From Two Buildings to One: A Consolidated, Automation-Ready DC
Challenge A mid-market industrial manufacturer was looking at closing its standalone distribution center to consolidate operations onto its headquarters campus. The existing DC was a 210,000-square-foot rectangle. The largest building they could construct alongside their headquarters was a 170,000-square-foot triangle. The DC handled high volume, receiving hundreds of inbound containers each year. Each month it […]
Sourcing Strategy for a Circular Economy Company
An emerging technology company experiencing rapid growth and preparing for future facility expansion. Challenge The client was experiencing rapid growth, combined with an upcoming facility expansion that was expected to drive significant increases in spend and add complexity to spend management. Operating in a pre-ERP environment, they lacked a structured framework for analyzing and managing […]
MRP Signal Repair and Inventory Reduction During Sourcing Leadership Gap
Client: A $200 million consumer packaged goods (CPG) Challenge: The company is a manufacturer with global sourcing operations that is dependent on precise ERP/MRP functionality for inventory planning, procurement, and fulfillment execution. They experienced the sudden departure of its Global Sourcing Director—an essential leadership role that also carried deep operational ownership over purchasing, supplier management, […]
SKU Rationalization Drives Margin Gains and Cash Flow Improvement
Client: A Middle Market Manufacturing Company Challenge: A manufacturing company with an extensive and increasingly complex product catalog faced challenges in profitability tracking, operations efficiency, and customer service performance. Over time, the company had significantly expanded its SKU count, largely driven by customer demands and product variations like packaging types. However, they did not have […]
Inventory Modeling Enables $900K Capex Reduction in Cold Storage Design
Client: A growth-stage food manufacturer producing plant-based meat products Challenge: The company was preparing to launch a new product line from a newly constructed facility, and their operations required precise planning around refrigerated storage for both raw materials and finished goods. They faced a critical capital expenditure decision regarding the size, capacity, and build of […]
Optimizing Supply Chain Planning to Drive Growth
Challenge: The manufacturer faced significant difficulties in managing their inventory, production capacity, and on-time shipment performance. More than 80% of their products were made to order, limiting their ability to carry finished goods inventory. Raw material inventory turnover was low, with frequent write-offs due to shelf-life limitations. These issues created ripple effects throughout the business, […]
Inventory Optimization for Improved Working Capital and Service Levels
Client: Industrial manufacturing company operating within a capital-intensive sector. Challenge: The company’s distribution and warehousing network was expansive, and inventory served as both a critical cost driver and a core service-level determinant. The client faced two concurrent pressures. Leadership was pushing for significant reductions in inventory to unlock working capital. The company was experiencing widespread […]
