Opportunity identification
2-4 weeks
- Design Thinking workshops and technical concepts
- Quantitive and qualitative analyses
- Primary and secondary research
- Ideation and product strategy definition
Symphony partners with companies in the industrial sector
To drive value at every stage of digital maturity
Symphony works with companies in the industrial sector to adopt automation and improve operations, while also implementing cutting-edge technologies such as GenAI and AI/ML into digital products. Our teams empower companies across various sectors, including automotive, materials and mining, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, energy, and utilities to outperform traditional models and strategically create value in the evolving industrial landscape.
What we offer
Understanding needs in the industrial sector
We see four key needs and challenges of the industrial domain. Streamlining supply chain operations is critical for better market responsiveness. Optimizing routes is essential to cut costs, reduce the carbon footprint, and improve delivery times. Improving demand forecasting is vital for efficient inventory management, reducing waste, and ensuring production aligns with industry needs. Lastly, automating processes is crucial for enhancing productivity, safety, and eliminating human errors.
Our impact in the industrial sector
20
+
Clients
10
+
Years of industry experience
30
+
Products built
$
750
K
Average decrease in operational costs
Collaborated with 2 auto OEMs and 15 warehousing firms
Collaborated with 7 manufacturers, 4 construction companies, and 3 energy providers
How we partner with industrial companies depending on their digital maturity
Low digital maturity
- Digitizing manual processes (workflow optimization, pen and paper processes digitalization, etc.)
- Improving user experience through digitization
Medium digital maturity
- Leveraging data analytics to build custom apps
- Improving operations (route optimization, workforce scheduling, predictive maintenance, etc.)
- Financial services (FP&A forecasting, etc.)
- Data lakes (data lake creation and ingestion to build better reporting capabilities)
- Back-office optimization (intelligent billing and invoicing, etc.)
Higher digital maturity
- Utilizing AI/Machine learning
- Accelerating processes with custom AI tools
- Increasing efficiency, automation, and prediction through ML models
- Go-to-market strategy (real-time or dynamic pricing, lead generation, customer copilots, etc.)
Quick overview of some of our results industrial services
Automotive industry
100K
Increased yearly auto sales by 100K units
For the largest US online auto retailer, advanced inventory listings with multi-source vehicle data, increasing conversion through more engaging shopping experiences
60%
Decreased time-to-market by 60% with the new EV battery analytics dashboard
For a company specialized in developing data platforms for zero-carbon mobility, deployed a MLOps infrastructure central to the predictive analytics dashboard for EV battery life cycles
70%
Implemented a system that resulted in a 70% increase in operational precision
For a car rental company, implemented dynamic pricing logic for “what-if” analysis for changes in pricing and inventory, impacting revenue and fleet utilization based on different customer types
Materials and mining
60%
Built a digital transformation solution with 60% decrease in cloud-infrastructure costs
For a global heavy industrial leader, developed web and mobile apps automating workflows and allowing CSV importing, resulting in improved efficiency, seamless onboarding from the legacy system, and increased user base and revenue
15M
Developed a data-backed demand forecasting engine resulting in 15M EUR of ROI in the first year
For a leading European forestry corporation, developed a web-based tool to replace the manual work of managing tree-sapling production by utilizing historical data and providing recommendations on the number of saplings that should be produced for each tree type in various regions
1 month
Ensured 10% adoption rate of the new app on a single market in 1 month time
For a major agriculture chemicals distributor, reduced friction and improved business efficiency with a suite of digital apps, ​creating the first digital app to increase wholesalers' satisfaction by enabling easy order submission and product availability viewing
Transportation and logistics
55K+
Developed an ML-powered app with 55K+ loads booked on the app
For a virtual trucking carrier network providing load and route recommendations, developed a data analytics solution with features such as messaging, maps and routing, payments, and document management
70%
Automated imagery extraction and optimized drone flight system with 70% more efficiency
For a leading aerial imagery and GIS provider, built custom ML models that automate image extraction and create digital roof reproduction for review, leveraging AI to identify hail, wind, and other types of damages
1B
Delivered a solution offering insights and access to over 1B data points
For an agricultural supply chain tech company, developed an AI-powered application leveraging climate data to forecast agricultural yield issues, empowering customers to mitigate disruptions and speeding up time to market
300%
Developed a platform for automating construction processes with 300% increase in per-project profitability
For a construction management software vendor, built a platform to modernize the operational efficiency of the construction craft workforce, eliminating paper-based workflows and streamlining manual document management processes
Manufacturing
70%
Automated assembly line leading to 70% production cost reduction
For an industrial solutions provider, built a solution that accurately simulates the assembly line and automates electronic device manufacturing processes by utilizing AI and ML models
50 sites
Digitized and automated processes in more than 50 sites in US, EMEA, and APAC
For a leading industrial coating solutions provider, automated machine operating processes, improved machine management, increasing efficiency and precision of operations
Energy and utilities
$100B
Developed a solution pre-empting yearly losses up to $100B caused by power outages in the U.S.
For a global power equipment vendor and service provider, developed a vegetation monitoring and risk management offering, reducing service interruptions along power line corridors
100M
Delivered solar power to more than 100M households
For a global solar energy provider, scaled the product from $1-lanterns to a sophisticated system with 1M paying customers, providing people in 70 countries with access to affordable solar energy
32%
Developed a solution transforming energy supply in Sydney with 32% of yearly power consumption
For a company with a focus on low-carbon and renewable energy, developed a platform that offers an alternative infrastructure to the traditional and presently utilized carbon offset metrics tied to electricity generation from various power sources
We create a culture of partnership
Case studies in the industrial sector
About Symphony
Over 650+ full-time employees
Built 200+ products
Working with 8 of Fortune’s Most Admired Brands of 2022
Working with 2 of the 3 largest tech companies
3 years without an unplanned client disengagement
< 10% attrition rate
Symphony partners with industrial firms to unlock new sources of value, build new products, and deliver innovation
Product discovery
2-4 weeks
- Discovery sprint
- Wireframes and product prototypes
- Solution architecture design
- Initial product roadmap & high-level system capabilities
- User interface research and testing
- Time and cost estimation
Development and delivery
3-4 months for first MVP
- Custom product development
- Integration with third-party systems
- High-fidelity designs
- Continuous product discovery, research and validation
- Refactoring and migration
- Quality assurance, usability testing and user feedback
- Infrastructure setup and maintenance
Commercialization and growth
TBC based on complexity
- Data collection and analytics
- Product growth strategy
- Primary and secondary research
- Continuous validation
Let's Work Together
Contact us today to learn more about our tailored approach to delivering value in the industrial domain
Muamer Cisija, ex-Morgan Stanley
Co-founder and President
at Symphony San Francisco
Katharina Pfaffhauser, ex-McKinsey
Chief Business Officer
at Symphony Zurich
Dan Lau, ex-BCG DV
VP, Head of Business Development
at Symphony Los Angeles