The mirror tells you half the story, our benchmarking services provide you the critical half

Overcoming paradigm blindness is an essential factor for survival in the automotive industry. The industry has witnessed numerous cases of companies who chose to say, "The way we do it is the best because this is the way we've always done it" and then they didn’t survive long enough to do it, “their way”. It is essential to see if you’re processes are ranked at par with the best in the world to ensure a healthy bottomline.

The customer benchmark outlines the manner in which a firm is meeting its "market drivers", whilst the detailed firm-specific comparative benchmark process generates performance indicators of operational competitiveness, particularly as they pertain to these "market drivers".

Testimonials

Goldman Sachs: Technical Due Diligence

In my capacity as M&A specialist, we are always looking at ways to evaluate the technical capabilities of target companies for assessing their long term business potentials.

It is always good to have a strong advisor like Arbor Research which can give us key performance insights. Along with the technical insights, Arbor's operational competitiveness indicators, forecast volumes and market share research has become a cornerstone of our target evaluation approach. This provides a focused approach to address grey areas.

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Samantha Waldorf
Vice President, Investment Banking Division
Goldman Sachs Inc.