consulting to drive innovation and accelerate the energy transition in an increasingly competitive market. The widespread adoption of renewable energies is held back by their astronomical production costs, making optimization of investment costs (CAPEX) and operating costs (OPEX) crucial to improve cost competitiveness. Avencore experts have access to multi-sector benchmarks and apply rigorous methodologies to build competitive industrial models that can be deployed on a large scale. To ensure their long-term survival, industry players must make technological innovation a priority and develop more efficient, sustainable solutions to extract, transport, and process energy resources. Avencore's consulting approach seeks to transform promising innovations into viable industrial solutions that make a major contribution to reducing carbon emissions on a global scale, supporting players across renewables (offshore and onshore wind), conventional energy, and oil and gas.

In an environment under increasing pressure on prices, increasing competitiveness is a prime focus for the healthcare industry. Medical device manufacturers are now confronted by new entrants to the market, increasingly agile, with a strong capacity to innovate and a service-oriented approach. To regain the upper hand, legacy players in the medical device industry must identify new sources of competitiveness — their path to success includes Design-to-Cost and digitalization, to cut down costs and imagine new added-value services such as personalized medicine. Pharma companies must adapt their research and innovation to embrace the ongoing transition from chemistry to life sciences. Avencore has an outstanding track record of leading winning transformation programs in the healthcare industry: investment optimization, change in operating model, integration and alignment of strategic partners.

Players in this sector design, manufacture, and market machine tools, robots, and equipment integrated into industrial production systems. To remain competitive, they must address the needs of industrial customer-integrators and reconcile them with the margins required by tier 2 and 3 suppliers. Avencore's consulting approach leverages all Design-to-Cost tools: value analysis, competitor benchmarking, reverse costing of competitive products, simultaneous engineering with suppliers, and low-cost sourcing. To stay ahead, industrial equipment manufacturers need to integrate the levers of 'the factory of the future' (Internet of Things, augmented reality, Big Data, e-maintenance) into their innovation process to offer smart, interconnected products. Servitization is becoming a major diversification lever, marking a shift from a product-centric model to one that integrates added-value services — positioning manufacturers as strategic partners who offer global solutions beyond the simple status of product suppliers.

Process manufacturing industries — chemical, metal, oil, and others — share very specific challenges and issues. They are typically capital-intensive, with their cost structure generally associated with the production process and equipment depreciation, rather than procurement of raw material or components. Economic performance in these industries is primarily linked to implementing efficient CAPEX optimization strategies, one of Avencore's main areas of excellence. Faced with an urgent environmental challenge, process industries are looking to reduce their impact on the environment while maintaining operational efficiency. Technological advances play a crucial role: energy-efficient processes, renewable energies, and carbon capture and storage technologies all help to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Geopolitical tensions, raw material volatility, regulations, and unforeseen events are increasingly disrupting commercial flows, requiring manufacturers to be more responsive to limit the impact on their operations.

Integrating sustainability into the production and operation of transportation systems is becoming a strategic priority. Avencore helps its customers to go beyond purely economic competitiveness and increase end-user value through proven Design-to-Cost methodologies applied to decarbonization, the development of innovative, low-emission products and services, the optimization of operational processes and the implementation of collaborative strategies with suppliers. The transportation sector is faced with increasingly competitive dynamics, requiring manufacturers and operators to rethink industrial strategy, supply chain, operating models, and workforce planning. Avencore's expertise spans rail, urban mobility, and broader transport systems — supporting clients from post-merger integration to long-term maintenance strategy and supply base consolidation.

Avencore helps industrial companies define long-term growth ambitions, align operating models, and develop strategic roadmaps that support sustainable competitiveness. The capability covers industrial strategy, portfolio optimization, talent strategy, due diligence, and post-merger integration to accelerate expansion. It enables organizations to balance innovation, operational efficiency, and market growth objectives.

Avencore improves industrial performance by optimizing operations, investments, supply chains, product competitiveness, and manufacturing efficiency. The approach focuses on reducing costs, increasing productivity, supporting decarbonization initiatives, and enhancing customer value through operational excellence. It combines strategic recommendations with hands-on implementation to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Avencore supports large-scale business and industrial transformations by simplifying organizations, accelerating strategic programs, driving digital transformation, and strengthening workforce capabilities. The capability includes change management, cultural transformation, organizational effectiveness, and digital adoption to ensure successful execution. It helps companies adapt rapidly while maintaining employee engagement and operational performance.