IFP consulting

What IFP consulting does

IFP consulting (legal name: ifp – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH & Co. KG) is a German technical management consultancy founded in 1985 and headquartered in Garching bei München. The firm specializes in production and logistics optimization, originating from the academic institute of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg at the Technical University of Munich. Over approximately 40 years, IFP has delivered more than 4,000 solutions to over 800 national and international clients, building a track record in factory planning (Greenfield and Brownfield), operational excellence, production and logistics planning, supply chain management, and digitalization/automation consulting.

The company's service portfolio comprises five core consulting offerings — Factory Planning & Plant Structure Planning, Operational Excellence (including the co-developed Integrated Cost Optimization Program with Siventus), Production & Logistics Planning, Supply Chain Management, and Digitalization & Automation — supplemented by a knowledge-content layer of whitepapers, an Insights blog, and a 'Strategy House' methodology framework for SME clients. Technology is centered on proprietary consulting methodologies and deep domain expertise rather than software products; IFP has no disclosed software platform, API, or proprietary AI model. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across large corporations, German Mittelstand, and start-ups in industries spanning automotive, pharmaceutical, aerospace, medical technology, luxury goods, steel, and online retail.

The business model is professional services delivery: project-based consulting engagements priced on scope and effort, sold through direct enterprise field sales with no publicly disclosed rates or tiers. Revenue is generated via on-site consulting work at client locations (including international sites in Switzerland, Austria, Romania, Portugal, China, Poland, the US, UK, France, and India) supplemented by office-based support from the Garching headquarters. Leadership is handled by managing directors Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Nowak and Denise Pohlig, and the firm operates as a privately held GmbH & Co. KG with no external institutional ownership disclosed.

Name

IFP consulting

Legal name

ifp – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://ifpconsulting.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IFP consulting is a German technical management consultancy founded in 1985, specializing in factory planning, production and logistics optimization for manufacturers. It serves over 800 enterprise and Mittelstand clients across automotive, pharmaceutical, aerospace, and industrial sectors throughout Europe and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Production and Logistics Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting (BPAHACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Supply Chain Risk, Resilience & Business Continuity (BPAHAHAH), Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

Keywords

• Factory planning consulting
• Production logistics consulting
• Operational excellence consulting
• Supply chain consulting
• Manufacturing optimization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Garching

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Project-based technical management consulting engagements for production and logistics optimization, serving large corporations, medium-sized companies, and start-ups across various industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IFP consulting is a technical management consultancy that delivers project-based advisory services for factory and plant planning, production and logistics planning, supply chain management, operational excellence, and digitalization/automation. Engagements are structured around five core service lines (Fabrikplanung/Werkstrukturplanung, Operational Excellence, Produktions- und Logistikplanung, Supply Chain Management, and Digitalisierung/Automatisierung), executed as direct consulting engagements with enterprise clients including large corporations, Mittelständler, and start-ups.

Product overview

IFP consulting is a technical management consulting firm offering a portfolio of consulting services for production and logistics optimization. The company does not offer a software product or platform; instead, all services are delivered through direct consulting engagements. The core service portfolio includes five main consulting offerings: (1) Factory Planning and Plant Structure Planning (Fabrikplanung und Werkstrukturplanung) covering Brownfield and Greenfield planning approaches; (2) Operational Excellence Consulting for process and cost optimization, including the Integrated Cost Optimization Program co-developed with Siventus; (3) Production and Logistics Planning for designing future-proof concepts; (4) Supply Chain Management to create competitive advantage; and (5) Digitalization and Automation ranging from Digital Quick Checks to comprehensive digital transformation strategies. Additionally, the company provides knowledge resources including downloadable whitepapers on BIM in factory planning, operational excellence, supply chain excellence, and cost optimization, as well as an insights blog offering recommendations from consulting practice. The Strategy House methodology provides SMEs with strategic frameworks for production and logistics alignment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% reduction in total costs achieved for Liebherr steel construction project
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SiventuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development and delivery of the Integrated Cost Optimization Program (ICOP). This partnership combines ifp consulting's expertise in production and logistics with Siventus to offer sustainable, holistic cost reduction solutions across all areas of manufacturing companies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Porsche Consulting: Porsche Consulting is the in-house consultancy of Porsche AG, specializing in automotive and industrial production, supply chain, and operational excellence. Its service portfolio and target customers (large manufacturers, Mittelstand) closely mirror ifp consulting's positioning.
• h&z Unternehmensberatung: h&z is a Munich-based management consultancy specializing in procurement, supply chain, and operations transformation. Closely comparable in scale, geography (DACH), and customer profile of German industrial Mittelstand and large manufacturers.
• MHP Management- und IT-Beratung: MHP is a Porsche AG subsidiary and one of the leading German consulting firms focused on production and logistics in the automotive and manufacturing sectors. It directly competes with ifp consulting on factory planning, supply chain management, and digital transformation for large industrial clients.
• Camelot Management Consultants: Camelot is a German management and IT consultancy with strong practices in supply chain management, production planning, and digital transformation. Comparable service portfolio targeting industrial clients across DACH and internationally.
• Horváth: Horváth is a German-origin management consulting firm with deep operations, supply chain, and performance management practices. Direct overlap with ifp on operational excellence and production optimization for European industrial clients.
• Staufen AG: Staufen is a German lean management and operational excellence consultancy with a strong factory planning and production optimization practice. Comparable in service mix (lean, operational excellence, factory planning) and customer base of German Mittelstand manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• Roland Berger: Roland Berger is a global management consultancy headquartered in Munich with a strong operations and industrial practice in Germany. It competes with ifp on supply chain, operational excellence, and factory planning engagements, but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• BCG (Operations & Manufacturing Practice): Boston Consulting Group's Operations Practice addresses factory planning, supply chain, and operational excellence topics overlapping with ifp's portfolio. Serves similar global enterprise manufacturers but as part of a much broader strategy and consulting offering.

Others

• McKinsey & Company (Operations Practice): McKinsey's Manufacturing and Operations Practice competes with ifp on large-scale factory planning and supply chain transformation engagements. It operates at much greater scale and broader scope, often as the incumbent on mega-transformations.

Regional players

• Siemens Advanta (formerly Siemens Management Consulting): Siemens Advanta combines industrial domain expertise with digital and consulting capabilities for manufacturing clients in Europe. Overlaps with ifp on factory planning, digitalization of production, and operational excellence for industrial clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ifp-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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