Supply Chain Management Consulting for Manufacturers
Chosen theme: Supply Chain Management Consulting for Manufacturers. Welcome to a practical, story-rich space where factory floors meet strategy, resilience meets data, and every improvement translates into speed, reliability, and profitable growth.
Value-Stream Mapping That Reveals Hidden Delays
We chart every step from purchase order to shipment, exposing batching, approval bottlenecks, and excess handoffs. Many manufacturers discover 30% of lead time hides in queues, not processing.
Metrics That Matter for Manufacturers
We anchor diagnostics on fill rate, schedule adherence, plan stability, supplier on-time performance, inventory turns, and COQ. Clear baselines turn vague frustrations into measurable, prioritized improvements.
A Quick Win Story from a Precision Metals Plant
After a two-week assessment, a mid-size metals manufacturer synchronized purchase releases with machining capacity, freeing 18% working capital and cutting expedite fees within a single quarter.
Forecasting, S&OP, and Planning Discipline
We establish monthly demand, supply, and executive cycles with clear roles, pre-reads, and decisions. When S&OP is disciplined, firefighting declines and production plans stop whiplashing the factory.
Forecasting, S&OP, and Planning Discipline
Instead of blaming the forecast, we segment items, isolate drivers, and apply appropriate methods. Intermittent spares need different models than steady OEM components or seasonal aftermarket lines.
Supplier Strategy, Risk, and Resilience
We quantify risk-adjusted total cost, split volumes sensibly, and negotiate flexible MOQs. Balanced contracts safeguard continuity while preserving scale benefits for critical components.
Factory-to-Customer Flow and Logistics Optimization
We replace one-size-fits-all expedites with differentiated service levels by product and customer. Clear rules reduce chaos, while premium service remains available when it truly matters.
Factory-to-Customer Flow and Logistics Optimization
We evaluate DC footprints, cross-docks, milk runs, and mode mixes. Modeling reveals where consolidation, postponed packaging, or pool distribution can lift on-time delivery and reduce spend.
Factory-to-Customer Flow and Logistics Optimization
For heavy fabricated parts, improved dunnage and standardized pallets eliminated breakage. Savings doubled when fewer claims translated into faster cash and happier customers downstream.
Choosing the Right APS for Your Mix
Make-to-order job shops need finite capacity scheduling unlike repetitive plants. We match constraints, routings, and setup families to an APS that respects real-world production physics.
Control Tower Visibility That Drives Action
Dashboards must highlight exceptions: late POs, at-risk orders, constraints, and inventory imbalances. Alerts tied to playbooks create faster, repeatable responses instead of ad-hoc scrambling.
Sustainability and Cost: Not Either/Or
By switching to recycled content for non-critical brackets, one client cut emissions and reduced scrap costs. Data-backed tradeoffs kept performance and compliance completely intact.
Sustainability and Cost: Not Either/Or
Mode shifting and better load planning lowered emissions without sacrificing lead time. Customers noticed reliable deliveries and celebrated the sustainability gains in joint marketing.
Change Management and Capability Building
We document who decides forecasts, safety stocks, priorities, and expedites. Clear ownership reduces conflicts and lets experts focus on value instead of negotiating every day.
Change Management and Capability Building
Hands-on, scenario-based coaching beats slide decks. Planners practice exception management on real orders, seeing immediate improvements in service, inventory, and schedule stability.