# HK Management Partners
 
> Owner-led operations consulting firm for industrial and manufacturing companies. Founded in 2018, based in London (UK) and Wollerau near Zurich (Switzerland), with global reach. Senior consultants who held C-level operating roles in industry before joining. Services span operations strategy, transformation, performance improvement, post-merger integration, and critical project recovery — applied across R&D, engineer-to-order, sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing, and service.
 
Key facts: Swiss entity HK Management Partners GmbH (Wollerau, CHE-349.620.754); UK entity HK Management Partners Limited (London, company no. 13446525). Contact: info@hk-mp.com, +41 44 533 63 63 (CH), +44 7874 345125 (UK). Managing Partner: Hans Kuehn.
 
## Services
 
- [Operations Strategy](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/operations-strategy/): End-to-end operations strategy — footprint, make-or-buy, operating model — aligned with business goals
- [Operations Transformation](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/operations-transformation/): Large-scale operational change, evidence-based and owned by client teams through piloting
- [Operations Performance Improvement](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/operations-performance-improvement/): Fixing late deliveries, excess inventory, high cost, and eroding margins at operating level
- [Post-Merger Integration](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/post-merger-integration/): Integrating operations after M&A to capture deal synergies without losing service or momentum
- [Critical Project Recovery](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/critical-project-recovery/): Stabilising stalled or failing programmes and rebuilding capability so the recovery lasts
 
## Domains
 
- [Product Development / R&D](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/product-development-rd/): Platforms, modular architectures, portfolio discipline — 20–30% faster time to market
- [Engineer-to-Order](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/engineer-to-order/): Faster quoting, higher reuse, protected project margin for configured industrial products
- [Sourcing / Procurement](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/sourcing-procurement/): 5–20% lower total cost of ownership with continuity of supply
- [Supply Chain](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/supply-chain/): 30–60% shorter lead times, higher on-time delivery, 20–60% less working capital
- [Manufacturing](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/manufacturing/): Footprint design, lean operations, 10–40% productivity improvement
- [Service](https://hk-mp.com/what-we-do/service/): Growing recurring aftermarket revenue across the installed base
 
## Typical Client Problems
 
- [Delivery Reliability Slipping](https://hk-mp.com/delivery-reliability-slipping/): Restoring on-time delivery
- [Squeezed Margins](https://hk-mp.com/squeezed-margins/): Protecting profitability under cost pressure
- [Inventory Too High](https://hk-mp.com/inventory-too-high/): Sustainable working capital reduction
- [Growth is Stalling](https://hk-mp.com/growth-is-stalling/): Operational levers to unlock growth
- [Time to Market Too Long](https://hk-mp.com/time-to-market-too-long/): Faster product development
- [Supply Continuity at Risk](https://hk-mp.com/supply-continuity-at-risk/): Resilient supply base
- [Footprint Under Pressure](https://hk-mp.com/footprint-under-pressure/): Manufacturing network redesign
 
## Case Studies
 
- [Success Stories overview](https://hk-mp.com/success-stories/): Documented results, e.g. ~€100M from an end-to-end supply chain strategy rebuild, €4.5M margin protected against a 6x energy price shock, sustained inventory reduction at a Tier 1 automotive supplier
 
## Company
 
- [About Us](https://hk-mp.com/about-us/): Owner-led since 2018; consultants with senior industry leadership backgrounds
- [Insights](https://hk-mp.com/insights/): Perspectives from senior operators on operations and industrial performance
- [Contact](https://hk-mp.com/contact/): Offices in London and Wollerau (Zurich)
 
## Optional
 
- [Imprint](https://hk-mp.com/imprint/)
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