The Strategists Network is an alliance of experienced executives offering management consulting services
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War – 500 BC
Expertise & Services
TSN supports our clients with growth aspirations or pain points.
Backed by strong market intelligence, we develop strategies, optimizes operations and support in M&A.
Strategy Development
At the core of TSN offering is strategy development. We support companies to advance from unaligned organization with many open questions to the organization with clearly defined direction.
Corporate
Strategy
Supply Chain
Strategy
Digitalization /
AI Strategy
Go-to-market
Strategy
Innovation /
R&D Strategy
Sustainability
Strategy
Mergers & Acquisitions
TSN supports clients pre-/ post-deal, be it on buy- or sell-side. This includes supporting clients in preparing the deal and acquisition strategy, as well as assuring their successful execution.
Investment
Strategy
Project
Management Office
Commercial
Due Diligence
Operational
Due Diligence
Post Merger
Integration
Exit
Strategy
Operations Optimization
We supports clients in resolving operational challenges, putting supply chains back on track for success, helping turn digital ambition into supply chain impact and future-proof your supply chain – resilient, efficient, and value-driven.
Operating
Model
Cost Optimization
Measures
Supply Chain
Optimization
Digitalization /
AI Initiatives
Supply Chain
EcoSystems
Supply Chain
Resilience
Market Intelligence
Due to years of experience in operations and consulting, TSN gained valuable market knowledge. Our market intelligence is particularly strong in the areas of Logistics & Transportation and MedTech & Life Sciences.
Logistics &
Transportation
Digital Supply
Chain Solutions
Respiratory
Care
Liquid
Handling
ECLS /
ECMO
Sustainable
Plastics
“In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things.”
Miyamoto Musashi, 1584-1645
Client Base
TSN has the strongest client base in medtech & life sciences.
TSN also serves private equity, logistics & transportation, and industrial clients.
MedTech & Life Sciences
Highly regulated market characterized by constant innovation bolstering healthcare improvement.
Logistics & Transportation
Bloodstream of world’s economy enabling efficient movement of goods and people.
Private Equity
Providing the wealthy with investment opportunities and professionally managing companies on their behalf.
Industrial
Transforming raw materials into finished products used in everyday life – from needle to locomotive.
“The best form of defense is attack.”
Carl von Clausewitz, 1780 – 1831
Our Approach to Strategy Development
Strategy is like a mountain hike.
You should have a map, know where you are, where you want to go and how to get there.
1. Understand your environment
outside-in analysis
- What are your customer needs?
- How big is your market and how much does it grow?
- What are the trends & drivers in your market?
- Who are your competitors and how well they perform?
2. Know your point of departure
inside-out analysis
- What are your firm’s strengths and weaknesses?
- What is your firm’s competitive advantage?
- How do you create value?
- Apply methods like Porter’s Value Chain, BCGs matrix, etc.
3. Define your point of arrival
target setting
- Your 5-year target must be ambitious and realistic.
- Focus on communicable and tangible goals.
- Follow long-term objective, described in vision & mission.
- Apply methods like Balanced Scorecard and SMART goals.
4. Find the best way to reach your target
roadmap of key initiatives
- What measures need to be taken to achieve your target?
- Calculate business cases to check initiative’s profitability.
- Build project charters to ensure easier implementation.
- Prioritize: Which initiatives to focus your resources on?
5. Build the winning team
successful implementation
- Apply open strategy approach from the beginning.
- Include as many colleagues in the strategy development.
- Foster open communication and cultivate trust.
- Recognize and reward achievements.
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity.”
Amelia Earhart, 1897 – 1939
Core Team
The core team of TSN has many years of industry and consulting experience.
Our expertise covers medtech & life sciences, supply chain & logistics, finance, and many more fields.
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
Peter Drucker , 1909 – 2005
Network Partners
TSN nurtures a broad network of healthcare and functional experts.
The network partners contribute their knowledge to clients’ needs in their respective fields of expertise.
Frank Beham
Eugenio Ferrari
Harald Hemming
Mihailo Matovic
Urs Bleisch
Giuseppe Fiandaca
Thomas Kremser
Lucas Pianegonda
Leonard Clemens
Rutger Flink
Thomas Kritzner
Stefanie Schmidt
Dino Crameri
Ines Goebel
Andre Lindner
Matthew Turnbull
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013
Latest Insights
To share our expertise, we regularly publish market insights on our website.
They cover the most relevant topics for our community of clients, investors, partners, academia, and various other market players.
“What you do makes a difference. And you have to decide what difference you want to make.”
Jane Goodall
Market Reports
To share our profound understanding in various sectors, we consolidate them into market reports.
They provide comprehensive knowledge of specific market and indicate the overarching trends and drivers.
“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.”
Michael E. Porter