An industrial vehicle manufacturer and defense contractor was six months behind on the strategic cost-savings targets its new leadership had set for upcoming contracts. Rising bill-of-materials costs, an oversized and uncompetitive supplier base, two-year supplier contracts it wanted to move to thre...

SEGA SAMMY Holdings, the global entertainment group formed by SEGA and Sammy with around 40 domestic and more than 50 overseas group companies, wanted its Management Audit Division to shift from assurance toward advisory work. After a restructuring took about 40% of its veteran auditors out of the g...