Services & Fees

Our focus is laser sharp:  Strategy & Operations.  We apply a wide range of proprietary and open source methodologies, approaches, and intellectual property to improve the operational & financial performance of our clients. 

We have been serving companies who make, move, and manage products since 1991 and we aim to provide the same convenient, quality service that has made us a leader in the consulting industry.  Feel free to navigate to our specialty areas by clicking on the links below or the buttons on the left.

Strategy
Set The Tone with a comprehensive business planning solution that helps senior leaders establish a clear vision, develop a concise strategy, create and then implement high-level custom plans that actually work.  Your Supply Chain Team ensures that each plan is built with your business strengths, challenges, risks & opportunities, and financial goals in mind.

Operations & Business Performance Improvement
Kick It Up A Notch by implementing our custom plan designed just for you! Once the assessment is completed and your custom plan has been delivered, we will be there every step of the way making sure Rapid Improvement Events are supported & managed. We know change is hard & compliance may be an issue, that's why your Supply Chain Team makes sure that what is implemented works now and later.

Comprehensive Support Service
Who Ya Gonna Call? Have you ever wished that a true “one stop shop” for Supply Chain  problems existed?  Something simple, like the “Geek Squad,” that can be counted on to bring all the resources necessary — people, processes, technology — to address your needs? Our premier practice area, Supply Chain 9-1-1™ is designed to give you precisely what you need, when you need it. FAST.

Our Approach

Every Supply Chain is different; that is why we take the same thoughtful approach to each one. The strategy which we use in our approach has been developed over years of solving tough business problems. We don’t take it lightly and although it is carefully structured, it provides a very flexible framework to help you see through the fog of day-to-day issues and get to the root cause of underperformance. Some of the steps in our approach are highlighted here. 

Problem Definition.  Many clients are pleasantly surprised that we spend a substantial amount of time to uncover the core problems and issues that they face. Very often, symptoms can present themselves as a root cause or a core problem.  This is especially true if a client has spent a significant amount of time trying to understand and fix the situation. It has always been our belief that correctly developing and identifying the core problem will save time and money in the long run. 

Courses of Action & Alternatives.  Once we develop and define the problem, assemble the facts, assumptions, and craft the overall situation we design an innovative & practical suite of actions to solve your problem.  We normally develop 3 to 5 solid Courses Of Action (COA) or alternatives that your may select. Each COA has a comprehensive set of advantages & disadvantages and we tie them together with a Decision Matrix to aid in selecting the best for your situation.  We always recommend a particular COA, but the decision is yours.  

Solution Design & Deployment.  When we have agreement on the most appropriate COA to solve your problems, we start to design the solution to fit your situation.  The solution is based on your specific needs and we create project plans and staffing options most appropriate for you.  When completed, we jointly deploy the solution for your organization.

Review & Analysis.  During the process we conduct periodic Review & Analysis (R&A) sessions with you.  These R&A sessions are designed to keep you fully informed of the progress and to help  ensure that you are getting the full value and benefit of our work. 

Follow-up.  This is perhaps one of the best received aspects of our projects. When the job is finished and the dust settles, we continue to work for you so that the solutions implemented “stick” within your organization.  At predefined times we return and spot check the progress to ensure that you receive the benefits and ROI you wanted. We only consider the job done when YOU say it is done.

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