Supply Chain Solutions
Transforming supply chains. Delivering business value.
A strong supply chain is the backbone of every successful business. When it works, customers find the product, working capital stays lean and growth is funded rather than absorbed. When it does not, the cost shows up everywhere — in stock-outs, write-offs, freight bills and missed service levels.
We work with business owners, management teams and operational functions across the complete chain — strategy, procurement, planning, operations, warehousing, logistics and the customer — to close operational gaps, reduce cost, improve service and build processes that scale. The goal is a connected supply chain: lower cost, better availability, faster operations and higher customer satisfaction. We bring this to Food & FMCG, Retail, Food Processing, Manufacturing, E-commerce, Hospitality and Agri-businesses.
Many engagements begin with our Supply Chain Health Check — a structured assessment of procurement, suppliers, inventory, demand planning, warehousing, logistics, technology, processes, organisation, KPIs and cost that ends in a clear view of current performance, priorities and an implementation roadmap.
Challenges we are typically brought in to solve
- Supply chain costs are rising faster than revenue and no one can say exactly where the leakage is
- Working capital is locked in slow-moving and ageing stock while fast movers run out
- Purchase prices, supplier lead times and quality vary with no structured performance review
- Forecasts are built on last year's sales, so purchasing and production are always correcting
- The warehouse is running short of space, productivity and accuracy as volumes grow
- Freight cost, vehicle utilisation and last-mile delivery are managed transporter by transporter
- OTIF, fill rate and order cycle time are not measured — or measured differently by each function
- A new facility, market or channel needs a supply chain designed for it rather than stretched to it
The work inside this practice
Supply chain strategy & planning
Supply chain assessment, network and distribution design, capacity planning, make-or-buy analysis, cost optimisation and a transformation roadmap aligned to business objectives.
Procurement & strategic sourcing
Procurement process and purchase policy design, supplier identification, evaluation and development, cost benchmarking, negotiations, contract evaluation and supplier performance management.
Inventory management
ABC / XYZ analysis, safety stock and reorder levels, slow-moving, non-moving and ageing stock, stock accuracy and inventory policy — the right inventory at the right location at the right time.
Warehouse & distribution
Layout, storage systems and material flow, receiving, picking, packing and dispatch, warehouse SOPs, distribution centre design, and 3PL evaluation and management.
Logistics management
Transportation strategy, route optimisation, freight cost and contract evaluation, transporter evaluation, vehicle utilisation, primary and secondary distribution and last-mile delivery.
Demand planning & forecasting
Structured forecasting from history, market intelligence and business inputs; Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), forecast accuracy, seasonal and new-product planning, and supply planning.
Supply chain technology & digital
ERP / SCM and WMS assessment, inventory and procurement systems, dashboards and analytics, process automation, technology vendor evaluation and a digital supply chain roadmap.
Process improvement & operational excellence
As-is and to-be process mapping, SOP development and standardisation, lean and productivity improvement, root-cause analysis, KPI development and continuous improvement programmes.
Deliverables you can act on
Not a deck that describes the problem — a plan with owners, sequence and metrics attached.
- A clear view of current supply chain performance, cost and risk, with a prioritised implementation roadmap
- Lower total supply chain cost across procurement, warehousing and logistics
- Better stock availability and inventory turns, with less working capital tied up
- Service levels — OTIF, fill rate, order cycle time — measured consistently and improving
- SOPs, systems and KPIs your team runs with long after implementation
Often engaged alongside
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