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Reliability, punctuality and efficiency are regarded the “German virtues”. Young adults in the rising economies of China and Brazil also consider these qualities ever more crucial in the battle for a good job. Not surprising: more than half of Germans between the ages of 18 to 34 years consider reliability and punctuality particularly important. These are the results from the “War for Talents 2014” study. The study on behalf of the Staufen business consultancy involved interviews with 3,000 young adults in Germany, China and Brazil.

76 percent of Chinese aged 18 to 34 years attest to German companies a good to very good image as employers – almost one in five of those surveyed awarded the top mark. For the young Chinese, German companies thus rank clearly above those from the US, UK and France, only 1 in 10 of which were credited with a top image.

Staufen AG further expands its Brazilian business. To this end, the business consultancy joined forces with the Brazilian consultancy Táktica in São Paulo. Táktica will be integrated into Staufen AG in form of a majority holding under the name of Staufen Táktica.   

Staufen AG continues its expansion strategy in China with a new branch in Beijing. In addition to Shanghai, HongKong and Shenyang, this is the fourth office of “Staufen China” in the Asian nation. The crucial reason for its presence in the Chinese capital: Beijing’s importance for the international and the Chinese industry is on the increase.

The times when China served merely as an extended workbench for German companies are definitely over: 87 percent of companies active on the Chinese market cite growing local demand as their main growth driver. Correspondingly, 83 percent see the development of new products specifically for the Chinese market as crucial to their success over the next 5 years. This was confirmed by a survey of more than 500 companies, conducted by the German Chamber of Commerce in China together with Staufen AG business consultancy.

We are very proud to announce that on 21 June 2013 Staufen Polska was again reworded with Dolnośląski Certyfikat Gospodarczy. As whole Staufen team we fell very satisfied that for the second time our company was able to fulfill criteria and was found as trustworthy and firm.

With Thorsten Amann as the new managing director of Staufen Asia located in Hong Kong and David Müller as the future managing director of Staufen Shanghai, Staufen business consultancy continues on its course for growth in Asia. The internationally active lean management consultancy established its Shanghai subsidiary and an office in Shenyang as early as 2005; both are used to support and advise European and Chinese customers with the complete range of services offered by Staufen AG.

Since 1st July 2012, Eckhard Gatawis has been directing the Staufen AG’s Business Unit Automotive. The excellent Lean Expert consciously changed from the automotive supply industry to the consultancy business in order to assist more companies with his expertise. With a degree in mechanical engineering, he has – due to his practical knowledge of more than twenty years – experience in the development and roll-out of production systems, the set-up and restructuring of plants and in the design of a global manufacturing footprints. In particular the implementation, communication and training of Lean principles, including the appropriate introduction of KPIs, are among his strengths, as well as international project management skills in multicultural structures. “My goal is to further establish the Business Unit Automotive at Staufen and to drive our customers from Lean Production to a Lean Enterprise, “said Gatawis. “Furthermore, we plan to advance the internationalisation of the business unit according to the needs of the OEMs and suppliers of the automotive industry.”

Reduction of growth rates, increasing wages and energy prices mean more and more negative headlines regarding China’s economic situation. According to the European Chamber of Commerce, a fifth of all companies are already reconsidering their investments in China.