At a glance

To an equal degree, Barkawi takes on the role of a building engineer, keeping an eye on how the finished building gradually develops from the draft, when necessary giving support on the construction site and handing over the keys to the client once the project has been concluded. Only when the supply chain networks and the included after-sales service are functioning in practice does Barkawi consider its assignment as successfully finished.

The company's success is to a significant degree due to the quality of its employees; there are many consultancy companies that employ a large number of relatively inexperienced people who are new to the profession. Barkawi attaches great value to maintaining a strong intermediate generation of experienced professionals, who are familiar with business practices from a company perspective. This ensures that client and consultant speak the same language and come together on an equal footing.

Awards and prizes

The combination of expert knowledge, conceptual planning and practical support in implementation processes is what for many companies makes Barkawi stand out positively from the competition. Barkawi consistently achieves top placings in renowned consultancy rankings, including, for instance, those in the study conducted by Prof. Dietmar Fink ('Hidden Champions of the Consultancy Market', 2009). In 2012, Barkawi was named as the number one supply-chain consultancy in the 'Best of Consulting' competition conducted by WirtschaftsWoche. In 2014, the independent economy magazine “brand eins” listed Barkawi among Germany’s best consultancies – in the area of supply chain management, Barkawi performed better than Porsche Consulting, McKinsey and the BCG.

Incubator for startups: the Barkawi Group

Barkawi‘s hands-on implementation-focused approach to consulting can also be seen in its own entrepreneurial activities. It serves as an incubator for a number of start-ups that are active around the world with innovative product ideas and new business models. In doing so, Barkawi‘s profound know-how in the field of supply chain management joins forces with passionate entrepreneurialism and gives rise to successful spin-offs the likes of B2X, a leading provider of customer care services in the fields of mobile phones and IoT.

Barkawi Group now encompasses eight companies that together employ 1,200 staff in 20 countries.

Barkawi Management Consultants – 
The entrepreneur among consultants!