Strategy from Experience
Our Core Team
Industrial Strategix was born from a shared past, a shared culture, and a shared language.
Dennis comes from deep operations and manufacturing leadership; Friedrich brings engineering, cost modelling, and product-side expertise. Both worlds meet in industrialization — where products become factories and concepts turn into output.
That intersection is where ISX happens: complementary strengths, common values, and a solid foundation you can rely on.
Our total team size ~5-10 senior advisors.
Partner
Dennis Henning
With deep operational expertise from global Tier-1 leadership roles, Dennis drives performance where it matters. He transforms factories, teams & supply chains with hands-on execution & strategic clarity.
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22+ years Tier-1: JIT/JIS VP Ops, Supervisory Board, P&L
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6+ years Transport & Logistics management
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eMBA, Pittsburgh University
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Diploma Strategic Business Mgmt, Warwick University
Manager
Friedrich Trabert
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An engineer at heart, a strategist in practice. Friedrich translates product complexity into value. He connects development, cost modelling and operations to make industrialization work.
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5+ years Tier-1: RfQ2PPAP, R&D, Program Management
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3+ years consulting in engineering & cost-down
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Bachelor of Engineering
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MBA St.Gallen 26'
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REFA & MTM certified
Isn't it time for your business to get your cost under control?
Rooted in the low margin automotive supplier industry we are experts organizing your operation to the benchmark niveous. Unpolitical communication meets relevant experience.
Projects 2025
Safe Launch Task Force
Scope:
Prevention of vehicle production stoppage because of a green field electronic manufacturing supplier.
Impact:
Building buffer from 0.5 to 15 days
Operations Rightsizing
Scope:
Business-led MTM analysis (logistic and manufacturing) and package density analysis.
Impact:
Optimizing ~4,3m€/a
Footprint Consolidation
Scope:
Footprint consolidation of insolvent European Tier 1 interieur supplier to optimize OEM compensation.
Impact:
Optimizing ~9,3m€/a
Due Dilligence
Scope:
Cross-functional performance review & analysis of winning condition for short term operational success
Impact:
Validation of credible business operations & key-lever prioritization
Complexity Optimization
Scope:
Development of measures to reduce Tier 1 inbound part numbers from ~4.500 to ~2.500
Impact:
Roadmap to eliminate two logistic facilities ~25m€/a
Process system simulation
Scope:
Process system simulation for line balancing to optimize utilization and reduce bottle necks.
Impact:
Elimination extra stations ~20m€
Our
Solutions
Strategy
We uncover the drivers of complexity and cost. With industry expertise and analytics, we turn data into clear options and business cases.
Restructuring
Turnaround
Industrial Footprint
Due Dilligence
Merger and Aquisition
Industrial
A strategy only works if implemented. We support you hands-on at the factory, with suppliers, and across the organization to turn plans into results.
Task-Force
Manufacturing System Simulation
Product Complexity
Product & Industrial Cost-Down
Business Process Optimization
It’s all about a dialogue
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