In today’s business world of globalisation and increasing
competition, companies are exposed to pressures to cut costs, raise
service levels and recruit the best people.
Many companies find that by restructuring their organisation
they can achieve these goals. Restructuring can take many forms.
Depending on your specific situation, you can achieve significant
advantages by establishing:
- A Scandinavian headquarters
- A shared services centre (SSC) within:
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- Finance and accounting
- Customer service
- Human resources management
- Logistics
- Scandinavian headquarters
Companies with independent country organisations (e.g. sales
offices) in both Copenhagen and other Scandinavian countries can
often gain from establishing a regional headquarters. Some of the
potential advantages are economies of scale, standardisation of
processes and systems, and streamlining of strategy, market
approach and brand profile.
Establishing a Scandinavian headquarters serving Denmark,
Sweden, Norway, and Finland makes sense. The region is
characterized by a high degree of homogeneity in terms of culture,
languages, and living standards, travel distances are short, and
the infrastructure is excellent and well integrated.
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Shared services centre (SSC)
Another option for
companies located in several Scandinavian countries is to
centralise functions in a shared services centre that serves a
number of markets from one location. Typical SSCs are finance and
accounting centres, customer service centres, HRM centres, and
distribution centres. Among the advantages to be gained are
economies of scale, streamlining of processes, and a higher service
level. Such SSCs can either be combined with a regional
headquarters set-up or they be can stand-alone solutions.
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