NHK's business environment has undergone changes in recent years, with inflation and fluctuations in demand in particular putting cost pressures on the company. The company wanted to review a number of its largest expense items to ensure that their costs were at the right level.
NHK Group is a family-owned importer and seller of agricultural machinery and automation equipment, which also provides maintenance services, spare parts and expert support to Finnish farms. The company operates in 12 locations across Finland and has a subsidiary in Estonia.Recent changes in the operating environment – particularly inflation and fluctuations in demand – have caused cost pressures. NHK wanted to review several significant cost items to ensure that they were at the right level.ERA reviewed NHK's contracts in four cost areas: freight (expert Kari Mattila), telecommunications (Aku Kinnunen), insurance (Kalle Riitahaara) and MRO/consumables (Jukka Aromaa). The primary objective was to achieve savings while maintaining at least the same quality of goods and services.Read how ERA's experts found savings of over €900,000 for the NHK Group. Download the full case study below (available in Finnish and English).
